Thanks to support from People’s Postcode Lottery players in 2019, TCV has delivered 21 face-to-face training courses for 134 staff and volunteers. These courses increase practical skills in areas such as project leadership, fungi identification to mental health first aid training.
Here’s what some of the people gained from the training.
Fungi identification
Participants explored local woodlands for – Fungi Fanatic. The course help to introduce participants to the world of fungi identification and how identification can be incorporated into local activities such as health walks etc.
Introduction to carpentry
This practical introduction to carpentry gave participants the knowledge to use basic carpentry techniques in a relaxed setting enabling participants to be more confident in supporting volunteer groups with basic carpentry tasks. Ending with a group task to build a new work bench by the end of the day.
Pond dipping
A great opportunity for participants to delve into the watery world of pond dipping. Participants learned how to pond dip, use an identification key to share knowledge of what they found and how to create a simple lesson plan for school groups with risk assessment to pond dip with all ages.
All training available
- Footpath restoration
- Right of Way improvements
- Landscaping of public areas/meadows
- Drystone dyking
- Meadow management
- Intro to Hymenoptera and ID
- Brushcutters & trimmers
- Intro to wildlife surveying
- Pond dipping
- Bug hunts
- Wildlife refugia
- Raised beds
- Fungi ID
- Hedgelaying
- Intro to carpentry
- Bushcraft
- Coppicing
- Tree felling
- Fruit tree pruning
- Mental health first aid
- Autism awareness
