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OCN Level 3 Wildlife Observer Wales (WOW) Cetaceans course

OCN Level 3 Wildlife Observer Wales (WOW) Cetaceans

0800 716 236

Key facts

3 Day short course, OCN Code BZ1822 Date of course: 17th, 18th and 19th August 2010. Optional boat day (with extra cost)

Course Overview

The aim is to provide training in cetacean (whale & dolphin) survey and monitoring skills and methods. It includes classroom training on basic cetacean biology, survey methods and cetacean identification. These are followed up with survey training on land (weather permitting) and at sea (optional at extra cost). Participants are required to complete a period of unassisted survey within the 3 day period and provide records for assessment. Developed and delivered jointly by Pembrokeshire college Coastal Zone & Marine Environment Studies course and Sea Trust, the marine branch of the Wildlife Trust South & West Wales.

Entry requirements

Age 16 or above
Able to walk the equivalent of ½ hour on the coast path
Able to spend a whole day on a small open boat (optional)

What you will learn

As the course does provide an academic qualification, 4 assessments are included:

Cetacean biology lecture and classroom test and
Cetacean survey methods and classroom test and
Cetacean identification lecture and classroom test and
Cetacean field recording, assisted and unassisted.

How you will learn

A mixture of classroom lecture and tests plus field work.

Boat Option

Once we have a group of students together, we can discuss the option of chartering a boat for field work. There will be an extra cost for this and it will be dependant availability of suitable boats as well as suitable weather.

Benefits of this collaborative between Pembrokeshire College and Sea Trust

This combines the academic and teaching experience of the Coastal Zone & Marine Environment Research Unit with the field experience of Sea Trust staff and volunteers. The result is a professional mix of theory and practical.