UKHab Training

The UKHab Working Group offers four basic types of training:

• Short introductory office or class-based lectures for practitioners or students.
• One day training course for practitioners and students covering topics including survey preparation, use of the hierarchy, mapping protocols and the Field Key. The one-day courses will typically include a field survey session.
• Two day training course for practitioners and students covering the topics above in greater detail.
• Two day training course for instructors. Attendance is required for anybody wanting to teach others how to use UKHab, as we provide accreditation/approval on completion of the course so that consistency can be maintained.

CIEEM-accredited training courses are also now being offered.

The training courses initially offered are designed for ecologists that have a basic understanding of vegetation survey methods and existing habitat classifications in use in the UK as a minimum. Further courses, such as Masterclasses for experienced practitioners and courses aimed at early career ecologists, will be put on if there is sufficient demand.

Courses are led by professional ecologists, primarily habitat specialists who have led the development of the classification itself.

Details of forthcoming training courses are available here.