Courses and Workshops

Consultants

For 2012 BCT has developed a new range of training courses for those undertaking professional bat work. These courses are designed around the latest developments and standards, linking directly to BCT's new Professional Training Standards for Consultants/Ecologists and updated BCT Bat Survey Guidelines.

Foundation level course

• Bat ecology and conservation
• Surveying for bats
• Interpreting your bat surveys 
• Bat Detectors & Sound Analysis- Level One
• Anabat level one

Intermediate level courses

• Surveying built structures
• Surveying trees
• Planning and designing large scale surveys
• Mitigation
• Bat Detectors & Sound Analysis- Level Two
• Anabat level two

Advanced level courses

• Anabat level three

Arborists

• Arboriculture and Bats: a Guide for Practitioners
• Arboriculture and Bats: How to Use a Fibrescope

Planners

• Planning for Protected Species

Construction industry

• Bats for Building Professionals
• Bats and Bridges: An Awareness Course
• Designing Buildings For Biodiversity: A Course For Architects

Wildlife Crime Officers

• Wildlife Crime Officer Training

Volunteers

• Training for Trainers
• Roost Visitor Training
• Introduction to Bats
• NBMP Introductory Bat Detector Workshops
• How to Organise and Lead a Bat Walk

The Bat Conservation Trust can support or provide volunteer training to local bat groups or organisations. A volunteer brochure will be available to download from here very shortly, which illustrates the range of courses and resources that BCT can make available to volunteers. In the meantime if you have any questions please contact the training team.