training courses

The International Training Centre is a unique learning institution situated in the grounds of the world renowned Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust.

Described by Gerald Durrell as a ‘mini university’, the ITC is dedicated to training conservationists in the management of endangered species recovery in a changing world.

The ITC Training Room at Durrell
Training Facillities at Durrell

Our courses are aimed at enthusiastic conservationists from all backgrounds, who are interested in developing their critical problem solving skills for the advancement of biodiversity conservation. As global awareness of conservation issues increases, so does the realisation that progress cannot be made without personnel who are sufficiently trained in research skills, species management techniques and have a solid foundation in conservation biology.

children quote The ITC approach focuses on problem based learning. Students are encouraged to explore what needs to be known in order to understand how to recover threatened species. Combining our 20 years experience in training with Durrell’s globally recognised in-situ species conservation programmes, course participants are challenged to think creatively and critically about future directions in biodiversity conservation.

Biodiversity conservation concerns the management of change, primarily at the species level; participants on all of our courses will leave better equipped to respond to this change and guide their threatened species along the road to recovery.

The International Training Centre (ITC) is committed to providing effective training to conservation scientists and managers; both at its Jersey teaching headquarters and overseas. We believe that offering our courses to a wide range of pioneering conservationists from all over the world is the most effective long-term means of placing endangered species and their habitats in safe hands.

Since it was opened in 1985 over 1500 conservationists from more than 120 countries have attended courses in endangered species management and recovery. The courses were initially designed to develop skills in captive species management but now have a much broader scope to equip conservationists with the skills to manage species recovery in the wild.

Durrell's International Training Centre is currently offering the following courses:

Course	Start	Finish	Cost	Application Deadline
Amphibian Biodiversity Conservation India	10/12/2007	16/12/2007	£500	Deadline passed. Please check later for 2009 details.
Island Species-Led Action Guam	04/02/08	15/02/08	£500	Deadline passed. Please check later for 2009 details.
Amphibian Conservation Husbandry	25/02/2008	07/03/2008	£1,000	Deadline passed. Please check later for 2009 details.
Durrell Endangered Species Recovery Course	07/07/2008	23/07/2008	£2,295	30th April 2008.
Durrell Endangered Species Management Graduate Certificate	11/09/2008	03/12/2008	£8,965.50	Deadline passed. Please check later for 2009 details.
Facilitators' Skills Workshop	03/11/2008	09/11/2008	£1,270	30th April 2008.

Full Details on all our courses and facilities can be downloaded here

Application procedure for all courses

To apply for any of the above courses please click here to download the application form. Please ensure that you include your family name in the file name. Applications should be sent either via email to itc@durrell.org or posted to the address on the application form. All applications must be supported by your CV, references and letters of support. The ITC team will endeavour to respond to your application within 14 days.

Training material from our most recent courses

Amphibian Biodiversity Conservation (ABC) – South Asia
Periyar Tiger Reserve 10th-16th December 2007. Click here to download.