The Trust, based in Middleton, Derbyshire with learning spaces at Carsington Water and Matlock Bath Railway Station, has become an accredited environmental education centre with courses awarded through City and Guilds and AIM Qualifications and Assessment Group.
Recognising the importance of businesses understanding the subject of climate change, net zero, sustainability and the environment in relation to their practices, the Trust will deliver the City and Guilds Level 2 Award in Sustainability and the Green Environment to learners who want to work within sustainability or who have been given responsibility for sustainability within their organisations.
The Trust will also be offering City and Guilds Level 2 Diploma in Environmental Conservation which is ideal for individual’s professional development or those preparing for further learning.
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust’s trainers have been delivering Forest School programmes to children in Derbyshire from schools, nurseries, youth and community groups for many years. Observing the growing need to promote an understanding of the natural world to young people has led the organisation to become accredited to provide several new courses aimed at teachers, and leaders in educational settings, such as playgroups.
Qualifications in Connection in the Early Years (Level 1), Leader of Outdoor Learning (Level 2), Forest School Assistant (Level 2), and Forest School Leader (Level 3) will provide the skills and confidence to facilitate nature-based outdoor learning and play.
