Cavan LEADER Biodiversity Training (Autumn/Winter)

Training Needs Assessment

Thank you for your interest in participating in the LEADER Introduction to Biodiversity Training Course. Please complete the application form below to provide us with your contact details and an overview of your experience/interest in biodiversity. Please submit your application by Monday 23rd September in order to secure a place on the course. If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact me using the following email address: aorourke@scottcawley.com (Aoife O'Rourke, Ecologist, Scott Cawley Ltd.)

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* 1. Please provide your contact details below

Name *

Community Group (if relevant)

Address *

City/Town *

Email Address *

Phone Number *

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* 2. If you are the main point of contact for your local community group/organisation, and would like to register your groups interest please fill out the section below (with consent from your members)

Name of main contact

Community Group/Organisation

Number of members interested

Local Area

Email Addresses

Phone Number of main contact

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* 3. How would you rate your/your group’s knowledge of nature and biodiversity?

Poor

Fair

Good

Very Good

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* 4. Have you or your group received any training on biodiversity in the past? (e.g. Pollinating insects, wildlife, wild flowers, habitat management, species identification etc.)

Yes

If Yes, please write a sentence to describe the training you have received

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* 5. Have you or your group developed and/or implemented any biodiversity-related projects in recent years?

Yes

If Yes, please provide a brief description of your project

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* 6. If you or members of your local group were to attend a free LEADER course on Biodiversity, what topics would you most like to learn about? Please rate your interest using a scale of 1-8 (1=most interested, 8=least interested)

Local Plants
Local Wildlife
Land Management for Pollinating Insects
Managing Farmlands for Biodiversity
Developing Sites/Amenities for Well-being
Sustainability for Biodiversity- how to reduce single-use plastics and other waste to protect biodiversity
Protecting wetland biodiversity
How to manage local sites for biodiversity

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* 7. Are there any topics we haven't covered above that you would be interested in learning about as part of the training course?

Yes

If Yes (please specify) below

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* 8. If you were to attend the LEADER Biodiversity Training course, please indicate which of these week days would suit you best?

Wednesday Afternoon

Thursday Afternoon

Tuesday Evening

Wednesday Evening

Thursday Evening

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* 9. Please indicate what time period would suit you best to participate in the training course

1:30pm-4:00pm

2:30pm-5:00pm

4:30pm-7:00pm

5:00pm-7:30pm

5:30pm-8:00pm

6:00pm-8:30pm

6:30pm-9:00pm

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* 10. If you are a member of a group, does your group have a convenient venue (e.g. community hall or meeting room) that could be made available to the host for one or more of the training sessions? Or do you have any local venues that you would suggest would be suitable?

Yes

If Yes, please provide details below

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* 11. Does your local area have a site of interest for wildlife that could be a venue for a field trip or site visit? Or is there a biodiversity project in your area or neighbouring counties that you are particularly inspired by?

Yes

If yes, please briefly describe the site/project below

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* 12. If we were to invite a guest speaker to one of the training sessions, are there any local biodiversity specialists/experts that you would like us to invite?

Yes

If Yes (please specify)

Cavan LEADER Biodiversity Training (Autumn/Winter)

Training Needs Assessment

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* 1. Please provide your contact details below

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* 2. If you are the main point of contact for your local community group/organisation, and would like to register your groups interest please fill out the section below (with consent from your members)

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* 3. How would you rate your/your group’s knowledge of nature and biodiversity?

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* 4. Have you or your group received any training on biodiversity in the past? (e.g. Pollinating insects, wildlife, wild flowers, habitat management, species identification etc.)

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* 5. Have you or your group developed and/or implemented any biodiversity-related projects in recent years?

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* 6. If you or members of your local group were to attend a free LEADER course on Biodiversity, what topics would you most like to learn about? Please rate your interest using a scale of 1-8 (1=most interested, 8=least interested)

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* 7. Are there any topics we haven't covered above that you would be interested in learning about as part of the training course?

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* 8. If you were to attend the LEADER Biodiversity Training course, please indicate which of these week days would suit you best?

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* 9. Please indicate what time period would suit you best to participate in the training course

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* 10. If you are a member of a group, does your group have a convenient venue (e.g. community hall or meeting room) that could be made available to the host for one or more of the training sessions? Or do you have any local venues that you would suggest would be suitable?

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* 11. Does your local area have a site of interest for wildlife that could be a venue for a field trip or site visit? Or is there a biodiversity project in your area or neighbouring counties that you are particularly inspired by?

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* 12. If we were to invite a guest speaker to one of the training sessions, are there any local biodiversity specialists/experts that you would like us to invite?

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* 13. Project Partners