Inspiring the Next Generation of UK Wildlife Experts
Identification Trainers for the Future is an exciting new project which is targeting the thorny question of how to address the decline in species identification skills in the UK biodiversity and ecology sectors. Thanks to funding from the HLF’s Skills for the Future fund, over the next three years the Natural History Museum will be working in partnership with the National Biodiversity Network Trust and Field Studies Council to deliver 15, 12-month long work-based traineeships. These trainees will work with experts at the NHM to develop their identification skills and through working with curatorial teams develop their own expertise in a specific species group. Crucially, the trainees will also receive training and experience in scientific communication and training delivery to ensure that they are able to pass on the skills that they learn to others and as part of this will be developing training courses and on-line resources which will be open and available to all.
Applications for the first round of five traineeship posts are being accepted until the 12th December and full details of the project and the traineeships, including how to apply, is available on the Museum's website.