Supporting early career professionals across southern Africa
Background
As part of our commitment to capacity strengthening, we have been co-developing an Early Career Training Pipeline - ECTP (with early career professionals’ and in-country partner input) to support students, recent graduates or those just starting out working in ecology / conservation careers to strengthen essential skills and boost confidence to support their career progression.
As part of our commitment to capacity strengthening, we have been co-developing an Early Career Training Pipeline - ECTP (with early career professionals’ and in-country partner input) to support students, recent graduates or those just starting out working in ecology / conservation careers to strengthen essential skills and boost confidence to support their career progression.
About the ECTP programme
This one-year programme is aimed at providing early career professionals with an opportunity to join courses in employability, research, people engagement and leadership skills. With limited places available, our priority is to support bat researchers, ecologists or conservationists (bat workers) based in southern Africa but where places are available, we will extend this to early career professionals working on other underrepresented taxa in southern Africa and bat workers based in mainland Africa and the surrounding islands.
We are go!
We are delighted to announce the official launch of our early career training pipeline - we welcomed 30 participants from 10 African countries to the training programme!
This one-year programme is aimed at providing early career professionals with an opportunity to join courses in employability, research, people engagement and leadership skills. With limited places available, our priority is to support bat researchers, ecologists or conservationists (bat workers) based in southern Africa but where places are available, we will extend this to early career professionals working on other underrepresented taxa in southern Africa and bat workers based in mainland Africa and the surrounding islands.
We are go!
We are delighted to announce the official launch of our early career training pipeline - we welcomed 30 participants from 10 African countries to the training programme!
Learning objectives
Courses to be covered
Timescale and delivery method
Our training workshops will be run online via Zoom. Sessions will be recorded and made available to registered participants along with additional resources.
Target audience
The training programme is aimed at MSc, PhD or recent graduates (including BSc), researchers, ecologists and conservationists in southern Africa.
Benefits of attending the training
The training programme will equip early career ecologists and conservationists with key knowledge and skills to support career progression.
- To develop and strengthen key knowledge and skills among early career professionals based in southern Africa and where possible across mainland Africa and the surrounding islands.
Courses to be covered
- Developing your career - CV/application writing, interview skills and networking
- Grant writing
- Monitoring your Impact/Theory of Change
- Assessing Key Biodiversity Areas
- IUCN Red List Assessment
- Project Management (in partnership with WildTeam)
Timescale and delivery method
Our training workshops will be run online via Zoom. Sessions will be recorded and made available to registered participants along with additional resources.
Target audience
The training programme is aimed at MSc, PhD or recent graduates (including BSc), researchers, ecologists and conservationists in southern Africa.
Benefits of attending the training
The training programme will equip early career ecologists and conservationists with key knowledge and skills to support career progression.
What our participants have to say:
" The ECTP has been a game-changer for me as a Career Switcher. It has taught me critical skills like grant writing and KBAs, giving me a competitive edge in job interviews. I wholeheartedly recommend the ECTP 100% to anyone looking to make a meaningful impact in conservation."
- Angela Mwale
- Angela Mwale
" I have found the programme to be really good at helping to identify and fill some knowledge gaps that I had. I have managed to learn new skills and build my confidence moving forward in my career. The team is also very helpful and should be commended for their effort and willingness to assist."
- Luke Foster
- Luke Foster
"The training has been a wonderful journey, It has provided a diverse set of skills that have proved to be useful in my work and professional life. Looking forward to gaining more knowledge and becoming more efficient through the training."
- Godfrey Simuchimba
- Godfrey Simuchimba