Local Training Courses
Please click on a link below for full details. The courses being held in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire are highlighted in bold type. All prices include VAT unless otherwise indicated.
Volunteers from any of the groups that are members of the BTCV Community Network in the three counties get a 25% discount on the full cost. There are over 100 of these groups.
Several of the training courses below are available with additional discounts (up to 100%) for people who live, volunteer or work in West Oxfordshire; please click on the links for further details of pricing. These discounts have been made possible thorugh the kind support of the European Community West Oxfordshire Network Leader+ 2000-2006 Programme.
We are also able to provide some of the training courses for free to everyone, with the support of WREN through the Landfill Community Fund.
Most BTCV training is delivered under the NCFE's Investors in Quality Licence. The NCFE is a National Awarding Body. NCFE accreditation enables BTCV to provide a nationally recognised certificate to the learners that attend its training courses.
Between Janaury 2006 and June 2008 we ran 30 training courses locally and the feedback from those attending them indicated that 92% rated their overall learning experience as either "excellent" or "good".
Dry-stone Walling (Cotswolds Style)
Saturday 26th July & Sunday 27th July 2008 (two day course)
Chadlington, near Chipping Norton - Oxfordshire
Cost: £136/£102/£68/Free (depending on circumstances)
Tool Safety & Mainteance
Tuesday 29th July 2008
King’s Cross - London
Cost: £170/£90/£45/£22/£15 (depending on circumstances)
Pond Management & Creation
Saturday 16th August 2008
Woodstock - Oxfordshire
Cost: Free
Boardwalk Construction
Saturday 23rd August 2008
Woodstock - Oxfordshire
Cost: Free
Emergency First Aid (for Appointed Persons)
Saturday 1st November 2008
Chipping Norton - Oxfordshire
Cost: £58/£44 (VAT exempt) (depending on circumstances)
Hedge-laying (Midland Style)
Saturday 8th November & Sunday 9th November 2008 (two day course)
Watlington - Oxfordshire/Buckinghamshire border
Cost: £136/£102 (depending on circumstances)
Coming Soon (details to be confirmed)...
Publicity & Marketing for Local Conservation Groups
Saturday 15th November 2008
Buckingham - Buckinghamshire
Cost: £68/£51 (depending on circumstances)
Coming Soon (details to be confirmed)...
Inspiring People to Value Greenspaces Through Environmental Activities
Saturday 22nd November & Sunday 23rd November 2008 (two day course)
Reading - Berkshire
Cost: £136/£102 (depending on circumstances)
Risk Assessment for Local Conservation Groups
Saturday 6th December 2008
Chipping Norton - Oxfordshire
Cost: £68/£51 (depending on circumstances)
Post & Wire Fencing
Saturday 16th May & Sunday 17th May 2009 (two day course)
Stoke Row, near Reading - Oxfordshire/Berkshire border
Cost: £143/£107 (depending on circumstances)