As ecological consultants, we often work within the framework of the planning system. This course will help you to understand how the planning system works, how you can work better within it to help your clients, and how you can ensure that your ecological survey reports contribute to the planning process.

Course outline: This course will be taught by an experienced ecologist from Ecology Training UK who also has experience of working in planning departments. The course is aimed at ecological consultants who want to gain a better understanding of the planning system.

This online course is a pre-recorded webinar on video. Playing time 3 hours 38 mins.

It will cover the following topics:

Here’s what our students are saying:

I learnt a lot from it and felt I no longer have a ‘gap’ in my knowledge when it comes to planning.

Alex

It was easy to understand and not dry, which was great given the subject of the course.

Alex

Depth of knowledge was excellent.

Alister

Flexibility and easy to follow layout.

Michael

The course was enjoyable and informative. I found it particularly helpful in how flexible the study time was. You could do one module and then leave it a day or two when you had more time. It has also helped my career prospects.

Tim

I liked the way Sue explained each module, she was clear and her passion was visible! She motivated me even more!

Sara

The material was concise and easy to understand; I loved the flexibility and ability to get the qualifications done at your own pace; and Sue was brilliant!

Deren

Very easy to understand and accessible

Sophie