Legislation for Bat Workers is a thorough introduction to the law around working with bats. This course is essential if you are working in ecological consultancy or working towards your bat licence.
Bats are fully protected by law, and as ecologists and conservationists, it is vital that we work within the legal framework and ensure our clients are, too.
In this course, we cover all aspects of bat legislation: its origins (the conventions and directives), the key legislation concerning bats, licensing, and how we apply legislation in our work.
We work through a detailed breakdown of the different types of personal licences for bat workers and how to gain your bat licence. We also cover details on mitigation licences, the three tests, and when a mitigation licence is needed.
Case studies will allow you to work through some scenarios. We look at what professional consultants did to move the project forward and how they were able to satisfy the client, whilst sticking to the law.
This course is written by Sue Searle BSc, PGDip, MCIEEM. Sue is a Principal Ecologist and has been a bat worker for 20 years and has written over 70 bat EPSLs. In this course, she shares her skills, knowledge and insights into bats and the law.
How the Legislation for Bat Workers course is delivered:
Once you book on the course, you will have access the modules, a handout of the modules and an end of course quiz. The modules are powerpoints hosted on ETUK’s shared drive and you are provided with links to access them.
You are given all the module links when booking so you can study the course at your own pace.
Is the course assessed?
Yes, you will need to complete the end of course quiz and if you get 70% or more you will receive a certificate.
Module 1
Lesson 1 – Legislation, conventions and directives
Module 2
Lesson 2 – Licences (personal and development))
Module 3
Lesson 3 – Applying the legislation to our work – END OF COURSE QUIZ
It was an incredibly useful and interesting course
Even though I’ve been a bat worker for a while now, I learned more from the course than I was expecting
The teaching is excellent. It’s clear, precise and easy to follow. The knowledge from Sue is fantastic and it’s taught in a very understandable way with no rush. It’s been really good and I feel I’ve been able to retain the information well because of the way the course has been taught.
I liked the course, it was very comprehensive. I’m surprised how much I enjoyed the online elements of the course, I thought I would do better in a face to face course but honestly being able to go at my own pace is really working for me as I can spend time on the bits I find tricky as they come up rather than making a note to look things up later… I like the YouTube videos, being able to pause or even speed up the video to match my pace works well for me. I do feel like I learnt a lot. I would 100% recommend the course to others
Depth of knowledge was excellent.
Useful links, detailed information, great supporting photos
Flexibility and easy to follow layout.
I liked the ability to undertake the course at my own pace.
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The final exam is designed to test whether you have learned the appropriate knowledge and skills during this course. If you take the final exam and do not pass, we encourage you to review the course material and ensure you have read, understood and remembered the lessons. We want you to get the most out of this course and provide you with the knowledge and confidence you need to apply what you learn to your job or career. You may retake the final test once you have revisited the course material.
Yes! We want you to get as much out of this course as possible. We encourage you to refer back to your course materials from time to time to refresh your memory and ensure that you are confident on the subject. Therefore, when you purchase this course, you will have lifetime access to the course materials.
