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Country: TANZANIA
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| Frontier Conservation Expeditions |
50-52 Rivington Street
London
UNITED KINGDOM
EC2A 3QP
Phone: 020 7613 2422
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Program description: |
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The high biodiversity and relatively unexplored areas of the Eastern Arc Mountains and Coastal Forests make them ideal areas to discover the skills required to conduct tropical expeditions. You will be trained to design and carry out an overseas expedition in a remote tropical environment in Tanzania.
All aspects of planning an expedition will be covered, including planning routes and itineraries, procuring equipment, conducting risk assessments, considering health and safety issues, communicating using VHF radio and navigating with GPS systems.
Your skills in leadership and teamwork will be developed, and you will learn how to carry out rapid biodiversity assessment in remote inaccessible regions. Your hard work will help to identify sites for future conservation and biodiversity surveys.
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General program information: |
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Program open to: Everyone
Age range: 17 and over
Travel to site: Varies
Is opportunity more independant or group orientated: Group
No. in group: 5-15
Living arrangements on the program: Tents/Rustic Accommodation, Group living
How long does the program last?: 2-4 weeks
What are the dates of this program: Expeditions depart January, July and August.
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Benefits and advantages of the program: |
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Gain a BTEC in Expedition Management (biodiversity research)The expedition is focused around Frontier’s unique BTEC Advanced Certificate Level 3 Expedition Management (biodiversity research) syllabus. This qualification has been devised by Frontier staff and approved for certification by the awarding body, Edexcel. The qualification consists of four main units, and it is around these that the programme will be run. The units are Expedition Planning and Preparation, Expedition Skills, Team Leadership (expeditions), and Rapid Biodiversity Assessment.The qualification and the experience aims to provide participants with the practical skills to plan and execute a biodiversity research expedition.
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Cost or price of this program: |
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4 weeks £1,600
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Typical person for this program: |
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Committed to conservation and up for a challenge.
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Application process Involves: |
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Application form and telephone interview. Apply online at www.frontier.ac.uk or contact us for an application form
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