Baker Consultants Ltd

Susan writes: Every ecologist I have spoken to regards training opportunities as important. In the after-hours discussions at conferences “What training do you get?” usually crops up more frequently than questions about bonus procedures. Finding good training is hard though.

There seem to be lots of introductory courses for people at the start of their careers but not much to move on to for those of us who are 5yrs+ in.

Because they are mainly practically based (and why not?), they are often in the spring and summer. Seriously, how valuable is it to spend your weekends in May and June on courses when you’re putting in 60hrs Monday to Friday?