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Heritage Trainees
It can often be difficult for talented individuals to break in to the heritage conservation field. Lack of opportunities to develop skills, high competition for few roles and a lack of confidence amongst others can all be barriers to young people progressing in this sector. This project aimed to tackle this by providing individuals the chance to develop their skills and experience whilst also helping to deliver the Garnock Connections project.
Ten different trainees have been employed on the project on contracts up to twelve months over the duration of Garnock Connections. They have worked on different aspects of the project including wildlife recording, volunteering, oral history, events and communications. Each trainee had the opportunity to attend training courses to develop their skills in particular areas of interest.
Ten different trainees have been employed on the project on contracts up to twelve months over the duration of Garnock Connections. They have worked on different aspects of the project including wildlife recording, volunteering, oral history, events and communications. Each trainee had the opportunity to attend training courses to develop their skills in particular areas of interest.
Click HERE to see the presentation which Elouise Cartner delivered at our Year Two Celebration event in July 2020. Elouise was one of our first trainees and went on to secure employment in the natural heritage sector with one of our partner organisations.
This project was also funded by the Green Infrastructure Community Engagement Fund.
Outputs achieved
10 traineeships completed
Development workshop
Heritage Trainees engaging with the public
First round of trainees Photo credit: David Anderson
Participating in a volunteer event Credit :George McGrattan
Trainee delivering online presentations
Trainees taking part in community engagement events
Did you know?
We had trainees doing fantastic work on the ‘Go Wild in Garnock’, Heritage Volunteers and ‘Working voices’ projects! Go to those specific pages to read more about their work.