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Jobs, training and volunteering

We currently have no vacancies within The National Forest Company.

2 Vacancies with Friends of Holly Hayes Wood

Friends of Holly Hayes Wood have recently been awarded funding to establish a training scheme for young people to deliver vocational training in Land Management to young people struggling to engage the job market or at risk of offending. They are seeking a qualified assessor and experienced trainer with a strong Land Management background to develop the training scheme and manage the day to day operation within an agreed Woodland Management Plan. They also require a deputy manager, who is willing to train as an assessor. This training will be funded. The successful candidates will be required to establish and run a 'Junior Ranger Scheme' which will meet two evenings a month, and other special events. The successful candidates will have a high level of IT skills and a real desire to work with traditionally marginalized learners.

• Holly Hayes Wood Vacancies
• Senior Training and Project Manager
• Deputy Training and Project Manager
• Application Form

Further details are available on line at www.friendsofhollyhayeswood.org.uk

Training Opportunities

Work in the woods taster days, 5-7 March

The Small Woods Association and Plumpton College are organising a three-day taster event for young people looking for a career in woodlands.

This event is an ideal opportunity for anyone (aged 17 or over on 1 September 2012) to find out whether a career in woodland management and green wood crafts is for them before committing to a full time course.

Local tutors and employers will guide students through the nuts and bolts of: coppicing, chestnut paling fencing, horse logging and woodland management. There is an additional opportunity to apply for an apprenticeship, based in the Sussex and Kent area, which will run after the event.

The taster event runs from 5-7 March 2012 (09.30-16.30) at the Woodland Enterprise Centre, Hastings Road, Flimwell TN5 7PR. Cost: £100 to include tuition, tools, equipment and a barbeque supper on the last day. Subsidised places available on request. For further information please contact Fran Fowkes: 07903 206518. To book a place, before 20 February 2012, please ring Jayne Biffen: 01952 435852.

Volunteering Opportunities

If you are interested in volunteering opportunities in The National Forest, please see volunteering opportunities for more information.

Find out about Nationally-recognised Diplomas in Work-based Environmental Conservation run by BTCV in The National Forest.

• Diplomas in Work-based Environmental Conservation (55kb)