What Level of UKHab Training is this course?
Beginners – 3 hour course
Who is this course suitable for?
This course is predominantly aimed at individuals with little or no experience of recording habitats. It has been designed for students or those who have just qualified. The ability to recognise at least some common plants, trees and shrubs will be assumed.
Do I need to have used UKHab already?
No. This course will often be completed before its companion course – UKHab Introduction to Habitat Mapping. What does the course cover? The course starts with discussion of what habitats are and the features used to differentiate between habitat types. The UK Habitat Classification (“UKHab”) Version 2.0 will be introduced with a focus on ecosystems and broad habitats in the Primary Habitat hierarchy. Examples of common habitats will be shown with an explanation of their main features.
Please read our Terms and Conditions for courses.
All courses are held “live” online unless stated as field courses.
Online courses are held for two 3-hour sessions on successive mornings (10.00-13.00) unless otherwise stated. Participants in the two-morning courses are also asked to complete an hour’s task between the two sessions.
Field courses are normally held on a single day from 10:00 to 16:30. Meeting place details are provided after booking.
Course Levels
Beginners’ courses are suitable for people with no or very little previous experience of habitat survey, including students, new graduates, citizen science participants and environmental consultants returning or switching from other disciplines.
Intermediate courses are suitable for people with some knowledge or experience of habitat survey in other habitat classfications such as Phase 1 Survey. No previous UKHab experience is required, but individuals with a little UKHab experience often choose this level to improve their skills.
Advanced courses are suitable for more experienced professionals with at least a few years experience of habitat survey and wishing to extend skill sets using UKHab in ecological professional practice. An intermediate UKHab course should have been completed first.
Learning objectives for each course are available on the UKHab website.
For CIEEM Members, all UKHab courses can contribute to CPD records. UKHab & Bidiversity Net Gain (Advanced) courses with trainers from the UKHab team are also offered by CIEEM. These can be booked on the CIEEM website.
UKHab Ltd also offers training courses for organisations. These may be standard courses as described on the website or with bespoke content. Please enquire by emailing training@ukhab.org.
* 50% discount available for students in full-time higher education. Please submit details with your booking.
