Level 1
Seagrass training
OVERVIEW
This training course is for experienced participants, who plan to supervise/lead/assist seagrass monitoring & assessment events and wish to establish and monitor sites on their own.
Duration
2-3 days
Prerequisites
Participants must be 18 years and over.
Must have attempted/participated in at least one Seagrass-Watch field monitoring event or attended an Introductory module.
Location
Training is delivered face-to-face at clients facility/location.
Cost
For detailed costing (quotation) and information, please contact Seagrass-Watch for further details.
Level 1
course outline
This training course is for experienced participants, who plan to supervise/lead/assist seagrass monitoring & assessment events and wish to establish and monitor sites on their own. Level 1 training provides participants with the skills and knowledge required to successfully assess seagrass meadows of critical importance to dugong populations and people’s livelihoods.
Formal lectures, discussions and interactive group activities. Laboratory exercises and a field activity.
Presentations and activities are targeted at participants with an education level of Year 12 to first year university.
Participants will study seagrass biology, learn seagrass taxonomy, discuss seagrass ecology, gain knowledge of monitoring, learn globally standardised Seagrass-Watch transect-based seagrass monitoring protocols, and become skilled at conducting a field monitoring event.
Participants will:
- study seagrass biology and ecology
- learn importance of seagrass
- learn seagrass taxonomy
- learn techniques for monitoring seagrass resources
Practical activities are conducted in-field
Level 1
ACHIEVEMENT
Participants must demonstrate competency across 9 core units, during and post workshop
5 units
1 unit
3 units
post training:
3 units
- Demonstrates the experience and competence required to conduct monitoring.
- Monitoring must occur within 12 months, no sooner than 1 month following the training event.
Tentative dates for monitoring events should be proposed within one month of the training event.
- Each monitoring event or period must be separated by a minimum of one month, irrespective of the number of sites being monitored. Each participant is required to assess at least one transect per site during each sampling event, and their name must be clearly legible on the field datasheet.
- A certified participant may oversee the data collection process; however, the participant being assessed must personally collect the necessary data along the transect. The name of the certified participant must also be clearly legible on the datasheet.
outcomes
Knowledge
Thorough understanding of:
- what seagrasses are
- seagrass importance
- factors for healthy seagrass
- approaches to seagrass protection and conservation
Skills
Proficiency in:
- how to identify different seagrass species
- how to make a seagrass herbarium press
- how to monitor seagrass resources
Abilities
Capacity to confidently:
- educate others in the importance of seagrass resources
- plan and conduct an intertidal seagrass monitoring exercise
Course Brochure
LEVEL 1 Training
OVERVIEW
This training course is for participants who plan to lead a seagrass monitoring event or conduct seagrass extension activities.
Participants will study seagrass biology, learn seagrass taxonomy, discuss seagrass ecology, gain knowledge of monitoring, learn globally standarised Seagrass-Watch transect-based seagrass monitoring protocols, and become skilled at conducting a field monitoring event.
Duration
2-3 days
Prerequisites
Participants must be 18 years and over.
Must have attempted/participated in at least one Seagrass-Watch field monitoring event or attended an Introductory module.
Location
Training is delivered face-to-face at clients facility/location.
Cost
For detailed costing (quotation) and information, please contact Seagrass-Watch for further details.
COURSE OUTLINE
Formal lectures, discussions and interactive group activities. Laboratory exercises and a field activity.
Presentations are targeted at participants with a reasonable proficiency in English and an education level of year 12 to first year university.
Participants will learn
- study seagrass biology and ecology
- learn importance of seagrass
- learn seagrass taxonomy
- learn techniques for monitoring seagrass resources
Practical activities are conducted in-field
ACHIEVEMENT
Participants must demonstrate competency across 9 core units, during and post workshop
OUTCOMES
Knowledge
Thorough understanding of:
- what seagrasses are
- why seagrass are important
- factors required for healthy seagrass growth
Skills
Proficiency in:
- what seagrasses are
- why seagrass are important
- factors required for healthy seagrass growth
Abilities
Capacity to confidently:
- what seagrasses are
- why seagrass are important
- factors required for healthy seagrass growth