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Living, Learning, Working for Wildlife
Spend 12 weeks with us and leave with the skills you need for a career working in nature.
Accessing employment in conservation is tough. Higher education often struggles to provide the practical skills that employers demand. Our mission is to fill this skills gap.
Ambios offers a comprehensive residential training programme based on 130 acres of conservation farmland on the banks of South Devon’s River Dart. Over three months you’ll be immersed in education and learning experiences that will allow you to build the skills you need to move ahead with your career in nature conservation. We do this living and working as a community, farming the land while being committed to its ecological recovery.
This unique formula really works – as proven by our alumni who have a successful track record of moving into jobs within the conservation sector in the UK.
Key Facts
Location
Lower Sharpham Farm, Ashprington, Totnes. TQ9 7DX.
Course details
We run 3 residentials a year in Spring, Summer and Autumn. Eight places are available in each cohort. All accommodation, food and tuition is provided throughout the 12-week course.
Course delivery
Ambios are a team of professional scientists, land managers and nature conservation educators with a 30 year track record. We have a range of skills that will support your placement, train you and enhance your learning experience by working alongside you to run the farm and share our knowledge.
Dates
Spring 2023: 20th March – 9th June
Summer 2023: 26th June – 15th September
Autumn 2023: 2nd October – 22nd December
Cost: £3450 (four subsidised places available at £2450 for Spring 2023)
Residential training is perfect for:
Recent graduates needing practical skills to kick start their career
Someone considering a change of career into the conservation sector
Anyone looking for a unique experience immersed in the natural world
We operate an open recruitment policy and welcome applications from all.
