Description
Environmental education officers are responsible for promoting environmental conservation and development. They visit schools and businesses to give talks, they produce educational resources and websites, they lead guided nature walks, they provide relevant training courses, and they help with volunteer activities and conservation projects. Many gardens employ an environmental education officer to offer guidance during school visits.
EssentialOptional
Theoretical Knowledge
Practical Skills
implement risk management for outdoorseducate people about natureidentify plants characteristicsmanage volunteersmanage outdoor resourcesadvise on nature conservationeducate public on fire safetyeducate the public about wildlifemonitor interventions in the outdoorsanimate in the outdoorsprovide training in sustainable tourism development and managementanalyse ecological datatrain staff to reduce food wasteconduct ecological researchconduct ecological surveys