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International Diploma Courses |
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International Diploma Courses - Sharing skills, building capacity
Why does RBG Kew run International Diploma courses?
Throughout its history, staff at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew have been actively committed to sharing information and skills with colleagues from other botanical institutions around the world. During the 1980s, RBG Kew recognised the increasing need for specialised horticultural and botanical training, and began to establish a series of international diploma courses for people working in botanic gardens, herbaria, arboreta and other plant conservation organisations. This need, articulated in Article 12 of the Convention on Biological Diversity, is no less pressing today and RBG Kew's International Diploma programme continues to train people to enhance their abilities and expertise in identifying and conserving biodiversity and using it sustainably. This programme contributes to the implementation of targets 15 and 16 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC) by building capacity for the conservation of plant diversity.
What does an International Diploma course at RBG Kew offer?
a wide range of skills in your chosen discipline and the confidence
to develop plans and implement actions- the opportunity to participate in discussions with recognised authorities in the discipline, both from RBG Kew and other international organisations
- the chance to focus on issues that particularly interest you, either through specialised options or project work
- visits to other botanical, horticultural and conservation organisations within the UK, to gain experience of other practices and protocols
- a forum for exchanging ideas, problems and solutions with participants from other countries, both during the course and afterwards as members of an international network working towards plant biodiversity conservation
Which subject areas do the International Diploma Courses cover?
Herbarium Techniques (pdf) - course dates to be confirmed
Plant Conservation Strategies (pdf) - dates to be confirmed for 2010
Botanic Garden Management (pdf) - 6 July - 28 August 2009
Botanic Gardens Education (pdf) - 15 September - 17 October 2008