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Protected Area Conservation Strategy (PARCS): Training Needs and Opportunities Among Protected Area Managers in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa
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Author(s):
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Barbara Pitkin, Senior Program Officer for Africa at the Biodiversity Support Program. Contributors include Michael Dyer, Annette Lanjouw, Kate Newman, and Deborah Snelson.
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Publisher:
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Biodiversity Support Program |
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Year Published:
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1995
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ISBN:
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ISBN 9966-884- 88-2
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Summary:
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An assessment applying the PARCS methodology (Protected Area Conservation Strategy). The results present the training needs and learning opportunities among protected area managers of Eastern, Central and Southern Africa.
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The Protected Area Conservation Strategy (PARCS) was set up to help managers for Africa's protected areas obtain the skills they need to do their jobs effectively. Africa's protected areas and the threats they face are changing rapidly. These changes mean that the skills required of those who manage protected areas must also change. PARCS is a four-year project implemented by a collaborative group of three nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)—African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), and World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
The first phase comprised an assessment of training needs among protected area managers across eastern, central, and southern Africa. The project's second phase involved assisting protected area authorities to develop training plans and innovative training techniques that address the training needs of managers in selected African countries.
The PARCS assessment set out to:
1. Identify the skills protected area managers need to do their jobs effectively
2. Determine which training needs protected area managers see as priorities
3. Identify and assess the types, sources, amount and frequency of the training protected area managers currently receive
4. Identify additional opportunities for training
5. Identify constraints to adequate and effective training
A) Training as a process should occur throughout a protected area manager's professional career.
B) Authorities should develop and attach training plans with job descriptions.
C) Training officers should implement the training plans and maintain training records.
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