OT 2010 Workshop Report
By Helen Larzleer, Claire Porteous, Luc
Clerveaux, Shayla Ellick and Tara Pelembe
Background
OT students studying
environment issues in UK universities came together at the JNCC
headquarters for a two day workshop
- Workshop aims
were
- Networking
- Needs of students leading to
individual action plans
- What should the next
workshop be
- Students from Bermuda (Claire
and Helen), St Helena (Shayla) and TCI (Luc) were in
attendance
Workshop Content
Topics discussed at the
workshop included:
- Needs assessment for students
and post-grads developing into personal action plans
- Introduction to a range of
work areas that JNCC has expertise on
- Exploring some
opportunities
for OT students while in UK
- Introduction to conservation
websites and various online resources (e.g. OTEP projects;
Darwin projects;
JNCC
projects)
- Background to environmental
issues and organisational structures within the OTs
Next Steps
Laid out agenda for 2011 OT Students
meeting
- Discussed possible future
attendance (eg Environment students, Science students or all OT
students)
- Students and JNCC will work
to implement personal development plan actions
- OT student network will be
developed
Workshop achievements
- Participants made strong
personal ties with other students and networks were established and
reinforced.
- The structure of the JNCC
was explained and a better understanding of the nature of its role
in the OTs was gained.
- Gained greater awareness of
the conservation challenges that the OTs are facing.
- Gained greater awareness of
relevant information sources and projects within the OTs