The Come Forth for Wildlife Project will offer two 12-month, paid traineeships to early-career conservationists to give them the experience and skills they need for a career in conservation. Trainees will be involved in all aspects of the project, and given the opportunity to develop and lead on their own personal projects.
Our 2021-2022 Trainee, Laura has started her new position as the new Come Forth for Wildlife Trainee. Laura has recently graduated from the University of Stirling with a BSc Honours in Environmental Geography. She has been lucky enough to volunteer in the conservation sector previously, with her most recent experience being with the Ben Lomond Ranger Service and the National Trust for Scotland. Laura is raring to go and cannot wait to get stuck in to the various aspects of the Come Forth for Wildlife project in the next few months.
Just like our previous trainee, Mirran, Laura is going to do monthly blog posts to let you know what she has been up to in her traineeship!
Our 2020-2021 Trainee, Mirran has documented her year with Froglife through a series of blogs which can be found at the bottom of this page.
“Looking for my first conservation job in 2020 often felt like an exercise in futility. With a degree in Zoology under my belt and plenty of unpaid conservation experience, 2020 was the year I hoped to secure my first paid conservation job. This can be a long and frustrating process, and the pandemic only made this more challenging.
Paid internships and traineeships like this one are invaluable to young conservationists like myself looking to bridge that gap between volunteering and paid work. Although I have worked hard to be here, I also appreciate that I am lucky to be in this position. By this time next year I will have built up a wealth of skills which will help me advance my career in conservation, and when I leave, a second trainee will be appointed and given the same valuable opportunities.
I will be posting blogs here in order to share my experiences in this role and give you an insight into my life as a Froglife Trainee. I will create a new blog each month sharing what I have been up to, what I have learnt and some of my own thoughts and reflections. I hope you enjoy reading them!”
Mirran Trimble, Come Forth for Wildlife Project Trainee
Laura’s Blog posts:
Mirran’s Blog posts: