Developing a global register of
competences for threatened species recovery practitioners
Here at Durrell and alongside Global Wildlife Conservation, we are developing a competence register, a directory of the possible skills, knowledge and personal qualities required by people working on globally or regionally threatened species recovery programmes around the world, in both in-situ and ex-situ contexts. The register will broadly follow the structure of the IUCN Protected Area competence register (Appleton, 2016), with three competence groups: planning, management and administration; threatened species recovery practice; general personal competences. These groups will follow a four professional level system (Executive - Senior Manager - Middle Manager - Skilled Worker), so that all levels of ability will benefit from the framework, enabling the measurement of individual development, both within and between professional levels, wherever possible.
Appleton, MR (2016) A Global Register of Competences for Protected Area Practitioners Technical Report Series No.2.
We firmly believe that to be effective the development of the competence register should involve a wide range of experts in the field of threatened species recovery (TSR). We are seeking your help to review the first draft of the register. All involved in the project will be acknowledged as collaborators on any subsequent publications. Please complete this very short survey to register your details and log your areas of knowledge and expertise.
The links below will take you to guidance videos, which talk you through the TSR competence register project and how to conduct the consultation. We ask that you take some time to watch the short videos and then use the consultation links below to review the areas of threatened species recovery most relevant to your knowledge and expertise.
Video 1 – (14 minutes) An Introduction to the TSR Competence Register
Video 2 – (13 minutes) Consultation Process
If you have any issues accessing any of the links in this page please email gwen.maggs@durrell.org
The deadline for participating in the consultation is the 16th December 2020.
Consultation Links
TSR
Competence Register Overall Structure
Planning,
Management and Administration
Policy, Strategy and Programme Delivery
Personnel Management and
Training
Finance and Resource
Management
Documentation, Data and
Reporting
Communication and
Collaboration
Threatened
Species Recovery
Species Management
In-situ Management
Ex-situ Management
Conservation Translocation
Invasive Species Management
Species Trade and Use
Species Health and Welfare
People and Behaviour
Awareness and Education
People, Communities and Cultures
Upholding Laws and Regulations
Technical Management
Research, Assessment and
Monitoring
Technology
Field/Watercraft and Site
Management
General
Personal Competences
Foundation Personal
Competences
Advanced Personal
Competences