Experience
Many Ranger Service personnel have gained vital experience through voluntary work and through student placement schemes prior to securing full time positions. The National Park Authority has worked in partnership with a local higher education provider to enable students to gain useful practical experience on sandwich placements as part of their courses. Three of the current Ranger staff took advantage of this experience whilst studying. Gaining the practical skills necessary to become a Ranger can take time and many achieve this by joining conservation volunteer groups. Qualifications/experience in the use of some power tools such as brushcutters and chainsaws, and traditional skills such as stonewalling and hedge laying, are essential. |  |
Many further and higher education providers now offer courses which provide academic training combined with a practical element. Most of the Rangers now joining the service have achieved Higher National Diploma or Degree level. For further information of education provision contact your careers advisor.
For further information on jobs in the countryside see www.countryside-jobs.com (external link). For information on vacancies see the Vacancy section of this website.
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