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Participants: If you are interested in any of the courses detailed below please contact ONLY the person, centre, telephone number or email address.   Providers: If you wish to advertise a training course for rates or contact CJS for more information.   Where a course title or provider is listed in bold it means there is more information available. Click on the bold type and go straight through to see further details.
   
Short Training Courses (10 day consecutive maximum)   All courses available as a downloadable Excel spreadsheet.  

Courses in environmental (rather than countryside) skills.

This page includes courses on wind and solar energy;  renewable energy; hydro-electricity power systems; sustainable development and implementation; green sanitation & organic waste management; heating with wood fuel.

 
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05/09/2008   Convert your Engine to Vegetable Oil 3 Machynlleth Centre for Alternative Technology 01654 705981 courses@cat.org.uk www.cat.org.uk/shortcourses
05/09/2008   National Beachwatch Campaign

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Torbay Torbay Coast & Countryside Trust 01803 606035   www.countryside-trust.org.uk
05/09/2008 Straw Bale Building 3 Redfield, Bucks Low-Impact Living Initiative (LILI) 01296 714184   www.lowimpact.org
06/09/2008 Solar Water Heating Self Build 2 nr Petersfield, Hants The Sustainability Centre 01730 823166 courses@sustainability-centre.org www.sustainability-centre.org
06/09/2008 Clay Rendering 1 Hackney City Farm, London Low-Impact Living Initiative (LILI) 01296 714184   www.lowimpact.org
06/09/2008 Roofing 1 Heeley City Farm, Sheffield Low-Impact Living Initiative (LILI) 01296 714184   www.lowimpact.org
07/09/2008 Lime Rendering 1 Hackney City Farm, London Low-Impact Living Initiative (LILI) 01296 714184   www.lowimpact.org
07/09/2008   Install and test Domestic Photovoltaic Systems 6 Machynlleth Centre for Alternative Technology 01654 705981 courses@cat.org.uk www.cat.org.uk/shortcourses
08/09/2008 All our Futures' 4 University of Plymouth Centre for Sustainable Futures 01752 238890 jsatterthwaite@plymouth.ac.uk  
10/09/2008   Introduction to Community Carbon Footprinting 1 London Environmental Trainers Network (ETN), BTCV 0121 3592113 etn@btcv.org.uk www.btcv.org/etn
12/09/2008   Humanity and Nature: A Spiritual Exploration 3 Machynlleth Centre for Alternative Technology 01654 705981 courses@cat.org.uk www.cat.org.uk/shortcourses
12/09/2008   Building with Earth 3 Machynlleth Centre for Alternative Technology 01654 705981 courses@cat.org.uk www.cat.org.uk/shortcourses
12/09/2008   Natural Rendering: Clay Plaster 3 Machynlleth Centre for Alternative Technology 01654 705981 courses@cat.org.uk www.cat.org.uk/shortcourses
19/09/2008 Wind & Solar Electricity 3 Redfield, Bucks Low-Impact Living Initiative (LILI) 01296 714184   www.lowimpact.org
20/09/2008 Converting your Car to Veggie Oil 2 nr Petersfield, Hants The Sustainability Centre 01730 823166 courses@sustainability-centre.org www.sustainability-centre.org
26/09/2008 Rough Wood Timber Framing 3 Redfield, Bucks Low-Impact Living Initiative (LILI) 01296 714184   www.lowimpact.org
27/09/2008   Make & Hang Roofing Shingles 1 City Farm Ecclesall Woods, Sheffield Low-Impact Living Initiative (LILI) 01296 714184   www.lowimpact.org
27/09/2008 Heating with Wood 1 Heeley City Farm, Sheffield Low-Impact Living Initiative (LILI) 01296 714184   www.lowimpact.org
29/09/2008   Sustainable Water Management Solutions for Professionals 5 Machynlleth Centre for Alternative Technology 01654 705981 courses@cat.org.uk www.cat.org.uk/shortcourses
01/10/2008   Make your own Lime 3 Machynlleth Centre for Alternative Technology 01654 705981 courses@cat.org.uk www.cat.org.uk/shortcourses
03/10/2008   Solar Electric Systems: Off the Grid 3 Machynlleth Centre for Alternative Technology 01654 705981 courses@cat.org.uk www.cat.org.uk/shortcourses
04/10/2008 Advanced  composting  1 Heeley City Farm, Sheffield Low-Impact Living Initiative (LILI) 01296 714184   www.lowimpact.org
05/10/2008   How to Build a Wind Turbine 6 Machynlleth Centre for Alternative Technology 01654 705981 courses@cat.org.uk www.cat.org.uk/shortcourses
09/10/2008   Treebog Building  1 Coalbrookdale, Telford Greenwood Centre 01952 432769 courses@greenwoodcentre.org.uk www.greenwoodcentre.org.uk
10/10/2008 Self Build Solar Hot Water 3 Redfield, Bucks Low-Impact Living Initiative (LILI) 01296 714184   www.lowimpact.org
10/10/2008 Living Roofs 3 Unstone Grange, Derbyshire Low-Impact Living Initiative (LILI) 01296 714184   www.lowimpact.org
14/10/2008   Evaluating Climate Change Projects  1 London Environmental Trainers Network (ETN), BTCV 0121 3592113 etn@btcv.org.uk www.btcv.org/etn
16/10/2008   Advanced Community Carbon Footprinting  1 Birmingham Environmental Trainers Network (ETN), BTCV 0121 3592113 etn@btcv.org.uk www.btcv.org/etn
21/10/2008   Photovoltaic Systems 5 Machynlleth Centre for Alternative Technology 01654 705981 courses@cat.org.uk www.cat.org.uk/shortcourses
22/10/2008   Strategic Environmental Assessment & Sustainability Appraisal (SEA) 1 London RTPI 0845 0821171   www.rtpiconferences.co.uk   meadow
23/10/2008   Sustainable Development - Techniques for Raising Awareness 1 London Environmental Trainers Network (ETN), BTCV 0121 3592113 etn@btcv.org.uk www.btcv.org/etn
24/10/2008 Build your Own Biodiesel Reactor 3 Unstone Grange, Derbyshire Low-Impact Living Initiative (LILI) 01296 714184   www.lowimpact.org
24/10/2008 Building with Timber 3 Unstone Grange, Derbyshire Low-Impact Living Initiative (LILI) 01296 714184   www.lowimpact.org
27/10/2008   The Sustainable Home 5 Machynlleth Centre for Alternative Technology 01654 705981 courses@cat.org.uk www.cat.org.uk/shortcourses
31/10/2008   Hydro Electric Power Systems 3 Machynlleth Centre for Alternative Technology 01654 705981 courses@cat.org.uk www.cat.org.uk/shortcourses
02/11/2008   Installers: Wood Fuel for Domestic Heating 6 Machynlleth Centre for Alternative Technology 01654 705981 courses@cat.org.uk www.cat.org.uk/shortcourses
07/11/2008   Introduction to Heat Pumps 3 Machynlleth Centre for Alternative Technology 01654 705981 courses@cat.org.uk www.cat.org.uk/shortcourses
07/11/2008   Domestic Wind Power Systems