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Careers
National Trust Careership Scheme

How do you learn to be a Countryside Warden? Mostly by doing it is the answer. That is the idea of the National Trust's training scheme for Countryside Wardens , called "Careership". There's also a programme available to horticultural students.

Careership is a practical training programme specifically designed to develop the expertise required to look after the countryside. The programme includes chances to learn both theory and practical skills at college and at a National Trust property.

FInd out more at the National Trust Careership page

Careership is open to people from all walks of life with varying degrees of experience and expertise, whether it be school leavers or people looking for a career change. Although a number of people gain jobs within the National Trust, some also find jobs outside the organisation, or come back at a later date.

To see some examples, read on below, or see the account specially written for Naturenet by former Careership student Dan Billington in 2001. Things might have changed a bit since Dan's time training but the idea is the same!