Offered by
Indian Wildlife Club and Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS)
Duration
One year
What is LCBC100- online?
The Leadership Course in Biodiversity Conservation (LCBC 100) is a revised online version of the previous correspondence course. It is a hybrid course with online (asynchronous) and face to face (synchronous) activities interwoven through the course work. The course content is developed by subject matter experts (SMEs). The synchronous activities include online chat sessions with SMEs and field trips. The asynchronous activities include online learning through range of weekly assignments.
Who should enroll?
Anyone with an interest to learn about biodiversity and its conservation are eligible to apply.
The basic qualification is S.S.C. with or without science background. Other requirements include, proficiency in computer operation and internet browsing, willing to dedicate minimum 2 hours every day for the course work.
Course schedule
- The course duration is one year (start date: 1 January, end date: 31 December).
- The online weekly assignments start on Tuesday and end on Saturday.
- The monthly field activities are usually held on Sundays if it is day trip or Friday-Sunday in case of overnight camps. The calendar of events will be made available upon registration.
Residential camps
Three residential camps are compulsory to complete the course successfully.
Inaugural ( 26-27 January 2013 ) @ Mumbai (compulsory)
Wrap-up (28-29 December 2013) @ Mumbai (compulsory)
Participants can choose any one camp from the following which will be conducted at the following places
- Malshej
- Kaas
- Bhimashankar
- Point Calimer
Course fee
The tuition fee is Rs.8,990/- The fee includes course orientation & course wrap up camps at CEC and day trips in and around Mumbai. Transport and outstation camps are not included.
IWC members get a discount of 5% and will need to pay Rs 8,540/- only.
Registration
Contact details
The Conservation Education Center of BNHS is managing this course.
Dr. V.Shubhalaxmi, General Manager is the Course Co-ordinator, Ms. Priti Choghale, Senior Education Officer is the Course Executive. The course will be run with help of the SMEs within and outside BNHS.
Webpage: Leadership course in Biodiversity Conservation
Email: iwc@indianwildlifeclub.com / susan_sharma@hotmail.com