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This six month Internship starts with a 10 week expedition to develop your understanding of coastal habitat conservation and wide-ranging tropical habitat survey techniques. You will learn how to live and work with a research team in a remote environment and attain experience essential for your work placement for the following 10 weeks. During this phase you can undertake a BTEC qualification in Tropical Habitat Survey Techniques, PADI scuba diving courses, Emergency First Response first aid courses, and additional training including Swahili language. You will support GVI staff and assist with the running of the expedition. At the end of the 6 month internship, successful applicants may be offered paid or unpaid work with GVI or with one of our local partners.
Skills and Qualifications Received:
GVI Boat handling and driving around marine mammals induction; For an extra cost PADI dive courses including PADI Open Water and Advanced Open Water, PADI Rescue Diver and PADI Dive Master certifications; First Aid, CPR & Instructor training; Cetacean identification, biology and survey skills; Turtle identification, biology and survey skills; Primate identification, biology and survey skills; Biodiversity assessment skills; BTEC qualification in Tropical Habitat Survey Techniques; GVI Introduction to TEFL; Environmental Education; Health, safety and environment awareness; Interpersonal skills; Leadership skills; Community relations skills.
Highlights:
• Develop skills in personnel management, leadership and expedition logistics • Join Kenya’s only long term cetacean population research project, learning boat based survey and photo identification skills • Snorkel Kenya’s finest reefs surveying turtles and other marine life within the Kisite-Mpunguti Marine protected area • Live and work amongst a remote Indian Ocean island community • Work under the Kenya Wildlife Service and with many other project partners to promote sustainable development and help conserve some of East Africa’s most important remaining coastal habitats • Immerse yourself in the Swahili culture, learn Swahili language and work alongside Kenyan students and researchers • Become a qualified first aid instructor and gain a recognised BTEC qualification in Tropical Habitat Survey Techniques
Qualifications:
No special training or qualifications are required as all training will be provided in the field.
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