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EAZA AcaemCoses 2012
Jaa 2012 - Vesio 1.0
The EAZA Acaem has bee sccessll ig beeig pogamme maagemet coses sice the
eal 1990s. Thaks to a geeos oatio om Foatio Seg i 2010, EAZA as able to ecit a
Taiig Oce to sppot the expasio o the age o coses oee b the Acaem. The
Acaem coties to bil o the establishe omat o its existig pogammes to elive high qalit,
applie coses taght b kolegeable poessioals okig ithi the zoo a aqaim commit.
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Aims o the EAZA Acaem:
Developanddeliverhighqualitytrainingtosupportthe
growthofEAZAanditsmembers
Providerelevanttrainingopportunitiesthatare
accessibletoallmembers
Regularlyevaluatetrainingoeredtoensureitremains
currentandofahighvalue
WhereappropriateextendEAZAAcademytraining
opportunitiestoconstituenciesbeyondthemembership
TheEAZAAcademyisalsocommittedtoloweringits
carbonfootprintandsupportscarbonosetactivities.
Asummaryofavailablecoursesisprovidedonthenext
page,withfurtherspecicdetailsofcoursecontent,costs
etc.providedthroughoutthisdocument.
Look ot o a e coses a pates o the EAZA
Acaem pages o the EAZA ebsite:
.eaza.et/activities/acaem/Pages/Coses.aspx.
Lagage, Locatios a Costs
CurrentlyallcoursesaretaughtinEnglish,andmostare
basedattheEAZAExecutiveOceclassroomswithin
ArtisZooinAmsterdam,Netherlands.Whencoursesare
heldatdierentlocationsthisisindicatedinthecourse
information.Ifyouwouldliketoinvestigatethe
possibilitiesofhostingacourse,ordeliveryofaspecic
courseinadierentlocationorlanguagepleasecontact
Thepublishedcoursefeecoversalltuitioncosts,lunch
eachday,coeebreaks,coursematerialsand
administrativecosts.Accommodationcostsarenot
included;EAZAcanrecommendgoodvalue
accommodationinthearea.
Coursedetailsaresubjecttochangeandanyupdateswill
bepublished.Ifyouarenotalreadyamemberofthe
EAZAAcademye-groupandwouldliketoreceive
informationandupdatesaboutcoursespleasesendan
Seg Scholaships
SegrscholarshipsareopentoemployeesofEAZA
MembersorCandidatesforMembership.These
scholarshipsaremadepossibleduetoagenerous
donationfromFondationSegr.TheaimsoftheSegr
Scholarshipsaretopromoteprofessionaltraining,and
supportmotivated,committedzoostatofurthertheir
skillsdevelopmentandaidthewiderEAZAcommunity.
Thesescholarshipsareparticularlyintendedtosupport
stafrominstitutionsthatwouldbenetmostfromthis
typeofnancialsupport.
Onescholarshipwillbeavailableperfullcourse
oeredin2012.Scholarshipswillcover:
Coursefee
Costofreturnairfare,orstandardclasstrainorbus
travel,orcarmileageat0.45permiletothecourse
location(travelarrangementsandcoststobeagreed
beforepaymentismade)
Scholarshipapplicantsarerequiredtocompletea
scholarshipapplicationformandprovidetwoletters
ofrecommendation.
Fthe etails abot scholaships a the eqie
oms ca be o o the EAZA Acaem pages o the
EAZA ebsite:
.eaza.et/activities/acaem/Pages/Appl.aspx.
The ealie o scholaship applicatios is
2 Mach 2012
ACADEMYEAZA
Foatio Seg oes sppot to pojects cocee ith ecatio
a the cosevatio o ate. The EAZA Acaem is hooe to be
chose as oe o these pojects. I o ol like to ko moe abot
the ok o Foatio Seg please go to .oatiosege.og
FONDATION SEGR
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OVErVIEw OF EAZA ACAdEMy COurSES OFFErEd In 2012
Cose Title Stat ate E ate Aime at notes
Nutrition Workshop:
Feeding Herbivores
27/01/12 27/01/12 Curators,headkeepers,keepers,
nutritionists
Precedesthe7thEuropeanZoo
NutritionConference
Basic BreedingProgramme
Management
06/02/12 10/02/12 EEPcoordinators,ESBkeepers,peoplewhoareassistingthem,or
abouttotakeanEEPorESBover
Thiscourseifoeredtwiceayear,everyyear.Thesecond
courseisoeredDecember2012
Animal Behaviour
and Applications to
Husbandry
14/03/12 16/03/12 Keepers,educators,andanybody
elseinterestedinndingoutabout
whyanimalsbehaveinthewaythat
theydo.
Efective Presentation
Skills
24/04/12 25/04/12 Anyonewishingtobecomeamore
eectiveandcondentpresenter
OeredexclusivelyforEAZA
membersbySkillstudioata
signicantlydiscountedrate.
Forage Production
and Management
12/05/12 13/05/12 Keepers,headkeepers,
horticulturalists,nutritionistsandotherinterestedzoosta
FollowstheEAZA
ZoohorticultureConference2012
Visitor Studies 27/08/12 28/08/12 Anyoneinterestedinevaluatingthe
impactofeducationalmessages
withintheircollection
PrecedestheInternationalZoo
EducatorsConference2012
Efective Presentation
Skills
04/09/12 05/09/12 Anyonewishingtobecomeamore
eectiveandcondentpresenter
OeredexclusivelyforEAZA
membersbySkillstudioata
signicantlydiscountedrate.
PMx Workshop 26/09/12 28/09/12 EAZAAnnualConferencedelegates FreetoEAZAAnnual
Conferencedelegates
Excel Tricks and Tips 26/09/12 28/09/12 EAZAAnnualConferencedelegates FreetoEAZAAnnual
ConferencedelegatesExhibit Design and
Planning
18/10/12 19/10/12 Anyoneinterestedinlearningmore
aboutexhibitdesignprinciplesand
planningprocesses
Animal Training 23/10/12 26/10/12 Keepers,curatorsandveterinarians Nopreviousanimaltraining
experiencenecessary
Introduction to
Zoo and Aquarium
Management
26/11/12 28/11/12 Sectionheads,educationmanagers,
curatorsandstawithsupervisory
responsibilities
LeadsontoAdvancedZooand
AquariumManagementcourse
thatwillbeavailableinfuture
years.
Basic Breeding
ProgrammeManagement
10/12/12 14/12/12 EEPcoordinators,ESBkeepers,
peoplewhoareassistingthem,orabouttotakeanEEPorESBover
Thiscourseisoeredtwicea
year,everyear.Thenextcoursewilltakeplaceinearly2013
Advanced Breeding
Programme
Management
15/01/13 18/01/13 EEPcoordinatorsorESBkeepersor
thosewhoareassistingthem
Youmustalreadyhave
completedtheBasicbreeding
programmemanagementcourse
Ho to Appl
Applicatio oms ca be o o the EAZA Acaem pages o the EAZA ebsite:
.eaza.et/activities/acaem/Pages/Appl.aspx.
Please sbmit all applicatios i electoic omat.
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ntitio wokshop:Feeig hebivoes
27 Jaa 2012
IstctosMarcusClauss,ClinicforZooAnimals,ExoticPetsandWildlife,UniversityofZurichDr.AndreaFidgett,Nutritionist,ChesterZooTjallingHuisman,VanHallLarenstein,UniversityofAppliedSciencesDr.PatriciaLeberl,InstituteforAgriculturalChemistry,UniversityofHohenheim
Locatio a CostIrchelCampusoftheUniversityofZurich,SwitzerlandPaticipats: 110Stets: 80
usig emostatios a iteactive elemets this oe-a
okshop ill ivestigate ho to ecogize goo qalit oghage
a make the ight titioal choices o gazig a bosig
hebivoes. This okshop has bee esige i collaboatio ith
the EAZA ntitio Gop a is a excellet oppotit to lea
moe abot ho best to ee ieet kis o hebivoes i o
cae.
who is the cose aime at?Curators,headkeepers,keepers,nutritionists,commissionarystaandanyone
elseinvolvedinacquiringandfeedingroughageforherbivores
Cotet Choosingsuitabletypesofroughageinrationsfordierentgroupsof
mammalianherbivores
Overviewofthedosanddontsofdietdesignforherbivores
Visualassessmentofthequalityofroughage
Readingandinterpretingroughageanalysisresults
Investigationofthepossibilitiesforandadvantagesofreducingother
componentsinherbivorediets
yo mst egiste o this specifc okshop olie via the
EAZA ebsite o sig the olloig lik:
.eaza.et/activities/Pages/ntitioCoeece.aspx
Basic BeeigPogammeMaagemet6-10 Feba 2012 and10-14 decembe 2012
This cose eables paticipats to gai a eepe estaigo the geetics a emogaphics o beeig pogammes. It
gives a pactical i-epth itoctio to globall se stbook
sotae (SPArKS), a a fst vie o specialist sotae esige
to sppot eective maagemet o beeig pogammes ito
the te. The skills a estaig leat o this cose
ill eable geate cofece a abilit i appopiate ecisio
makig he maagig beeig pogammes to help coseve
species.
who is the cose aime at?CurrentEuropeanEndangeredSpeciesProgramme(EEP)coordinators,European
Studbook(ESB)keepers,peoplewhoareassistingcoordinators,orwhoareabout
totakeoverresponsibilityforanEEPorESB.
Cotet Whymanagezoopopulations?
Smallpopulationmanagementtoincludemeankinshipandgeneticinbreeding
Populationdemographicsandfactorsthataectpopulationgoals
UseofspecialistsoftwaresuchasSPARKSandPM2000.
Introducingweb-basedtools
WorkingproceduresandEAZAstructures
PracticalitiesofrunninganEEPorESB,includingcommon
problemsandhowtomanagethem
The tutor made what I expected to be
a dry and complex subject interesting
and understandableBasic Beeig Pogamme Maagemet
Paticipat, Feba 2011
IstctosDrKristinLeus,EAZAPopulationManagementAdvisoryGroup,CBSGEuropeProgrammeOcer,CopenhagenZooTanyaLangenhorst,HartmannsmountainandGrevyszebraEEPcoordinator,MarwellWildife
RangeofexperiencedstafromtheEAZAExecutiveOce
Locatio a CostEAZAExecutiveOce,Amsterdam,NetherlandsEAZA membes: 285no-membes: 355
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Aimal Behavioa Applicatios toHsba14-16 Mach 2012IstctosZjefPereboom,ManagerCentreforResearchandConservation,KMDA/RZSAAntwerpZooJeroenStevens,ResearchAssociateAnimalBehaviour,KMDA/RZSAAntwerpZooExperiencedstafromtheEAZAExecutiveOce
Locatio a CostEAZAExecutiveOce,Amsterdam,NetherlandsEAZA membes: 225no-membes: 280
This cose ill give o a goo backgo i aimal behavio to
bette ai estaig a maagemet o aimals i captive
eviomets. Pactical obsevatio sessios ill eable o to
appl theo to pactice. Fi ot h aimals o all the ei a
oel thigs the o!
who is the cose aime at?Anybodyinterestedinndingoutmoreaboutwhyanimalsbehaveinthewaythat
theydoandwantingtoapplythisknowledgetoaidcaptiveanimalmanagement.
Fromkeeperstoeducators,ifyouwanttolearnmoreaboutanimalsandbeabletodeveloptrainingprogrammesforthemthenthisisthecourseforyou.
Cotet Principlesofanimalbehaviour
Tinbergensquestions
Naturalselection
Animalcommunication
Sexualandsocialbehaviour
Parentalcare
Individualbehaviourandanimalpersonality
Inuenceofcaptiveenvironments
Abnormalbehaviour
Introductiontohowanimalslearn
Individualbehaviourandanimalpersonality
EectivePesetatio Skills24-25 Apil 2012 and4-5 Septembe 2012
Fom givig pesetatios at coeeces o aimal ee times
to speakig at meetigs, thee ae a age o sitatios i
hich eective pesetatio skills ae eqie i oe to get
o message acoss. This highl pactical a iteactive to
a okshop is esige to help paticipats evelop geate
cofece a ke elive techiqes he speakig i pblic.
who is the cose aime at?Anyonewishingtodeveloptheirpublicspeakingandpresentationskillsto
becomeamoreeectiveandcondentpresenter.
Cotet Whatmakesagoodpresenter?
Exercisestohelpcontrolnervousenergyanddevelopamorerelaxedstyle
Speakingwithgreaterclarityandcondence
Creatingastrongopeningandending
Creatingaclearstructureandstrongfocusthroughoutthepresentation
Developinggreaterimpact
Exercisestohelpdevelopamorecommandingdeliverystyle
Inuencingyouraudience
Techniquestohelpyouraudiencerememberthematerial
Dealingwithquestions
Andmuchmore!
IstctosHighlyexperiencedtrainerfromSkillstudioUsedtoworkingwithEuropeanaudiencesFormoreinformationaboutSkillstudiopleasegotowww.skillstudio.co.uk
Locatio a CostEAZAExecutiveOce,Amsterdam,NetherlandsEAZA membes: 450
ThiscourseisoeredexclusivelyforEAZAmembersbySkillstudioatasignicantlydiscountedrate.
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Visito Sties27-28 Agst 2012
IstctosAndrewMoss,EducationResearchOcer,
ChesterZooAdditionaltutorstobeconrmed
Locatio a CostChesterZoo,Chester,UnitedKingdomEAZA membes: 215no-membes: 270
A essetial cose o aoe iteeste i evalatig the impact
o ecatioal messages ithi thei collectio. This cose ill
give o backgo iomatio abot the vale o, a pocees
ivolve i visito sties, as ell as the oppotit to iscss
ieet tpes o visito sties ith the sppot o expeiece
ttos.
who is the cose aime at?Zooandaquariumeducatorsorstawiththeresponsibilityofconveying
educationalmessages.Studentsthatwishtocarryoutvisitorstudyresearch
wouldalsobenetfromthistraining.
Cotet Theimportanceofvisitorstudies-whyshouldzooscareaboutevaluation
Overviewofpreviousstudies
Introductiontosocialresearchandqualityinzoobasedvisitorstudies
Goodpracticeinresearchdesign,sampling,surveys,qualitativedatacollection
andanalysis
Commonmethodsusedandtheirrelativevalueofforansweringdierent
researchquestions
Howtoidentifyandavoidpoorqualityresearch
Practicaldatacollection,simpleanalysisandevaluation
Applicationtoindividualsituations
We havent done any visitor studies ..and this
made me very keen on doing some and really
helped in providing ides on how to proceed.Visito Sties Paticipat, Mach 2011
Foage Poctioa Maagemet1213 Ma 2012IstctosKevinFrediani,CuratorofPlantsandGardens,PaigntonZooDavidSutton,HeadGardener,TheHowlettsWildAnimalTrustMartinHoltGardenTeamLeader,PaigntonZooAndrewMcCorynBotanicalHorticulturalist,PaigntonZooSvenSeiert,TeamLeaderHorticulture,ZSLLondonZooSimonJones,GardensManager,EdinburghZoo
Locatio a CostPortLympneWildAnimalPark,Lympne,Nr.Hythe,Kent,UnitedKingdomEAZA membes: 175no-membes: 220
Ma aimals i zoological collectios cosme oage a bose
as pat o thei atal iet; hoeve ietifcatio o appopiate
oe plats ca be iclt. This pactical cose ill povie
paticipats ith kolege o available oage ithi zoo sites a
appopiate maagemet techiqes so that the ca eectivel
povie a ie age o atal oe o zoo aimals.
who is the cose aime at?Zookeepers,headkeepers,horticulturalists,nutritionistsandotherinterestedzoo
sta
Cotet Whatisforagemanagement?
Forageselectionanditsuseinzoostosupportcaptiveanimalmanagement
Overviewofestablishmentandmethodsforeectivefodderproductione.g.
coppice,hedgerow,etc.
Managementschedulesandmaintenancemethodstooptimisesustainable
forageproduction
Plantidentication
Forageharvesting,processingandstorage
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Fee coses oEAZA AalCoeecedelegatesSeptembe 20112628 Septembe 2012 see coeece pogammeo specifc ates a times
PMx wokshopEssentialupdatingforallEEPcoordinatorsandESBkeepers.Thishands-on
workshopwillfamiliariseyouwiththenewversionofthispopulationmanagement
andanalysissoftware.
Excel Ticks a TipsFromusingformulastocreatinggraphsandpivottablesallyouneedtoknow
abouthowtomakeExcelworkbetterforyou.Thisisaninteractivesessionwhere
wewillworkwithgivendataonyourownlaptoporoneoftheavailableconference
computers.
Fo both these coses places ae limite so book eal!
Please se the EAZA Acaem applicatio om available o
the EAZA ebsite at
.eaza.et/activities/acaem/Pages/Appl.aspx.
Please sbmit all applicatios i electoic omat.
Locatio a CostInnsbruck,AustriaFee-o-chage to egisteecoeece elegates
Exhibit desiga Plaig18-19 Octobe 2012
IstctosMonikaFibey,Zoodesignconsultant,ZooLexZooDesign
RogerGraf,HeadofInformationandEducation,ZrichZoo
Locatio a CostEAZAExecutiveOce,Amsterdam,NetherlandsEAZA membes: 250no-EAZA membes: 315
Ceatig sccessl exhibits is a complex pocess, ote mae
moe iclt b the ee to itegate emas om vaios
stakeholes e.g. face, aimals, keepes, ecatos, visitos etc.
B the e o this cose o ill have a thoogh estaig
abot hat makes a exhibit appopiate o aimals, attactive o
visitos, a coveiet o keepes, hilst maagig the vaios
emas elatig to aspects o exhibit plaig.
who is the cose aime at?Directors,curators,projectmanagers,architects,orotherrelatedstainvolvedin
designingexhibitswithinanimalcollections.
Cotet Principlesofzoodesign;
theneedsofzoousergroups
visitorexperience
educationandlearning
circulation
typesofanimalexhibits
built-inenrichment
useofplants
enclosurebarriersandanimalviewing
Examplesfromvariouszoosandaquariumsillustratingtheprinciples
Individualandgroupworkanalysingexhibitdesign
Evaluationofthecompletedexhibit.
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Itoctio toZoo a AqaimMaagemet26-28 novembe 2012
IstctosJamesCretney,ChiefExecutive,MarwellWildlifeDavidField,ZoologicalDirector,ZoologicalSocietyofLondon
HenrikLehmannAndersen,Director,OdenseZooDrLesleyDickie,ExecutiveDirector,EAZA
Locatio a CostEAZAExecutiveOce,Amsterdam,NetherlandsEAZA membes: 350no-membes: 440
A essetial itocto cose o aoe iteeste i impovig
thei maagemet skills a caee pogessio ithi the zoo
a aqaim ol. This applie cose ill eable o to make
ecisios ith cofece a povie a excellet oppotit to
etok ith othe maages i simila positios.
who is the cose aime at?Sectionheads,educationmanagers,curatorsandstawithsupervisory
responsibilitiesthatwanttolearnmoreaboutessentialaspectsofzooand
aquariummanagement,andhowtosuccessfullymanageworkloadsandsta
withinanimalcollections.
Cotet Legislation
Organisationalstructure
Humanresourcemanagement/linemanagement
Recruitment,interviewing,hiringandring
Performanceandconictmanagement
Motivationandpersonalitystyles
Eectivecommunication(verbalandwritten)
Leadershipskills
Timemanagement
The course was great. I had the chance tolearn more about zoo management ...
and build a network of contacts which
could be useful for future cooperation.Itoctio to Zoo a Aqaim Maagemet
Paticipat, Agst 2011
Aimal Taiig23-26 Octobe 2012
IstctosKirstinAndersonHansen,AnimalTrainingandEnrichmentCoordinator/AssistantCurator,OdenseZooAnnettePedersen,AnimalTrainingCoordinator,CopenhagenZoo
Locatio a CostCopenhagenZoo,Copenhagen,DenmarkEAZA membes: 325no-EAZA membes: 415
This cose povies zoo a aqaim sta ith a backgo to
aimal taiig theo a methoolog, as ell as a compehesive
estaig o the skills ecessa to tai aimals. Paticipats
ill have the oppotit to evelop thei taiig skills via has-
o pactical ok, aimal emostatios, gop activities a
iivial evelopmet oppotities.
who is the cose aime at?Keepers,curatorsandveterinarianslookingtogainessentialknowledgeand
skillsrequiredtoeectivelytrainanimals.Nopreviousanimaltrainingexperiencenecessary.
Cotet Relationshipbetweenanimaltrainingandanimalwelfare
Understandinganimalsnaturalbehaviourandindividualhistories
Learningtheoryandconcepts
Understandingmotivationandcommunication
Husbandryandmanagementtraining
Reinforcementstrategiesandshaping
Trainingwithsocialgroupsorgroupsofanimals
HowtocreateaTrainingPlanandrecordkeeping
Problemsolving Understandinganimalaggression
Animalandkeepersafety
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Fo moe etails o coses look at the Cose Caleao the EAZA Acaem ebpage.eaza.et/activities/acaem/Pages/Coses.aspx
Moe coses o 2012 comig soo!
Applicatio oms ca be o o the EAZA Acaempages o the EAZA ebsite:.eaza.et/activities/acaem/Pages/Appl.aspx.
Avace BeeigPogammeMaagemet15-18 Jaa 2013
IstctosDrKristinLeus,EAZAPopulationManagementAdvisoryGroup,CBSGEuropeProgrammeOcer,CopenhagenZooTanyaLangenhorst,HartmannsmountainandGrevyszebraEEPcoordinator,MarwellWildife
Locatio a CostKlnerZoo,Cologne,GermanyEAZA membes: 315no-membes: 395
This cose aims to povie a estaig o the geetic
maagemet o captive poplatios iclig i-epth taiig i
the se o specialise poplatio maagemet sotae. usig o
o stbook a pogamme o ill ieti poblems ithi
o ataset that ee to be aesse beoe a sccessl geetic
aalsis is possible. B the e o this cose o shol ko
hee the poblems lie i o o ata, ho to ovecome them a
ho to ceate ecommeatios base o geetic a emogaphic
aalsis to achieve the goals o o pogamme.
who is the cose aime at?CurrentEuropeanEndangeredSpeciesProgramme(EEP)coordinatorsor
EuropeanStudbook(ESB)keeperswhohavealreadycompletedtheBasicBreeding
ProgrammeManagementcourse.
Cotet Preparingstudbooksforanalysis
Demographyandgenetics
Programmegoals
Makingrecommendations
Templatereportforrecommendations
SpecialfunctionsofpopulationmanagementsoftwaresuchasPM2000andPMx