Dear MARMAM, Please find our final call for applicants below: *World Cetacean Alliance Responsible Whale Watching Guide Course * This year, the World Cetacean Alliance (WCA) is holding an intensive 5-day training programme to become a certified WCA Responsible Whale Watching Guide. *Dates:* Monday 17th – Friday 21st April 2017 *Location:* WCA Headquarters, Brighton, UK *WCA’s Responsible Whale Watching Guide Course* The course will include: * WCA Responsible Whale Watcher course and certification * Lectures and training from seasoned professionals, including WCA CEO Dylan Walker * Workshops * Guide training * Data collection and feedback * Practical activities, including boat work * Final presentation/assessment After successful completion of the course, participants will be given the opportunity to gain experience with a chosen WCA Responsible Whale Watch Tour Operator Partner in another country (*Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia, Oceania, or Africa*) for a 2-6 month period, most likely over the summer. The time spent and activities undertaken with a WCA Responsible Whale Watch Tour Operator Partner vary depending on the partner chosen. Some partners offer accommodation; others have options for cheap accommodation nearby. The WCA will endeavour to place successful participants with the most appropriate partner. *Applications* * Limited places available, so early application is strongly encouraged. * Please send a full CV (maximum two pages) and a cover letter, including: previous experience, why you would like to participate in the course and, what you hope to achieve after completing the course to projects@worldcetaceanalliance.org * Applications will be open until 24th February, interviews will be held 1st/2nd March and places will be confirmed by 3rd March 2017. * Successful applicants will receive a welcome pack, including a WCA t-shirt. * A participation fee of £350 is required from all successful candidates, with a 10% discount for students and WCA members (£315). * Accommodation and travel expenses must be covered by the participants, but we can work with successful candidates to find something suitable. To apply, please email Eva Prendergast at: *projects@worldcetaceanalliance.org <projects@worldcetaceanalliance.org>* For more information, please visit: http://worldcetaceanall iance.org/2017/02/01/responsible-whale-watching-guide-course/ Thanks in advance! Eva Prendergast Eco-Volunteer/Project Manager World Cetacean Alliance *T* +44 (0)1273 355011 E eva.prendergast@worldcetaceanalliance.org <dylan@worldcetaceanalliance.org> W www.worldcetaceanalliance.org <http://worldcetaceanalliance.org/> *A* Studio 3, Lower Promenade, Madeira Drive, Brighton, BN2 1ET, UK *The World Cetacean Alliance (WCA) is a Partnership of over 70 non-profit organisations, whale and dolphin watching tour operators and individuals in 35 countries worldwide working collaboratively to protect cetaceans and their habitats. World Cetacean Alliance, the Secretariat to the Partnership, is a UK registered Charity no. 1160484. * *The content of this e-mail is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If you have received this communication in error, be aware that forwarding it, copying it, or in any way disclosing its content to any other person, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the author by replying to this e-mail immediately.* *Please consider the environment before printing this email or it's attachments.*