Training Rangers

Every Ranger must receive adequate training

Numerous rangers work in protected areas throughout Europe and other continents of the world. Rangers work for nature, protecting it and its diversity of species and habitats. As fulfilling as ranger work can be, it is becoming increasingly challenging in the face of multiple global crises, insecure societies and growing pressure to implement nature conservation on the ground. It is thus important that every ranger gets the training and preparations that makes him/her better equipped to take on the ranger work.

ERF advocates equalisation of varying training in Europe

Standard ranger training is an important basis for maintaining and disseminating knowledge and stabilising professionalism within the Ranger class. But ranger training across Europe is diverse and varies greatly between countries. The ERF aims to increase the professionalism of rangers, support the training of rangers and enable rangers to exchange knowledge across borders.

Goals and visions we want to work on with partners are:

• Establish European Ranger Training Standards
• Support European ranger associations/countries that do not have formal ranger training
• Work with the European ranger associations and their requirements for certain/specialised training
• Establish online ranger training that can be held throughout Europe
• Construct a scene/forum where rangers can learn from each other (e.g. Ranger exchange and/or workshops)
• Pre- or post conference workshops around the European Ranger Congress
• Work with organisations and companies that hire rangers to coordinate ranger training
• Establish refresher training for rangers

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