{"id":59855,"date":"2016-11-17T17:31:51","date_gmt":"2016-11-17T17:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/?p=59855"},"modified":"2017-03-01T12:56:42","modified_gmt":"2017-03-01T12:56:42","slug":"conservationist-katie-bags-dream-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/conservationist-katie-bags-dream-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservationist Katie bags her dream job"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-20296495997565e254475d38ccda76f0\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-20296495997565e254475d38ccda76f0{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-20296495997565e254475d38ccda76f0 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-20296495997565e254475d38ccda76f0 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-20296495997565e254475d38ccda76f0 av-special-heading-h3  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Conservationist Katie bags her dream job in South Africa<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_half-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_half-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c av_one_half  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/higher-education\/courses\/animal-management\/bsc-hons-wildlife-conservation-and-ecology\/\">BSc (Hons) Wildlife Conservation and Ecology<\/a> graduate Katie Adams is set on a highly specialised career helping to conserve endangered species.<\/p>\n<p>Widely travelled and with previous experience of working in animal rehabilitation in South Africa and in the UK, Katie feels that achieving her Reaseheath degree has very much helped to crystallise her career options.<\/p>\n<p>Keen to focus her career on the conservation of big cats and habitats, Katie, 29, returned to South Africa in January on 6 month training scheme to gain her <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fgasa.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Field Guide Association of South Africa (FGASA)<\/a> level 1 field guide licence. She completed the programme in June and has gone on to achieve a full-time field guide position working for the volunteer organisation <a href=\"http:\/\/www.africanimpact.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">African Impact<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_half-0aa7055fe62c3622faec82866afbaeb2\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_half-0aa7055fe62c3622faec82866afbaeb2{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-0aa7055fe62c3622faec82866afbaeb2 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_textblock  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-c962740b4735da00537628e4b47c481d\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-c962740b4735da00537628e4b47c481d img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-c962740b4735da00537628e4b47c481d .av-caption-image-overlay-bg{\nopacity:0.1;\nbackground-color:#000000;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-c962740b4735da00537628e4b47c481d .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\nfont-size:14px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-c962740b4735da00537628e4b47c481d av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-4  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  noHover av-overlay-on-hover'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><div class=\"av-image-caption-overlay\"><div class=\"av-caption-image-overlay-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"av-image-caption-overlay-position\"><div class=\"av-image-caption-overlay-center\"><p>Katie Adams<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-52408 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-52408 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Katie-Adams-AFRICA-updated-profile-Pic-845x684.jpg\" alt='' title='Katie Adams AFRICA updated profile Pic'  height=\"684\" width=\"845\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Katie-Adams-AFRICA-updated-profile-Pic-845x684.jpg 845w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Katie-Adams-AFRICA-updated-profile-Pic-495x400.jpg 495w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 845px) 100vw, 845px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Based at their Greater Kruger site in South Africa, Katie supports African Impact\u2019s conservation research across the region including delivering conservation workshops to local schools, leading volunteer groups on game drives, data collection trips and delivering awareness presentations on topics such as rhino poaching, ecology and hunting.<\/p>\n<p>Despite her primary role as field guide Katie also heads up an Ecology Management Project for the organisation, helping to rejuvenate the 18-hectare site. Most recently, Katie and supporting volunteers began removing invasive species from the area and introduced a butterfly garden to monitor populations and species diversification.<\/p>\n<p>Said Katie: \u201cMy job is exhausting and exhilarating all at the same time, no day is ever the same! I\u2019m on a constant steep learning curve working with a whole host of volunteers who test my knowledge on a daily basis, which certainly keeps me on my toes!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m always studying to keep up with industry trends and working days of up to 16 hours are challenging. However, I wouldn\u2019t change it for the world. I couldn\u2019t imagine doing anything else, I get to wake up every day in the African bush and say \u2018welcome to my office\u2019!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before joining Reaseheath, although she has always wanted to work with animals, Katie admits she had trouble choosing the right career in a very diverse industry. She initially completed an apprenticeship in small animal care, but realised that it wasn\u2019t the right path for her.<\/p>\n<p>As a mature student Katie had been out of full time education for a while, so prepared for her degree by completing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/further-education\/courses\/access\/\">Access to Higher Education<\/a> course in biological sciences in her home town of Hull. She went on to combine studying for her degree with a job as a supermarket deputy manager.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I always knew I wanted to work with endangered animals, however in such a competitive industry it can be hard to know how to pursue your dream.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI left school at 17 and never thought I would go back into education. But with the support of lecturers at Reaseheath, I\u2019ve gained the personal confidence and professional encouragement to develop skills I didn\u2019t know I had. Those skills I will no doubt benefit from for many years to come.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite the hard work needed to complete my degree, it was some of the best years of my life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hear Katie&#8217;s top tips for aspiring field guides below!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":52721,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[388],"tags":[618,654,619],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Conservationist Katie bags her dream job - Reaseheath College<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/conservationist-katie-bags-dream-job\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Conservationist Katie bags her dream job - 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