http://wires.org.au/get-involved/training-courses.html
Training Courses
In NSW no person is allowed to care for native animals without an annual authority to act issued under the licence held by WIRES or another licenced wildlife rehabilitation organisation or by a privately licenced individual. You must be over 18 to attend a WIRES training course.
WIRES training courses provide an understanding of how animals become injured and come into our care. Courses are held at locations throughout NSW, generally between February and November.
You can read more about volunteering for WIRES or enrol now in a training course near you.
To find out when the next courses in your area are to be run, check out the training course schedule below.
Please note that where there is high demand for training courses and numbers are limited, priority will be given to those who reside within the branch area running the course. If this is the case and you live outside the branch area you may be referred to a future training course at your local branch.
Note: Some branches run information sessions prior to the rescue and immediate care course. In some branches you must attend the information session to be eligible to enrol in the training course.
Scheduled Rescue and Immediate Care CoursesTraining courses for 2012 will be shown as they are scheduled. Please check here for courses in your area.
Or you can register to receive email notification when a course is scheduled in your area
or to request more information on becoming a WIRES rescuer or carer.
Date: 19 & 26 August 2012
Location: Goulburn
Contact: for more information email annwyn2@gmail.com
WIRES Sydney East Branch
Course: Training to be held from 1-5 pm over four consecutive Saturdays
Date: 25 August to 15 September 2012
Location: Randwick
Contact: for more information email wireseast@hotmail.com
WIRES Sydney Inner West
Date: 25 - 26 August 2012
Location: Newtown
Contact: for more information email innerwestwires@yahoo.com.au
WIRES Central Northern
Date: 1- 2 September 2012
Location: Tamworth
Contact: for more information email training@cn.wires.org.au
WIRES Central West
Date: 8- 9 September 2012
Location: Bathurst
Contact: for more information email kimberley.parker@mail.com
WIRES Mid-North Coast
Date: 8- 9 September 2012
Location: Coffs Harbour
Contact: for more information email lara.townsend1@gmail.com
WIRES Central Coast
Information night: Come along and find out what is involved in being a WIRES volunteer September 8
Date: 15 - 16 September 2012
Location: Gosford
Contact: for more information email natvergara@yahoo.com
WIRES Northern Rivers
Date: 22- 23 September 2012
Location: Lismore
Contact: for more information email wiresnr@wiresnr.org
WIRES Sydney South West
Date: 6 - 7 October 2012
Location: Liverpool
Contact: for more information email wires_swricc@netspace.net.au
WIRES Sydney Northern Beaches
Information night: Come along and find out what is involved in being a WIRES volunteer October 13
Date: 20 - 21 October 2012
Location: Belrose
Contact: for more information email wires.northernbeaches@gmail.com
Specialist Courses
WIRES also runs specialist courses which are only available to existing members of WIRES who have completed a rescue and immediate care course and been actively involved with animal care.
These courses are sometimes open to members of other wildlife rescue groups who have completed training courses and already hold a NPWS Licence or members of other rescue organizations who require specialist animal handling skills in emergency situations. If you are interested in obtaining further information about our specialist courses please email us, including details of the specialist area you are interested in, your completed training and licence number or the name of your rescue organisation.
For WIRES members a complete list of advanced training courses is available on the members site which can be reached by following links to member login.
In NSW no person is allowed to care for native animals without an annual authority to act issued under the licence held by WIRES or another licenced wildlife rehabilitation organisation or by a privately licenced individual. You must be over 18 to attend a WIRES training course.
WIRES training courses provide an understanding of how animals become injured and come into our care. Courses are held at locations throughout NSW, generally between February and November.
You can read more about volunteering for WIRES or enrol now in a training course near you.
To find out when the next courses in your area are to be run, check out the training course schedule below.
Please note that where there is high demand for training courses and numbers are limited, priority will be given to those who reside within the branch area running the course. If this is the case and you live outside the branch area you may be referred to a future training course at your local branch.
Note: Some branches run information sessions prior to the rescue and immediate care course. In some branches you must attend the information session to be eligible to enrol in the training course.
Scheduled Rescue and Immediate Care CoursesTraining courses for 2012 will be shown as they are scheduled. Please check here for courses in your area.
Or you can register to receive email notification when a course is scheduled in your area
or to request more information on becoming a WIRES rescuer or carer.
Date: 19 & 26 August 2012
Location: Goulburn
Contact: for more information email annwyn2@gmail.com
WIRES Sydney East Branch
Course: Training to be held from 1-5 pm over four consecutive Saturdays
Date: 25 August to 15 September 2012
Location: Randwick
Contact: for more information email wireseast@hotmail.com
WIRES Sydney Inner West
Date: 25 - 26 August 2012
Location: Newtown
Contact: for more information email innerwestwires@yahoo.com.au
WIRES Central Northern
Date: 1- 2 September 2012
Location: Tamworth
Contact: for more information email training@cn.wires.org.au
WIRES Central West
Date: 8- 9 September 2012
Location: Bathurst
Contact: for more information email kimberley.parker@mail.com
WIRES Mid-North Coast
Date: 8- 9 September 2012
Location: Coffs Harbour
Contact: for more information email lara.townsend1@gmail.com
WIRES Central Coast
Information night: Come along and find out what is involved in being a WIRES volunteer September 8
Date: 15 - 16 September 2012
Location: Gosford
Contact: for more information email natvergara@yahoo.com
WIRES Northern Rivers
Date: 22- 23 September 2012
Location: Lismore
Contact: for more information email wiresnr@wiresnr.org
WIRES Sydney South West
Date: 6 - 7 October 2012
Location: Liverpool
Contact: for more information email wires_swricc@netspace.net.au
WIRES Sydney Northern Beaches
Information night: Come along and find out what is involved in being a WIRES volunteer October 13
Date: 20 - 21 October 2012
Location: Belrose
Contact: for more information email wires.northernbeaches@gmail.com
Specialist Courses
WIRES also runs specialist courses which are only available to existing members of WIRES who have completed a rescue and immediate care course and been actively involved with animal care.
These courses are sometimes open to members of other wildlife rescue groups who have completed training courses and already hold a NPWS Licence or members of other rescue organizations who require specialist animal handling skills in emergency situations. If you are interested in obtaining further information about our specialist courses please email us, including details of the specialist area you are interested in, your completed training and licence number or the name of your rescue organisation.
For WIRES members a complete list of advanced training courses is available on the members site which can be reached by following links to member login.
