CAPACITY BUILDING​

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Fieldwork and Personal Skills Development

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ERIC projects have provided a number of ongoing skills and workshop training opportunities for our community members as we work towards building capacity in northeast Tobago, including the following:

• ​leadership training

• conflict resolution

• communication workshops

• climate change awareness

• standard reef surveying techniques

• use of baited remote underwater video methodology

• coral nursery maintenance and management

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International Certification and Accreditation

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Our commitment to global standards and international best practice are part of our programme of capacity building and developing the potential for viable alternative livelihoods for community members in northeast Tobago. To date, ERIC projects have facilitated our community team to achieve the following internationally recognised certifications:

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PADI Dive Training
PADI Open Water Diver - Kirlan Blake, Kimron Eastman, Welldon Mapp, Susan Suchit
PADI Advanced Open Water Diver - Kirlan Blake, Kimron Eastman, Welldon Mapp, Susan Suchit
​PADI Rescue Diver - Kimron Eastman, Welldon Mapp

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Reef Check EcoDiver
Chelsea Osmond, Susan Suchit, Welldon Mapp, Kimron Eastman

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Emergency First Response
Kimron Eastman, Welldon Mapp, Susan Suchit

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Red Cross First Aid
Welldon Mapp, Kimron Eastman, Susan Suchit, Kirlan Blake, Chelsea Osmond, Zolani Frank