CP Customised Awards- Falconry

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CUSTOMISED AWARDS > Falconry

Lantra Awards and the Hawk Board have together developed and launched an award for would-be falconers and bird of prey keepers along with Lantra SSC the Sector Skills Council for the Land Based and Environmental Sector, ensuring that it was tailored to all falconry and bird of prey keeping needs.

This award has been developed by Lantra Awards with the assistance of falconers throughout the UK , who have helped to define the body of knowledge and practical skills required. It is a formal award intended for those who are new to falconry, or those who wish to keep Raptors and/or Owls. This Award is approved by the Hawk Board and is administered by Lantra Awards .

The Award assumes that candidates have no previous knowledge or experience and covers all aspects up to Flying to the fist'; after which the raptor can be flown free and taken hunting. Therefore, falconry, in this context, does not mean hunting with birds of prey, although subsequent modules could cover this. Further Awards in respect of more advanced husbandry, breeding and falconry may be introduced later so as to provide a progression path for candidates.

The award is granted to those candidates who are able to demonstrate an understanding of the relevant background knowledge, and those practical skills necessary to keep a Bird of Prey in a healthy and happy condition. The Award consists of two units:

Unit 1 Bird of Prey management and husbandry
Module 1 Housing
Module 2 Hygiene
Module 3 Feeding and food preparation
Module 4 Health
Module 5 Species suitability
Module 6 Purchasing your first bird

Unit 2 Basic Falconry techniques
Module 7 Essential falconry equipment
Module 8 Picking up and carrying
Module 9 Feeding and manning and initial training techniques
Module 10 Weighing and weight management
Module 11 Flying to the fist on a creance

Full details are available from Lantra Awards awards@lantra-awards.co.uk or telephone 02476 419703

Assessor Status for this Award

To become an assessor you first need to attend our 1 day Falconry Assessor Training Day, here you will be taught the details of each module included, be given recommendations on how to assess your candidates and be taught procedures of certification. Upon passing this course, you will have Full Assessor status and will need to be affiliated with an AAP (Approved Administration Point) which you work with to manage candidates and liaise with us. You can choose to set up your own AAP or become connected with an already established one - this through contact done between yourself and the chosen Admin Point. Soon after you begin assessing candidates, you will be contacted and possibly visited by an External Verifier to ensure that standards are being met and that candidate workbooks are being completed acceptably.

Unfortunately as yet we have no Assessor courses organised, we do however have lists of potential candidates waiting to complete the course so can add you to this list on request.

If you would like to be added to this list please email: laura.twigg@lantra-awards.co.uk

Once you have been added, you will need to complete the Assessor Application Form in full which then will be kept on file until courses are arranged.

Further Documents:

Approved List of centres

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