{"id":6095,"date":"2021-03-16T12:00:02","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T12:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/?page_id=6095"},"modified":"2025-09-15T09:30:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T09:30:23","slug":"geopark_courses-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/ga\/learning\/geopark_courses-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Geopark Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><section class=\"vc_section\"><section class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1597317250453 row-contains-padding-top row-contains-padding-bottom liquid-row-shadowbox-69d529d8f09ae\"><div class=\"ld-container container\"><div class=\"row ld-row\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 liquid-column-69d529d8f0ae2\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"   ><div class=\"wpb_wrapper-inner\"><div data-custom-animations=\"true\" data-ca-options='{\"triggerHandler\":\"inview\",\"animationTarget\":\".wpb_column\",\"duration\":700,\"delay\":100,\"easing\":\"easeOutQuint\",\"direction\":\"forward\",\"initValues\":[],\"animations\":[]}' class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1600773241033 liquid-row-shadowbox-69d529d8f0c55 vc_column-gap-35 vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6 liquid-column-69d529d8f0e5e\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"  ><div class=\"wpb_wrapper-inner\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2>Geopark Courses and Other Learning<\/h2>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6 liquid-column-69d529d8f1084\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"  ><div class=\"wpb_wrapper-inner\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_center  liquid_vc_single_image-69d529d90c808\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"585\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0 1024 768&#039;%2F&gt;\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-large ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" title=\"Geopark_Courses\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Geopark_Courses-1024x768.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Geopark_Courses-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Geopark_Courses-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Geopark_Courses-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Geopark_Courses.jpg 1500w\" data-aspect=\"1.3333333333333\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid liquid-row-shadowbox-69d529d90c997\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 liquid-column-69d529d90cb6b\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"  ><div class=\"wpb_wrapper-inner\"><style>.ld_spacer_69d529d90cbbc{height:100px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"ld-empty-space ld_spacer_69d529d90cbbc\"><span class=\"liquid_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h4>Geopark Ambassador Course<\/h4>\n<p>The first course run by the geopark project is the Geopark Ambassador Course. It has run annually for the business network and local communities and is also part of the curriculum for the Regional Tour Guiding Course run by Petersburg OETC.<\/p>\n<p>This short course comprises 2 x1.5 hour sessions and is accompanied by a field trip. It enables participants to become Geopark Ambassadors by learning about the geopark, why the local geology is so important, what can be found at the sites of interest, how to read the geological map (and make links to the geology and sites of interest) and the landscape, and how you (the participants) can use the geopark brand.<\/p>\n<p>We are excited to have our first 150 Geopark Ambassadors!<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in taking part in this course and becoming a Geopark Ambassador, please contact <a href=\"mailto:geologist@jcwlgeopark.ie\">geologist@jcwlgeopark.ie<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<style>.ld_spacer_69d529d90cc96{height:100px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"ld-empty-space ld_spacer_69d529d90cc96\"><span class=\"liquid_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid liquid-row-shadowbox-69d529d90cdc8\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 liquid-column-69d529d90cf71\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"  ><div class=\"wpb_wrapper-inner\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">Other Learning Opportunities in the Region<\/h4>\n<p>Other lifelong learning opportunities are available within the geopark project region, such as business training opportunities through the Mayo and Galway Local Enterprise Offices.<\/p>\n<p>These are highlighted on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/ga\/blog-news-and-updates\/\">News<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/ga\/calendar-of-events\/\">Events<\/a>\u00a0pages, so for more information, check those pages out.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid liquid-row-shadowbox-69d529d90d0fe vc_column-gap-35 vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex\"><div class=\"ld-container container\"><div class=\"row ld-row\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 liquid-column-69d529d90d1cc\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"   ><div class=\"wpb_wrapper-inner\"><style>.ld_spacer_69d529d90d209{height:32px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"ld-empty-space ld_spacer_69d529d90d209\"><span class=\"liquid_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/ga\/learning\/\" title=\"back\" class=\"btn btn-default btn-bordered border-thin ld_button_69d529d90d28b\">\n\t<span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn-txt\">Back to learning homepage<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n<\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/section>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Geopark Courses and Other Learning Geopark Ambassador Course The first course run by the geopark...","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":5060,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6095","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Geopark Courses &#8212; Joyce Country &amp; Western Lakes Geopark Project<\/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:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/ga\/learning\/geopark_courses-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Geopark Courses &#8212; Joyce Country &amp; Western Lakes Geopark Project\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/ga\/learning\/geopark_courses-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Joyce Country &amp; Western Lakes Geopark Project\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JCWLGeopark\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-15T09:30:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@JCWLGeopark\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/learning\/geopark_courses-2\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/learning\/geopark_courses-2\/\",\"name\":\"Geopark Courses &#8212; Joyce Country &amp; Western Lakes Geopark Project\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/en\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2021-03-16T12:00:02+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-15T09:30:23+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/learning\/geopark_courses-2\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"ga\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/learning\/geopark_courses-2\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/learning\/geopark_courses-2\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Learning\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/learning\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Geopark Courses\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Joyce Country And Western Lakes Geopark\",\"description\":\"Working towards a Geopark in the West of Ireland\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/en\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"ga\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/en\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Joyce Country And Western Lakes Geopark\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/en\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"ga\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Landscape-logo_colour_resize.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Landscape-logo_colour_resize.svg\",\"width\":1,\"height\":1,\"caption\":\"Joyce Country And Western Lakes Geopark\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JCWLGeopark\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/JCWLGeopark\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/JCWLGeopark\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@JCWLGeopark\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Geopark Courses &#8212; Joyce Country &amp; Western Lakes Geopark Project","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/ga\/learning\/geopark_courses-2\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Geopark Courses &#8212; Joyce Country &amp; Western Lakes Geopark Project","og_url":"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/ga\/learning\/geopark_courses-2\/","og_site_name":"Joyce Country &amp; Western Lakes Geopark Project","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JCWLGeopark\/","article_modified_time":"2025-09-15T09:30:23+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@JCWLGeopark","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/learning\/geopark_courses-2\/","url":"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/learning\/geopark_courses-2\/","name":"Geopark Courses &#8212; Joyce Country &amp; Western Lakes Geopark Project","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2021-03-16T12:00:02+00:00","dateModified":"2025-09-15T09:30:23+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/learning\/geopark_courses-2\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"ga","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/learning\/geopark_courses-2\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/learning\/geopark_courses-2\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Learning","item":"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/learning\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Geopark Courses"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/en\/","name":"Joyce Country And Western Lakes Geopark","description":"Working towards a Geopark in the West of Ireland","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"ga"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/en\/#organization","name":"Joyce Country And Western Lakes Geopark","url":"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"ga","@id":"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Landscape-logo_colour_resize.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Landscape-logo_colour_resize.svg","width":1,"height":1,"caption":"Joyce Country And Western Lakes Geopark"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JCWLGeopark\/","https:\/\/x.com\/JCWLGeopark","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/JCWLGeopark\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@JCWLGeopark"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6095"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6095\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7323,"href":"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6095\/revisions\/7323"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}