Training
Foundation and intermediate courses are available in management planning and in the use of the CMSi software. It is strongly recommended that anyone undertaking CMSi software training should be an experienced management planner or should first have attended the management planning course.
Courses can be held at your offices or in the exeGesIS offices in the UK.
Courses are tailored to meet the needs of individuals and organisations but are based on the course outlines below.
If you are interested in training or require pricing please contact us.
Management Planning Theory (2 days)
Day One:
Introduction
Principles of Management Planning
Vision Statement
Policy Statements
Site Description
Identifying Nature Conservation Features
Creating Objectives for identified features
Identifying Factors and limits
Identifying Attributes and limits
Identifying Objective Status
Objective Rationale and Prescriptions
Day Two:
Recap on Day 1 with exercises
Project Planning
Other interesting features
Relationship with the Local Community
Access and Tourism
Interpretation
Responsibilities and Obligations
Plan Review
Plan Audit
In these two days, participants will be encouraged to create examples from their own sites. Note that there is no training given on management planning on the CMSi software course which are about the software use only. Likewise, this course is only about the theory of management planning and does not involve the use of CMSi.
CMSi Software Foundation Course (1.5 days)
Introduction to CMSi
Working with Sites
Mapping
The Management Plan
The Site Description
Features, Factors, Attributes and Management
Creating and Planning Projects and Annual Projects
Planning short cuts
Adjusting your budgets
Work Recording
Filtering
Reporting
Contacts
Asset management
CMSi System Administration (0.5 day)
Introduction to CMSi
Setting up Users
Setting up User Interest Groups
Setting up User Permissions
Controlling budget edits
Setting up MyCMSi sections and who can see them
Translating CMSi
Setting up the Map