AFYD is a powerful educational and vocational training tool, whilst our programmes are very much angling based, we have designed and are continually developing a range of inter changeable modules to create programmes for teaching people about the sport and our environment.

We operate from our own sites and our courses are designed to compliment the curriculum in both Primary and Secondary Education. We work very closely with local education authorities to ensure a high standard of course delivery both in the classroom and on the river bank and in Scotland represent the Trout in the Classroom U.K. project.

We even take the participants fishing!

AFYD currently provides Introductory Courses in Game Angling, Sea Angling, and Coarse Fishing techniques.

From June 2009 the AFYD Game Angling Award Course and the Fishery Science Award Course will be available.

Each course consists of a a series of modules. To see details please click on the links above.

Each module carries Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework Points awarded on completion.

Acknowledgements:

Module Contributors:

Mr Ronald Pickens - Scottish Anglers National Association.
Mr Jim Kyle - Scottish Anglers National Association.
Mr George Knight (ret'd) - Strathclyde Police
Mr Derek Whittle - Strathclyde Police
Miss Jane Lindsay Bsc (Hons) – Scottish Environmental Protection Agency
Mr Greville Humphrey -Tayside Police
Mr Alan Stewart - Tayside Police
Mr Alan Suttie – Trout in the Classroom UK
Mr Alan Bithell – Fly Tyers Guild
Mr Kennedy Oliver - Woodfarm High School, East Renfrew
Mr Paul Fishlock Bsc (Hons).
Mr Stephen Gill – The Lame Ducks
Mr Graham Lea – Blairgowrie High School, Perthshire
Mr James Aitken Bsc (Hons) – Tayside Police

Graphics:
Mr Andrew Ferguson – Dunmore Angling Club

Proof Reading/Editing:
Ms Catriona Morrison

Fisheries Science Advisor:
Dr Andrew Walker

Environmental Science Advisor:
Prof David Bellamy OBE Msc, Bsc (Hons)

Fisheries Management Advisor:
Paul Fishlock BA (Hons), Bsc (Hons)

For 2010 we are developing in conjunction with our partners, the Scottish Federation of Sea Anglers, the Sea Angler’s Conservation Group, and Scottish Native Woods Award Courses in Sea Angling, Marine Science, and Riparian Woodland Management
respectively.