Did you know...?
Below are some interesting facts and figures about Compass Education and Training.
Students and courses
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Since we started in 1999 with one course and two people doing everything we have registered over 7,650 students.
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We anticipate receiving our 8,000th registration this year.
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We now enrol over 1,000 students a year.
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We currently have 77 courses, 31 of which are dog courses.
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Around 80% of registrations are for dog courses meaning over 800 people each year study dogs with us.
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We have had students from 43 different countries worldwide.
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Our youngest student was 9 years old, our oldest was 84 years old.
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Students funded by Scottish government and other grants has totalled in excess of £25,000 worth of education in the last three years plus Compass has wholly funded around £6,000 worth of courses to rehabilitation of offender programmes.
Animal welfare
We have rescued, cared for and released a range of injured wildlife and keep ex-battery hens (now free range). Amongst those that have been in our care are:
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4 Buzzards
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1 Barn owl
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1 Tawny owl
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4 Ferrets
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1 Hedgehog
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1 Crow
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1 Rook
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1 Heron
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1 Swan
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Several Mallards
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1 Herring Gull
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Several Rabbits
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Several Guinea Pigs
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Several Rats
We also keep eight dogs, for four this is not their first home.
Conservation
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On our land we have set aside 12 acres for wildlife habitat and have planted over 1,000 conifer and broadleaf trees.
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All of our printed course notes are on 100% recycled paper.
Charitable work
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Donations and uncharged work for charitable animal welfare causes amounts to around £6,000 each year.