Saint Louis Zoo Fall 2005 Docent Training Pre-Evaluation Report

The Docent Training Program is intended to provide trainees with a basic understanding of ecology and zoology and the skills necessary to conduct education and interpretive programming.  The training program is 13 weeks long and offered twice a year.  The trainees can get 3 hours of graduate credit for the training through four local universities.  The goal of the evaluation is to determine if the training program was 1) accomplishing its goals and objectives, and 2) what improvements can be made in the way training is delivered.