Conservation students at Pembrokeshire College are being given a helping hand on their career paths by the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority. Four students who have completed college courses have been recruited as seasonal wardens with the Park's Coast Path and Sites Maintenance teams. And for the first time there are girl recruits to the outdoor teams - Emily Hills, of Slebech, and Sian Davies, of Houghton. They and colleague Jonathan Copp, of Kilgetty, have just finished an environmental conservation course with an NVQ Level II qualification. The fourth 'recruit' is Joel Kemp, of Haverfordwest, who previously completed a coastal zone course at the college. As well as a wide variety of work tasks with the Park teams, the students are also taking several training courses which will provide the additional qualifications which potential employers seek. Steve Brick, the National Park Authority's technical officer, said: "Since starting with us they have obtained nationally recognised certificates for handling various pieces of equipment like brush cutters and flail mowers. It is proving to be a very successful link up with the college which has all come through the authority's membership of Pembrokeshire College's Industrial Liaison Panel." The latest course, held on a National Park site at St. Brides, was for operating lawn tractor mowers. Lantra-recognised instructor Keith Coldwell, of the Pembrokeshire Machinery Ring, took the student wardens through the procedures using the Park Authority's environmentally friendly sit-on mowers which are powered by 100 per cent biodiesel. Said Jonathan Copp: "I did not expect the work to be so varied nor to have so much training built into it. It is helping us build up the experience and qualifications which potential employers look for, and we are learning so much from the other members of our teams as well."