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£400 Available for Wales’ Land Girls

8/31/2011 10:11 AM EST  -   Lantra
A £400 training grant is available to women working in Wales’ land-based industries from Lantra’s Women and Work 2011-12 Funding Project.

Over the past four years this project has proven successful in England, where it has helped 1,212 businesses and 3,250 women increase their skills in industries where women are under-represented. Because of the positive impact, Lantra has extended the funding UK-wide, so women...
Tree professionals needed to review industry standards
 

Setting Superior Standards for the Trees and Timber Industry

8/12/2011 5:48 AM EST  -   Lantra
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Tree professionals are urged to participate in the final online consultation, from 1 September to 8 November, to review the roles, skills and job responsibilities required for people working with trees and timber, and for a chance to win a new chainsaw.

During the past year, Lantra Sector Skills Council has worked closely with a large number of professionals, businesses and trade...

Utility Arboriculture Courses

8/10/2011 11:50 AM EST  -   Lantra
For immediate release

Two newly-revised Utility Arboriculture courses, ‘Site Safety Awareness’ and ‘Site Operations’ are now available from Lantra Awards for people working in proximity to electrical equipment for the purpose of maintaining or clearing trees and vegetation.

The ‘Utility Arboriculture Site Safety Awareness’ course is aimed at people working in arboriculture, forestry, agriculture,...

First ever National Irish Tree Climbing competition proves to be a great success

7/7/2011 7:29 AM EST  -   Lantra
Birr Castle in Co Offaly, Ireland was the stunning location for the first ever National Irish Tree Climbing competition which was held in tandem with the Woodland and Bio-Energy Show.
The competition was organised by the newly emerged Irish Tree Care Association, a group of highly committed Arborists practising tree care in Ireland, who wanted to demonstrate the skills needed to carry out works in a safe and...
Careers in environmental industris
 

PLANTING THE SEEDS OF ECONOMIC RECOVERY

4/6/2011 6:35 AM EST  -   Lantra
For Immediate Release

England’s land-based and environmental businesses must cultivate world-class skills in order to thrive and fully support the nation’s supply of food, fuel and water, according to new research, published today (6 April) by Lantra Sector Skills Council.

The land-based and environmental sector touches all our lives wherever we live. The sector feeds our nation and is indispensable for our...
From today Lantra will support land-based and enviromental businesses through Investors In People
 

INVESTING IN PEOPLE

4/1/2011 4:40 AM EST  -   Lantra
1 April 2011 For Immediate Release

Lantra, the Sector Skills Council supporting land-based industries, announces today, 1 April, that they have been appointed to accredit the Investors in People programme to English businesses operating within the land-based and environmental sector.

Investors in People is a business improvement tool which links staff development with increased business profitability and levels...
Diane Ratcliffe
 

NEW OFFICER DELIVERS FUNDING FOR YORKSHIRE’S FARMERS, FORESTERS AND GROWERS

3/23/2011 6:03 AM EST  -   Lantra
LandSkills Yorkshire and Humber has recruited Diane Ratcliffe as a Programme Officer to help the region’s farmers, foresters and growers improve the competitiveness of their business through skills and business development.

Bringing nine years of experience with funding projects, Diane’s most recent position was as a business adviser with Business Link Yorkshire, where she helped 600 learners access a wide range...

Inflexible apprenticeships place skills agenda at risk

2/3/2011 10:19 AM EST  -   Lantra
Apprenticeships need to be more flexible if they are to meet the needs of business and hit government targets – Sector Skills Council Lantra reveals during Apprenticeship Week (7-11 February).
Lantra is the Sector Skills Council for Land-based and Environmental Industries - representing industry and lobbying Government to support appropriate sector-based training.

Its research has highlighted a range of...

COMPETITION SEEKS TOP LEARNERS FROM THE LAND

8/11/2010 4:10 AM EST  -   Lantra
The best students drawn from the nation’s farms, florists, vets, stables, parks and woodlands, are set to compete in Lantra’s Welsh Land-based Learner of the Year Award.
Lantra, the Sector Skills Council for the environmental and land-based industries, has called for nominations for its annual awards to recognise those developing their skills.

Kevin Thomas, Lantra’s National Director for Wales, said: “These...

OPENING DOORS TO NEW OPPORTUNITIES

7/13/2010 6:45 AM EST  -   Lantra
Current economic conditions are tough on businesses everywhere, so to help those working within Wales’ environmental and land-based industries, Lantra Sector Skills Council is throwing open the doors of its Builth Wells office during the Royal Welsh Show (July 19-22).
Industry experts, training providers and staff from the Farming Connect Skills Development Programme, delivered by Lantra, are working together...