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VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS ARE VITAL TO YOUNG LEARNERS AND TO THE FUTURE SUCCESS ...

1/31/2012 1:27 PM EST - Lantra

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Lantra is responsible for defining the content of vocational qualifications for the land-based sector. This includes the Fish Husbandry and Horse Care qualifications which were highlighted in today’s BBC reports on vocational qualifications no longer to be recognised in school performance tables.

Lantra agrees with the broad recommendations of Professor Alison Wolf’s report which stressed the...

KATHERINE GALLOPS AHEAD OF THE COMPETITION

11/29/2011 11:50 AM EST - Lantra

Katherine Touch from Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, was named as the Animal Health and Welfare, Horticulture and Environmental Young Learner of the Year winner in Lantra’s 2011 Land-based Learner of the Year Awards, for her dedication to training with Animal and Equine studies.
The Land-based Learner of the Year Awards, held on 28 November during this years’ Winter Fair on the Royal Welsh Showground, celebrates...

NEWS RELEASE: £2.9 MILLION INVESTMENT IN LAND-BASED BUSINESSES

11/23/2011 11:17 AM EST - Lantra

A £2.9 million investment in the skills and professionalism of land-based and environmental businesses has been announced today (24 November) as part of the Employer and Investment Fund (EIF) Phase 2.
This investment fund will enable Lantra, the Sector Skills Council supporting land-based and environmental industries, create and deliver three projects tailored specifically to industry needs, aimed at increasing...

Bringing Animal-Related Apprenticeships into Focus

10/5/2011 5:43 AM EST - Lantra

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More needs to be done on raising the awareness of apprenticeships in animal and veterinary related industries, according to new research published by Lantra Skills Council and VETNET Lifelong Learning Network South West (VETNET LLN SW).

The report, ‘Progression to Higher Education from Veterinary Nursing and Animal-related Apprenticeships’, outlines the findings of recent research on...

New Equine Modern Apprenticeship Frameworks Available

6/30/2011 7:00 AM EST - Lantra

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Scotland’s learners and employers working with horses can now use new level 2 and revised level 3 Equine Modern Apprenticeship frameworks that have been approved by the Modern Apprenticeship Group and launched by Lantra Sector Skills Council.

Over the past year, Lantra has undertaken an extensive consultation with Scotland’s equine businesses, industry professionals and training...

PLANTING THE SEEDS OF ECONOMIC RECOVERY

4/6/2011 6:35 AM EST - Lantra

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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...

Equine learner of the year, Rebecca McWilliams

Ayrshire girl scoops top equine award

3/7/2011 5:02 AM EST - Lantra

Equine student, Rebecca McWilliams from Irvine in Ayrshire was named ‘Equine Learner of the Year’ at the eighth annual Lantra Land-based and Aquaculture Learner of the Year awards, and was among the winners who met the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment, Richard Lochhead at the awards ceremony.
Rebecca, who completed an Entry to Farriery Course at Oatridge College was also awarded the...

Winners at Lantra's Land-based and Aquaculture Learner of the Year Awards

Cabinet Secretary presents awards to Scotland's top learners

3/4/2011 11:52 AM EST - Lantra

The crème de la crème of Scotland’s land-based and aquaculture learners were recognised for their skills by the Cabinet Secretary, Richard Lochhead at this year’s Land-based and Aquaculture Learner of the Year awards hosted by Lantra Sector Skills Council.
Scott Simpson from Rothesay on the Isle of Bute scooped the top prize, Overall Land-based and Aquaculture Learner of the Year, receiving the Peter Alexander...

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT APPRENTICESHIPS?

2/1/2011 10:11 AM EST - Lantra

Anyone working with animals in the South West is urged to take part in research, launched today, 1 February 2011, by Lantra and VETNET Lifelong Learning Network South West (VETNET LLN SW). This cross-industry research will look at finding out how businesses, individuals and training providers regard Apprenticeships.

Lantra, the Sector Skills Council supporting people working with animals, and VETNET LLN SW, are...

MORE THAN JUST A HOBBY HORSE

1/19/2011 4:51 AM EST - Lantra

The equine industry is more than four times bigger than official statistics previously estimated, according to new research by Lantra Sector Skills Council.

More than 400 equine employers participated in the extensive research from Lantra in 2010, which was dedicated to understanding more about the UK equine industry and what drives the people who work with horses. In addition to the employer interviews, the...

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