News : Gardening

CULTIVATING HORTICULTURE OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS

1/30/2012 9:27 AM EST - Lantra

Lantra Sector Skills Council is asking horticulturalists, gardeners, farmers, growers and landscapers to participate in an extensive review examining roles, skills and responsibilities of those working across all aspects of amenity and production horticulture.

Those professionals with a keen involvement in the industry are being asked to complete an online survey as part of the industry’s job skills, or in...

Massive savings on garden sheds: York Timber Products Winter Sale is now on

12/19/2011 11:15 AM EST - York Timber Products

Now is the time to make sure your garden furniture and tools are put away during the wet and dreary winter months, because if you don’t, come spring you will be disappointed to find they have gone mouldy or have been ruined by rust. York Timber Products are offering massive savings on garden sheds in their winter sale at http://www.yorktimberproducts.co.uk/
There’s nothing better than a garden shed for...

Pathways to Apprenticeships

9/26/2011 5:15 AM EST - Lantra

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Undecided what to do after your GCSEs? Have you considered participating in the new Pathways to Apprenticeship programme, a one year programme combining college study with valuable work experience in agriculture, horticulture or floristry?

Built to prepare young people for an Advanced Apprenticeship, the Pathways to Apprenticeship Programme (PTA) is unique because it requires strong links...

£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...

John O'Conner (GM) Ltd awarded Investors in People

John O’Conner Grounds Maintenance Awarded Investors in People

7/7/2011 5:06 AM EST - Lantra

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John O’Conner (GM) Limited, a grounds maintenance business established in 1969, is the first organisation to be awarded Investors in People accreditation by Lantra Sector Skills Council, the land-based and environmental Investors in People Centre.

John O’Conner (GM) Limited holds contracts with local authorities, education establishments, housing associations and businesses in...

Women and Work 2011-12: Supporting Women’s Skills Across the UK

6/27/2011 5:46 AM EST - Lantra

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Five hundred women working in land-based industries across the UK will continue to benefit from Lantra’s Women and Work 2011-12 Funding Project, as it has been extended for a fifth year.

Women and Work has already helped 1212 businesses and 3,250 women to increase their skills in industries where women are under-represented. Not only that, for the first time ever, this project is open to...

Horticulture National Occupational Standards

Rewriting Horticulture Standards: Your Expertise Is Needed

6/8/2011 10:15 AM EST - Lantra

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Lantra Sector Skills Council is asking anyone working with production and amenity horticulture to participate in an extensive review examining roles, skills and responsibilities of those working in the horticulture industry.

David Winn, Lantra’s Horticulture Manager said: “The Standards are a great tool to help employers identify the skills their business need at all levels of employment,...

FROM HR TO GARDEN DESIGN: NICKI IS TURNING OVER A NEW LEAF

4/5/2011 5:11 AM EST - Lantra

With more than 15 years’ experience in HR Nicki Jackson decided to take a new path in life and retrain as a garden designer with help from Lantra’s Women and Work programme and because of her dedication, she has been named the Women and Work Horticulture, Landscaping and Sports Turf Joint Winner of the Year.

Since 2006, the Women and Work programme has worked with over 1212 companies in England to support 3,250...

MAPPING OUT A NEW CAREER IN GARDEN DESIGN

4/5/2011 4:51 AM EST - Lantra

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Long term career dreams are beginning to bear fruit for Jasmine Bellinger, who left the financial services industry to concentrate on a new Wiltshire landscape business and has just been named Lantra's Women and Work Horticulture, Landscaping and Sports Turf Joint Winner of the Year.

Since 2006, the Women and Work programme has worked with over 1212 companies in England to support 3,250...

Yorkshire urged to be more green-fingered as spring arrives

3/29/2011 5:13 AM EST - Adessi

The people of Yorkshire are being urged to get to grips with their gardens this spring so that they flourish in summer.

With the start of spring upon us, John Baker, Head of Horticulture at Shipley College says that the art of horticulture is a recession-busting pastime that’s suitable for all ages and, if you haven’t tried growing anything before, now is the time to have a go.

The college is hoping that being...

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