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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...

£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...
Beekeepers
 

New Beekeeping Qualification Up and Flying Soon

8/12/2011 5:18 AM EST  -   Lantra
For immediate release
Honey bees impact the life of everyone in the UK and make an important contribution to agriculture, biosecurity and the environment. Whether as a hobby or a career, those interested in working with honey bees can soon benefit from taking the Level 1 Award in Introduction to Beekeeping, the UK’s very first regulated beekeeping qualification.*

Created by Lantra Awards in...
Ashleigh Miller-Kirkpatrick – Lantra’s Women and Work Game and Wildlife Management Winner 2010/11
 

Supporting the Skills of Scotland’s Women

7/26/2011 10:38 AM EST  -   Lantra
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Women working in Scotland’s land-based industries will benefit from a £400 training grant from Lantra’s Women and Work 2011-12 Funding Project, which is being offered in Scotland for the first time.

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....
Funding for the Southeast's farmers, foresters and growers
 

£500,000 for Farmers, Foresters and Growers through LandSkills SE

7/12/2011 6:26 AM EST  -   Lantra
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More than half a million pounds has been allocated to help the South East’s farmers, foresters and growers get the training they need to boost their business’ profitability.

From 1 August 2011 until 31 March 2012, £527,000 is available to businesses in this region to get up to 70% off training. Through the end of May 2011, this programme has provided funded training for 2,600 courses to over...
Lucy Taylor
 

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,...
Lucy Taylor
 

CULTIVATING A CAREER IN HUMAN RESOURCES

4/5/2011 12:55 PM EST  -   Lantra
When Lucy Taylor left her job as an editor of law employment books little did she expect to be buying her own copies of them ten years on. For the mum-of-one a new career in human resources has seen her flourish and horticultural retailer company Thomson Bros (Esher) Ltd is harvesting the benefits. What’s more, she has just been named the Women and Work Production Horticulture Winner of the Year.

Since 2006, the...
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...

£1 MILLION AVAILABLE FOR YORKSHIRE AND HUMBER’S FARMERS AND GROWERS…ANY TAKERS?

3/2/2011 5:57 AM EST  -   Lantra
2 March 2011

More than £1 million is available for Yorkshire and Humber’s farmers, foresters and growers to help them improve the competitiveness of their business through skills and business development over the next year.

LandSkills Programme Manager, Julie Hamilton, said: “LandSkills has been vitally important to farmers and growers in Yorkshire and Humber. Over the last two years close to 10,000 LandSkills...