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Businesses Should ‘Love Apprenticeships’

2/7/2012 4:59 AM EST - Lantra

Businesses are urged to ‘Love Apprenticeships’ this year as Lantra, Sector Skills Council for land-based and environmental industries, has created a free website that puts interested employers in touch with learners, helping to bring an Apprentice into their workplace.

Apprenticeships are a great way to breathe new life into a business, as employers get to train apprentices from scratch, to ensure they develop all...

£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...

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...

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,...

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...

MASTERING A CAREER IN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

4/5/2011 12:18 PM EST - Lantra

Support from Lantra’s Women and Work award has not just helped environmentalist Annabel Foskett embark upon a masters degree. It’s also led to a sought-after scholarship and landed her as the Women and Work Environmental Conservation joint-winner of the year.

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

Inflexible apprenticeships place rural skills agenda at risk

2/2/2011 11:41 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...

Lantra hosts conference for Training Providers

10/20/2010 5:31 AM EST - Lantra

A stimulating and informative conference to raise awareness of the roles and responsibilities of Lantra Sector Skills Council, training providers and key government stakeholders in developing National Occupational Standards, qualifications and learning was hosted at Crieff Hydro.
During the event attendees heard from a range of people involved within training and the development of qualifications; this included...

NCFE LAYING THE FOUNDATIONS FOR A BRIGHT FUTURE

9/28/2010 10:52 AM EST - Adessi

Leading national qualification provider NCFE is paving the way in Foundation Learning by making bright futures and promising careers accessible to more students.

Through a specially developed suite of qualifications, NCFE is raising the participation and engagement of students through Entry Level and Level 1 learning.

Foundation Learning (FL) was created in response to growing concerns about the number of learners...

NEW LOGISTICS QUALIFICATIONS LAUNCHED BY NCFE

9/28/2010 10:00 AM EST - Adessi

Leading national qualification provider NCFE is helping keep the country moving with a new suite of logistics qualifications.

NCFE now offers Level 3 NVQ (National Qualifications Framework) in Logistics Management Operations, aimed at people looking to develop their knowledge of logistics management, improve their career prospects, or progress to further training.

Chief Executive of NCFE, David Grailey, said:...

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