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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...

Love Apprenticeships?

2/6/2012 6:01 AM EST - Lantra

There are even more reasons for learners to ‘Love Apprenticeships’ the year as Lantra, Sector Skills Council for land-based and environmental industries, has created a free website and match making service that provides learners all the information and tools they need to begin an Apprenticeship.

The changing times have required many learners in the UK to re-assess their long term plans and decide what their future...

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...

REVIEWING THE UK’S ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION STANDARDS

1/24/2012 6:39 AM EST - Lantra

Lantra Sector Skills Council is asking everyone working in environmental conservation to participate in an extensive review examining roles, skills and responsibilities of those working in conservation.

Those with a keen involvement in the industry, from professional ecologists and access offices to estate staff and volunteers, are being asked to complete an online survey as part of the industry’s National...

Take your Business to the Next Level with Lantra’s Business Women Conference

11/8/2011 9:50 AM EST - Lantra

To help support, encourage and empower the business women who make a contribution to Scotland’s economy, Lantra is holding a Rural Business Women’s Conference on Sunday 27 November at Westerwood Hotel, Cumbernauld. The conference will feature prominent business women from across Scotland who will share their knowledge and the secrets of their success with attendees.
This one day conference is open to all women...

Bringing the Countryside to WorldSkills

10/10/2011 11:00 AM EST - Lantra

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More than 150,000 young people and students got a glimpse of what it is like working in the land-based and environmental industries at WorldSkills, held from 5-8 October, at the ExCeL London exhibition and conference centre.

Highlighting the diverse career opportunities available, Lantra, the Sector Skills Council supporting the land-based and environmental industries, attended WorldSkills...

The Search is on for Wales’ Top Learners

9/22/2011 3:38 AM EST - Lantra

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The most exceptional and inspiring learners in Wales’ land-based and environmental industries are needed to compete for cash prizes and training vouchers in Lantra’s Land-based Learner of the Year Awards.

Lantra, the UK Sector Skills Council supporting land-based and environmental industries is inviting employers, trade associations and training providers across Wales to put forward...

Revised 4X4 Off Road Courses Now Available

9/13/2011 11:35 AM EST - Lantra

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Revised 4X4 Off Road Courses Now Available

Three fully revised 4X4 Off Road Driving courses are now available from Lantra Awards for professional, recreational and experienced drivers wanting to operate a 4x4 vehicle in an off road environment.

Beneficial to learners or hobbyists interested in off road sport, leisure and recreation, these courses have been developed for...

Managing the UK’s Volunteers

9/1/2011 10:50 AM EST - Lantra

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Did you know there are an estimated 24 million people who volunteer each year* adding roughly £21.5 billion to the UK’s economy**? In order to properly train individuals who manage, supervise or lead volunteers, Lantra Awards has developed the Level 3 Award in Volunteer Management.

Lantra Awards, one of the UK’s leading awarding and accrediting organisations, has created the...

Composites training providers working together

8/16/2011 11:15 AM EST - Cogent SSC

The Composites Skills Alliance has signed up the first of its training providers to deliver accredited Composites training across the UK.
The Alliance, a partnership between the National Skills Academy for Process Industries and Semta, the sector skills council for science, engineering and manufacturing technologies, has confirmed four Further Education establishments as the Founder Providers.

Oxford and...

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