News : NOS

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...

Tree professionals needed to review industry standards

Setting Superior Standards for the Trees and Timber Industry

8/12/2011 5:48 AM EST - Lantra

For immediate release

Tree professionals are urged to participate in the final online consultation, from 1 September to 8 November, to review the roles, skills and job responsibilities required for people working with trees and timber, and for a chance to win a new chainsaw.

During the past year, Lantra Sector Skills Council has worked closely with a large number of professionals, businesses and trade...

Horticulture National Occupational Standards

Rewriting Horticulture Standards: Your Expertise Is Needed

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

for immediate release

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,...

Last chance to set the standards for the animal care industry

11/10/2010 7:27 AM EST - Lantra

Lantra Sector Skills Council is alerting animal care managers and professionals that they only have one month to influence the Standards for their industry as their online survey opens on 15 November and closes on 17 December 2010.
Lantra launched the UK-wide review this summer to examine the management and technical roles, skills and responsibilities in the animal care industry as part of a Level 4 National...

Setting high standards: your tree and timber expertise is needed

11/5/2010 5:29 AM EST - Lantra

Lantra Sector Skills Council has launched an extensive review examining roles, skills and responsibilities in the trees and timber industry. Those with a keen involvement in the industry are being asked to complete an online survey as part of the industry’s National Occupational Standards (NOS) review, with a chance to win a Husqvarna chainsaw.
Stuart Phillips, Lantra’s Trees and Timber Partnership Manager,...

New skills standards for Crofters and Smallholders

10/27/2010 4:57 AM EST - Lantra

Following an extensive review of the jobs, skills and activities performed by crofters and smallholders, Lantra has announced that new National Occupational Standards are now available to use.
Lantra, the Sector Skills Council supporting farmers and growers, lead the UK-wide project, producing a comprehensive list of skills needed by crofters and smallholders to run their holdings in a competent and effective...

Aquaculture: A fast growing food producing sector

10/25/2010 5:25 AM EST - Lantra

Accounting for more than half the fish supply for human consumption, aquaculture is the world’s fastest growing food producing sector and this growth is likely to continue.
Aquaculture is the farming of aquatic organisms in inland and coastal areas, which involves intervention in the rearing process to enhance production and cultivate stock. Scotland is the second largest producer in the world and the largest...

Join a major review of equine occupational standards

9/22/2010 6:04 AM EST - Lantra

Lantra Sector Skills Council has launched an extensive review examining roles, skills and responsibilities in the equine industry. Those with a keen involvement in the equine industry are being asked to complete an online survey as part of the industry’s National Occupational Standards (NOS).
Amy Cosgrove, Industry Partnership Manager for Equine at Lantra, says she believes the Standards are vital in reflecting...

JOIN A MAJOR REVIEW OF MANAGEMENT STANDARDS FOR THE HORTICULTURAL INDUSTRY

9/3/2010 6:27 AM EST - Lantra

Lantra Sector Skills Council has launched an extensive consultation examining management and technical roles, skills and responsibilities in the horticulture industry. Horticulture managers and professionals are being asked to complete an online survey as part of the industry’s National Occupational Standards (NOS).
David Winn, Industry Partnership Manager at Lantra, says he believes the Standards are vital in...

REVISED SKILLS STANDARDS NOW AVAILABLE FOR VETERINARY NURSING

8/4/2010 5:27 AM EST - Lantra

Following an extensive review of the jobs, skills and activities required by veterinary nurses, Lantra Sector Skills Council announced today (4 August) that newly revised National Occupational Standards are now approved and ready to use.
Lantra, the Sector Skills Council for environmental and land-based industries, lead the UK wide project, which produced a revised list of skills needed for student and...

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