FUNDING FOR FEMALE FARRIERS

Female farriers from across England can now benefit from a £450 training grant it was announced today (7 April) by Lantra Sector Skills Council.

The training grant is available through Lantra’s Women and Work programme, which is entering its fourth year after successfully securing funding to help another 670 women working in male dominated industries. The grant will enable all women working within the farriery industry including registered and apprentice farriers to develop their skills, careers and businesses until February 2011. Women and Work Programme Manager, Lyndsay Bird, said: “The programme has been a huge success over the last 3 years and we have seen some wonderful examples of women using the programme to achieve more. The grants can be used to fund a range of training activities to develop technical, leadership, management and supervisory skills. This year, we are now able to offer this opportunity to women in farriery and look forward to seeing how it benefits women in the industry.” Since the programme began in March 2007 Lantra has helped 2,400 women working in male dominated environmental and land-based industries to progress. Lantra recently held its first Women and Work Awards to celebrate some of the sectors most inspirational and driven women who have accessed funding to change their lives, careers and businesses. According to The National Farrier Training Agency there are 53 registered female farriers and 33 female farriery apprentices aged between 16 and 69 who could benefit from the programme. Lyndsay continued: “The success of the programme over the last three years means that we can now open the funding up to even more women working in industries where they are significantly under-represented.” For more information or to register your interest call 0845 707 8007, email connect@lantra.co.uk or visit www.lantra.co.uk/WomenandWork.

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