NEW TREES AND TIMBER APPRENTICESHIPS LAUNCHED

Lantra Sector Skills Council has announced today (3 August) that improved Apprenticeship frameworks for trees and timber have been launched and are now available to use.

Over the past year, Lantra has undertaken an extensive review with businesses, other industry professionals and training providers to review trees and timber Apprenticeships and ensure they are kept relevant and up-to-date to meet the changing needs of industry professionals. Stuart Phillips, Industry Partnership Manager for trees and timber at Lantra, said: “After this close consultation with industry, it was evident that a new level 3 Apprenticeship was in high demand. Lantra is proud to announce that the framework is now available for immediate use by training providers. “The new level 3 Apprenticeship framework is a positive step forward for industry and coupled with the revised level 2 framework, it provides learners and employers alike with progression opportunities needed. The new level 3 Apprenticeship is also the first framework at this level to be made available to the industry in England and Wales.” An Apprenticeship is not a qualification in itself but a package of learning and qualifications combined with work-based learning specific to the needs of the industry. It can be delivered entirely in the workplace or through a combination of workplace and learning at an approved college or training provider. The benefit is that the Apprenticeship framework includes relevant industry skills combined with skills required by employers, such as communication, working with others, problem solving, ICT and numeracy. Many businesses offer apprentice places across England and Wales because they understand the benefits that apprentices bring. Jo-Anne Bryan, Lantra’s Project Manager for Frameworks, added: “This new framework is a great platform for developing a career in trees and timber, encompassing forestry, green wood trades, arboriculture and social forestry. “We’ve taken into account lots of new business practices during the review so the Apprenticeship frameworks will now be completely up-to-date, fit for purpose and valued by employers. This has never been more important as with the government looking to increase the number of apprentices.” To view and download the newly revised Apprenticeship framework in trees and timber, please visit www.lantra.co.uk/apprenticeship-framework-documents. To find out more about the Apprenticeship programme or to see the upcoming schedule of framework reviews, please visit www.lantra.co.uk/apprenticeships or call 02476 858 424. -ENDS- ISSUED BY: Caroline Judd, Lantra Press Office – contact media@lantra.co.uk or 02476 858 407. NOTES TO EDITOR: About Lantra • Lantra, the Sector Skills Council for the environmental and land-based sector, is licensed by the UK government to drive forward the new skills, training and business development agenda for the sector. • Lantra represents 17 industries and 1.5 million workers and volunteers in agricultural crops, agricultural livestock, animal care, animal technology, aquaculture, environmental conservation, equine, farriery, fencing, fisheries management, floristry, game and wildlife management, land-based engineering, landscape, production horticulture, trees and timber and veterinary nursing. For more information see www.lantra.co.uk.

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