POULTRY PRODUCERS MUST ACT NOW FOR FUNDING
With new rules and regulations affecting broiler chicken producers, Lantra Sector Skills Council today (5 July) advised those in the West Midlands to act now and get funded training before it’s too late.
Under the new ‘broiler welfare directive’ training will be legally required for all staff working with poultry raised for meat. To prepare broiler producers for the changes LandSkills West Midlands, managed by Lantra on behalf of the West Midlands Development Agency, is providing 80% funding towards progressive poultry courses delivered by MVP training. LandSkills West Midlands Programme Manager, Emma Tregear, said: “We want poultry producers to take advantage of LandSkills and start the training now, because once the directive comes into place we will not be able to fund it.” Available in autumn 2010 in various locations across the West Midlands, the progressive poultry courses will look at areas such as veterinary health including bird anatomy, disease recognition, biosecurity, welfare, vaccination and medication, post mortems, housing and the environment, food and supply chain, insect and pest control, vermin control, fire awareness and health and safety. Director of MVP Training, Alastair Johnston, said: “The training available will ensure that poultry staff attending these courses will gain the required standard of knowledge under the new broiler welfare directive.” To register your interest contact MVP Training on 01904 709007 or email admin@mvptraining.co.uk. For more information about LandSkills West Midlands visit www.lantra.co.uk/LandSkillsWestMidlands ENDS Issued by: Vicky Brewin, Marketing and Communications Co-ordinator Tel: 02476 858417 or e-mail: vicky.brewin@lantra.co.uk. Follow LandSkills on Twitter at http://twitter.com/RDPELandSkills Notes to Editor LandSkills West Midlands, managed by Lantra Sector Skills Council on behalf of Regional Development Agency Advantage West Midlands, is part of the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) which is funded by Defra and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development. The Rural Development Programme is jointly funded by the EU, through the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, and the Government. In England, we will also make use of Voluntary Modulation. The RDPE 2007-2013 has a budget of £3.9 billion. This is more than double the budget available for the previous programme which ran from 2000-2006. £3.3 billion of the total budget will be allocated to agri-environment and other land management schemes. This funding will help farmers to manage the land more sustainably and deliver important outcomes on biodiversity, landscape and access, water quality and climate change. Some £600 million will be made available to make agriculture and forestry more competitive and sustainable and to enhance opportunity in rural areas. Lantra, the Sector Skills Council for the environmental and land-based industries, 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, landscaping, production horticulture, trees and timber and veterinary nursing. For more information see www.lantra.co.uk.
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