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Women and Work 2011-12: Supporting Women’s Skills Across the UK

INVESTING IN PEOPLE

1 April 2011 For Immediate Release Lantra, the Sector Skills Council supporting land-based industries, announces today, 1 April, that they have been appointed to accredit the Investors in People programme to English businesses operating within the land-based and environmental sector. Investors in People is a business improvement tool which links staff development with increased business profitability and levels of service. Investors in People supports and accredits employers that follow a structured business development programme. Research shows that the Investors in People programme helps

Dumfries Farm Assistant named Aquaculture Learner of the Year

Farm Assistant, Harris Wright from Dumfries has been named ‘Aquaculture Learner of the Year’ at the eighth annual Lantra Land-based and Aquaculture Learner of the Year awards ceremony. This highly prestigious event, held at the Crieff Hydro Hotel, attracted 140 guests and was attended by the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment, Richard Lochhead.Aquaculture is the world’s fastest growing food producing sector, accounting for more than half the fish supply for human consumption. To reflect the increasing importance of aquaculture as a key part of the food and drink

Aquaculture employment demands forecast to increase

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. There are around 25 aquaculture businesses in Northern Ireland which employ approximately 150 people*. The aquaculture industry is part of the land-based and environmental sector, represented by Lantra Sector Skills Council. David Seffen, Partnership

Time is ticking for Land-based and Aquaculture Learner nominations

With only two weeks left, Lantra Sector Skills Council is calling you to nominate your top Scottish Land-based and Aquaculture Learner of the Year.These special awards aim to recognise and reward those learners who have demonstrated a real commitment to training and professional development – anyone can put forward a candidate: employers, training providers, colleges, schools and universities and can you nominate more than one learner. With a range of prize categories, why not nominate a deserving learner for one of these prestigious awards. Prize categories include: ‘Overall Winner

Aquaculture: A fast growing food producing sector

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 in the EU; there are around aquaculture 260 businesses in Scotland which employ approximately 2,200 people. Aquaculture accounts for almost 40% of food export from Scotland each year*.

Search begins for Scotland’s top Aquaculture Learners

Lantra, the Sector Skills Council for environmental and land-based industries is calling for nominations for its eighth Scottish ‘Lantra Land-based and Aquaculture Learner of the Year’ awards.Lantra is urging employers, training providers, colleges, universities and schools to nominate employees or students who have shown outstanding commitment to training through their hard work and determination. Lantra’s National Director for Scotland, Willie Fergusson said: “Lantra’s Land-based and Aquaculture Learner of the Year awards is a wonderful opportunity to show new entrants the rewarding and

Teaming up to learn about aquaculture employer needs

Lantra staff recently accompanied Danny Logue from Skills Development Scotland on a tour visiting employers across Scotland to see first-hand the skills issues facing both employers and employees in the sector.Willie Fergusson, Lantra’s Director for Scotland said: “Skills Development Scotland work with Lantra on many different levels, and are the main sponsor of Lantra’s Land-based Learner of the Year Awards. Danny presented this year’s awards on behalf of SDS. Through Danny’s involvement with this event he expressed an interest in learning more about the sector and the people working in it,

TEAMING UP TO LISTEN TO EMPLOYERS' NEEDS

Lantra staff recently accompanied Danny Logue from Skills Development Scotland on a tour visiting employers across Scotland to see first-hand the skills issues facing both employers and employees in the sector.Willie Fergusson, Lantra’s Director for Scotland said: “Skills Development Scotland work with Lantra on many different levels, and are the main sponsor of Lantra’s Land-based Learner of the Year Awards. Danny presented this year’s awards on behalf of SDS. Through Danny’s involvement with this event he expressed an interest in learning more about the sector and the people working in it,