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£500,000 for Farmers, Foresters and Growers through LandSkills SE

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PLANTING THE SEEDS OF ECONOMIC RECOVERY

For Immediate Release England’s land-based and environmental businesses must cultivate world-class skills in order to thrive and fully support the nation’s supply of food, fuel and water, according to new research, published today (6 April) by Lantra Sector Skills Council. The land-based and environmental sector touches all our lives wherever we live. The sector feeds our nation and is indispensable for our current and future economic prosperity. Land-based and environmental businesses safeguard England’s natural environment and natural heritage and are in the front line in the drive for

MASTERING A CAREER IN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Support from Lantra’s Women and Work award has not just helped environmentalist Annabel Foskett embark upon a masters degree. It’s also led to a sought-after scholarship and landed her as the Women and Work Environmental Conservation joint-winner of the year. Since 2006, the Women and Work programme has worked with over 1212 companies in England to support 3,250 women develop their skills and progress their careers in industries where women are under-represented. To celebrate the end of the 2010/2011 training programme, the nine top learners were recognised at the second annual Lantra Women

VICTORIA’S DRIVE TOWARD SUCCESS

For Immediate Release Everyday that Victoria Forsyth goes to work she’s watched over by a colossal 65ft sculpture called The Dream. The concrete sculpture of a girl with her eyes closed sits on a hill overlooking both the M62 and the Merseyside farm where 21-year-old Victoria also stands out - as a hugely enthusiastic young female famer who has just been named Lantra’s Women and Work Agriculture Learner of the Year. Since 2006, the Women and Work programme has worked with over 1212 companies in England to support 3,250 women develop their skills and progress their careers in industries

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

WOMEN TAKING ON ONE OF BRITAIN’S MOST DANGEROUS CAREERS

PR1508 23 March 2011Ten women working in Cornwall and Devon were recently recognised (22 March) for their training and dedication to health and safety in agriculture, one of the most dangerous careers in Britain. The health and safety training, delivered by Safety Cornwall and funded through Lantra’s Women and Work programme, explored the development of safety policies, safety management systems, procedures, risks assessments and safe systems of work for farms. Additional one-to-one training and mentoring also took place plus specific safety management training courses. Tina Boydell,

£1 MILLION AVAILABLE FOR YORKSHIRE AND HUMBER’S FARMERS AND GROWERS…ANY TAKERS?

2 March 2011 More than £1 million is available for Yorkshire and Humber’s farmers, foresters and growers to help them improve the competitiveness of their business through skills and business development over the next year. LandSkills Programme Manager, Julie Hamilton, said: “LandSkills has been vitally important to farmers and growers in Yorkshire and Humber. Over the last two years close to 10,000 LandSkills events have supported more than 4,750 of the region’s farmers, foresters and growers. These workshops and discussion groups really help businesses improve their professionalism and

Training for success – Farming Connect shows how training made a difference for six farming families

20 July 2010 PR 1404 A new Farming Connect skills and training DVD and leaflet – both launched today (July 20) at the Royal Welsh Show by Lantra, the Sector Skills Council for the environmental and land-based industries – demonstrates how six farming families in Wales have developed their skills to improve working practices within the business, to meet statutory requirements and to help them diversify into new areas. All the families featured have been able to claim back 80% of the cost of training thanks to the Farming Connect Skills Development Programme, which is delivered by Lantra.

OPENING DOORS TO NEW OPPORTUNITIES

Current economic conditions are tough on businesses everywhere, so to help those working within Wales’ environmental and land-based industries, Lantra Sector Skills Council is throwing open the doors of its Builth Wells office during the Royal Welsh Show (July 19-22).Industry experts, training providers and staff from the Farming Connect Skills Development Programme, delivered by Lantra, are working together so that the show’s visitors can easily find out about the training and support that is available, or ask about the many rewarding environmental and land-based careers. Farmers and

OPENING DOORS TO NEW OPPORTUNITIES

Current economic conditions are tough on businesses everywhere, so to help those working within Wales’ environmental and land-based industries, Lantra Sector Skills Council is throwing open the doors of its Builth Wells office during the Royal Welsh Show (July 19-22).Industry experts, training providers and staff from the Farming Connect Skills Development Programme are working together so that the show’s visitors can easily find out about the training and support that is available to the sector, or ask about the many rewarding environmental and land-based careers, some of which will be

RURAL SKILLS PROGRAMME LAUNCHES £1m TRAINING GRANT SCHEME AT GREAT YORKSHIRE SHOW

LandSkills will announce its final winter training programme at the Great Yorkshire Show (13-15 July 2010).Managed by Lantra Sector Skills Council on behalf of Yorkshire Forward, LandSkills will join the Yorkshire Forward and XL Vets stands to shout about its £1m winter training programme. LandSkills Programme Manager, Julie Hamilton, said: “We can’t wait to talk to farmers, foresters and growers about the exciting winter line up that we have planned. Not only will they be able to access progressive poultry training just in time for the Broiler Welfare Directive, succession planning and

Chips, chips, glorious chips

Chips are a firm favourite in many parts of the world. But unlike some other countries, we make and eat our chips in a variety of ways: from chunky to skinny; as an accompaniment or on their own; with vinegar, brown sauce, tomato ketchup or even mayonnaise.Our long term love affair with the humble chip is believed to have first begun back in the 1790’s in France although it was not until the 1860’s that fish and chip shops began opening across the UK. Nowadays, an astonishing 277 million portions of chips are sold in UK fish and chip shops every year. Wilma Kane, Proprietor of Wilma’s

Business Skills for Rural Women

Lantra, the Sector Skills Council for environmental and land-based industries has submitted a bid to help fund a new programme – ‘Business Skills for Rural Women’ which will be rolled out across eight areas in Scotland.The programme will provide rural women with the business management and leadership skills necessary to improve their business performance. Mary Mitchell, Lantra’s Regional Partnership Manager said: “Women have always held in a central role in sustaining the fragile rural economy in Scotland, with many running their own small enterprises. This new project is offering women the