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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

CULTIVATING A CAREER IN HUMAN RESOURCES

When Lucy Taylor left her job as an editor of law employment books little did she expect to be buying her own copies of them ten years on. For the mum-of-one a new career in human resources has seen her flourish and horticultural retailer company Thomson Bros (Esher) Ltd is harvesting the benefits. What’s more, she has just been named the Women and Work Production Horticulture Winner of the Year. Since 2006, the Lantra 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

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

CARVING A CAREER IN TREES AND TIMBER

For Immediate Release Elizabeth Cadd’s ‘workshop’ is a newly coppiced woodland on a Leicestershire farm - a place where her artistic talents intertwine with her growing conservation and woodland management skills. Because of these very skills, she has just been named Lantra’s Women and Work Trees and Timber Winner of the Year. Since 2006, the Lantra 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

FROM HR TO GARDEN DESIGN: NICKI IS TURNING OVER A NEW LEAF

With more than 15 years’ experience in HR Nicki Jackson decided to take a new path in life and retrain as a garden designer with help from Lantra’s Women and Work programme and because of her dedication, she has been named the Women and Work Horticulture, Landscaping and Sports Turf 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

MAPPING OUT A NEW CAREER IN GARDEN DESIGN

For Immediate Release Long term career dreams are beginning to bear fruit for Jasmine Bellinger, who left the financial services industry to concentrate on a new Wiltshire landscape business and has just been named Lantra's Women and Work Horticulture, Landscaping and Sports Turf 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

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

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