REVIEWING THE UK’S ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION STANDARDS

Pathways to Apprenticeships

Supporting the Skills of Wales’ Women

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

John O’Conner Grounds Maintenance Awarded Investors in People

Scotland’s Rural Women Mean Business

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

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