Action 20
"Pilot projects will be starting in the Borders and
Grampian involving farmers, the Employment Service, the
Local Enterprise Companies and the Scottish Executive, to
look at how the industry can make better use of the New
Deal Jobs Option and Modern Apprenticeships to bring people
into the industry and offer them the right training. This
work will also look at how the industry can work with
Careers Scotland to promote itself better to young people
as a worthwhile career."
Progress
Lantra have begun, with support from Scottish
Enterprise, to improve awareness, uptake and access to land
based Modern Apprenticeships in Scotland. Young people,
parents and employers are to receive information through a
targeted promotional campaign.
Successful apprentices will gain a Scottish Vocational
Qualification (SVQ) level 3, core skills and a number of
relevant professional and technical certificates. Scottish
Modern Apprenticeships are available through
Skillseekers.
The Local Enterprise network has delivered three
half-day workshops aimed at raising awareness of
agri-environment and biodiversity issues and developing
conservation skills. A further pilot series of workshops
and farm visits are planned for the Highlands and Islands
in 2005.
Links
http://www.lantra.co.uk/
http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/
Although work is continuing, Action 20 is
substantially complete.
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