Lantra Scotland: Recent Episodes
Lantra Scotland
We talk to Juanita Wilson MBE and staff new member Beth Black (a student at Dundee and Angus College) about their work with rescued animals at Mossburn Community Farm near Lockerbie. Find out how Lantra Scotland's Skills Matching Service paired Beth up with the vacancy. Sign up for the service at https://www.scotland.lantra.co.uk/sms
We talk to Ryan Hamilton about his job in path repair and maintenance in Scotland's rural landscape
Lantra Scotland's industry champions visit the River Teith and find out more about careers in fisheries management
A new resource for agriculture businesses was launched at the Royal Highland Show by Jamie Hepburn MSP, Minister for Business, Fair Work and Skills. The employers’ toolkit, developed by Lantra Scotland on behalf of the Skills for Farming Group with support from Skills Development Scotland, will support employers in making informed decisions on different types of training as well as providing practical information on wages, responsibilities, funding and mentoring. Lantra's Jim Ewing was at the launch to find out more about the story behind the toolkit. www.scotland.lantra.co.uk/employers-toolkit
Jim from Lantra speaks to a dairy farmer and local machinery ring about how a new pre-apprenticeship in agriculture is working for businesses in rural Scotland