LandSkills Yorkshire and Humber can give you the training you need to boost your business’ profitability. Up to 70% funding is now available to Yorkshire and Humber based farmers, foresters and growers.
To get your hands on the money you must be based in North, East, South, West Yorkshire or North, North East Lincolnshire and be a:
- Farmer or grower
- Forestry business owner or contractor
- Agricultural contractor
- Farm or forestry employee (including migrant worker)
- Young person entering farming or forestry.
You must run, own or work in a business spending at least 50% of your time in, or be dependent upon, agriculture, forestry, production horticulture.
You can get funded training for:
- Improving work practices and resource management
- Technical skills
- Complying with new legislation including animal health and welfare and nutrient management
- Managing woodlands for fuel and economic benefit
- Leadership, business and financial management.
26 training providers deliver LandSkills funded training:
- ADAS
- BPEX
- Brendan O'Connor
- British Wool Marketing Board
- Brown & Co
- Dovecote Park Producer Club
- EBLEX
- EFFP LLP
- Farm Business Support and Development Project (North Yorkshire)
- Farm Business Support and Development Project (South Pennines)
- FarmSkills Beef and Dairy
- FarmSkills Sheep (XL Vets)
- Food and Farming Forum
- LART
- Len Cragg
- Lower Dales Training
- McCain Growers
- Minister Veterinary Practice
- NADIS
- NFU
- RAFT Solutions Ltd
- Stockbridge Technology Centre
- Tony Walmsley Associates
- Waring Stewart Associates
- Yorkshire Rural Training Network
- Yorwoods
Call 08452 788800 or download our list to find your best provider.
Alternatively check out the Courses tab below to see what is coming up soon.
We work with a group of nine local employers (known as the LandSkills Industry Advisory Board) to make sure the money is being used in the best way to meet industry’s skills needs.
The Board represents the interests of the production horticulture, pigs, poultry, sheep, beef, crops and veterinary industries, and they can approve or decline course proposals.
Find out more about our IAB members by clicking on their names below:
We manage LandSkills Yorkshire and Humber on as part of the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE).
RDPE 2007-13 is jointly funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and defra and has a budget of £3.9 billion.
£3.3 billion of this budget will help farmers to manage the land more sustainably and deliver important outcomes on biodiversity, landscape and access, water quality and climate change.
Some £600 million will help make agriculture and forestry more competitive and sustainable and enhance opportunity in rural areas.
Visit the defra website for more information.
Q. I run a farm business and want to open up a farm shop, can LandSkills fund the courses I need?
A. Yes. You can get funding for courses such as butchery, hygiene, farm-based processing, food safety, HACCP principles, sausage making, bacon curing and dairy processing.
Q. I’m currently looking at changing my career, can LandSkills funding help me?
A. LandSkills can only fund those who already work in agriculture, forestry or production horticulture. (See eligibility criteria)
Q. I’m 16 wanting an agricultural career, can I access LandSkills?
A. LandSkills can fund people from 17 upwards.
Q. Can LandSkills fund multiple courses?
A. Yes.
Q. How can I get LandSkills updates?
A. Register to receive email updates or follow us on Twitter.
Q. I want more information how do I get in touch?
A. Email the team or call 08452 788800.