Skills training and education can help you meet the challenges of the industry today. With the right skills, you can improve your performance, employability and prospects.
Common Agricultural Policy reform means that workers in the environmental conservation industry must keep their skills up-to-date in areas like sustainable development.
At Lantra, we can make a real difference because we understand the issues that face you in environmental conservation. By identifying and addressing skills requirements, sourcing affordable training opportunities, providing commercial development and offering business guidance and support, we can give you access to help – when you need it.
On the horizon
Environmental conservation skills are now required by many who work in other land based industries, including agricultural crops and livestock, fisheries management and trees and timber.
Continuing reform of Common Agricultural Policy (and its application at national and regional levels), the Water Framework Directive and biodiversity strategies and targets, for example, mean that more environmentalists will be required to give advice and guidance to farmers and other land managers.
As a result of the increased activity and interest in environmental conservation there will be a need for more volunteers within the sector and also staff to manage and train them. Volunteers make an enormous contribution to business performance in the environmental conservation industries, and also to wider social inclusion, community cohesion and ‘quality of life’ targets and aspirations.
Increasing commitment from local government towards environmental issues including, for example, the management of waste and the development of environmental policies, will require a greater number of environmentalists with practical knowledge.
Demographic trends will require employers to move from the traditional recruitment pool of graduates. They will probably have to look to alternative groups such as career changers, lifestyle changers and immigrant labour.
Increasingly, employers are requiring candidates with a more practical knowledge base which may create an increased interest in HNDs and vocational qualifications rather than the traditional degree courses.
Digging deeper
Our research helps us to ensure education and training is relevant to your sector. We study the skills and labour requirements of the environmental conservation industry, and ensure these needs are met through your training.
For more detailed information, read the Environmental Conservation Sector Skills Agreement Report and Annex here.
