The Lantra team have lots of fun and interesting activities planned for this year's Royal Highland Show in Ingliston. Please do come along to one of our three receptoins detailed below or simply pop in for a visit to find our more about Lantra in Scotland.
Thursday 25th June
2.00pm Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding
Join Lantra and for an afternoon reception to celebrate the Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Lantra and NFU Scotland that sets out how the two organisations will work together to help increase the level of skills in the farming community. We will be joined by the President of NFU Scotland, Jim McLaren and Lantra Director, Willie Fergusson.
The Lantra Employer Toolkit will be demonstrated and a new Lantra agriculture careers leaflet will be launched to help employers, farmers, schools and organisations actively promote and encourage new entrants into the land-based sector and show entry routes and progression opportunities.
A key speaker from SQA will inform us of the latest developments of Skills for Work/National Progression Awards (NPA) Rural Skills.
There wil also be an update on the development and introduction of new Level 2 Modern Apprenticeship Agriculture to encourage a significant number to take up the Modern Apprenticeship framework, and ensure agriculture has a supply of skilled people for the future.
Jim McLaren and Willie Fergusson will sign the Memorandum of Understanding and this will be followed by a networking opportunity.
1.30 pm and 4.30pm Floristry Demonstration
During the afternoon a floristry demonstration to make a stunning buttonhole will be given by Langside College.
For details on floristry and other courses visit www.lantraonestopshop.co.uk
Friday 26th June
10.00am A celebration of the business success of rural women
Come and enjoy a breakfast reception to celebrate rural women.
Join the Minister for Environment, Roseanna Cunningham MP, and rural business women to promote the importance of business skills for rural women to enhance the prospects of their enterprises and ultimately create a network of skilled business women around Scotland to share experiences and transfer knowledge. A case study from the Borders group will be illustrated. The Lantra project is partly funded under the Scottish Rural Development Programme’s Skills development scheme in partnership with Skills Development Scotland, National Farmers’ Union Scotland (NFU Scotland), Scottish Tenant Farmers Association (STFA) and the Scottish Rural Property and Business Association (SRPBA).
Win a post harvest break for two at "The Hideaway Experience"! Including a bottle of local Cairn O'Mhor strawberry bubbly and Hideaway Experience hamper! Terms and Conditions Apply.
1.30pm Developing the next generation of farming leaders
To ensure agriculture increases its skills base and encourages more people into the industry, Lantra is working with other partners promoting business skills to farmers and land managers so they can plan for the next generation (succession planning). These skills will equip the next generation of farming leaders with the business and management skills required to run a successful and profitable enterprise in the 21st century.
The project is partly funded by the Scottish Rural Development Programme’s Skills Development Scheme in partnership with the NFU Scotland, the Scottish Association of Young Farmers Clubs (SAYFC), Scottish Tenant Farmers Association (STFA) and the Scottish Rural Property and Business Association (SRPBA).
Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th June
Skills in Action!
Have fun and try out the forestry machine simulator!
Discover the skills to become a first class greenkeeper!
Enjoy learning how to design a remarkable garden!
Every Day!
Enter a free draw to win a luxurious gift hamper worth £100 from the Gloagburn Farm Shop!
Enter a competition to win an iPOD shuffle!
Plus - all day, every day, find out more about Lantra’s work in Scotland, including:
• Lantra One Stop Shop for training
• The Lantra Land-based Learner of the Year Awards
• Skills Manager - a unique online tool tool to record achievements and qualifications
• Careers information
• Whole Farm Review and the Farm Business Advisors Accreditation Scheme for Scotland (FBAASS)
