Firefighters receive specialist training in animal handling
Firefighters from Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service have been receiving specialist training in animal handling from experts at Nottingham Trent University. The firefighters, from the services Specialist Rescue Team, have been recognised for meeting the national standards and qualifications for dealing with animal rescue situations.Now they have linked up with staff at the universitys School […]
Groundwork Urge Farmers To Improve Resource Efficiency With Invaluable New Course
As a new environmental initiative to improve resource efficiency swings into action, Groundwork Derby & Derbyshire is urging farmers throughout the East Midlands to ensure that their farms are legally compliant, by signing up to a brand new course being funded by LANTRA LandSkills. The unique course being held as part of The Rural Development […]
Cattle Movement Course A Huge Success
Walford and North Shropshire College recently delivered an Evening with the British Cattle Movement Service under the Lantra Landskills West Midlands Project. The course was delivered at the colleges Walford Campus, by two representatives of the British Cattle Movement Service. The evening included a step by step presentation on the CTS Online system, and […]
Bishop Burton College Gamekeeping student awarded inaugural Memorial trophy for UKs Best Apprentice
Ben Pocklington, a gamekeeping student at Bishop Burton College, has become the first ever winner of the Frank Jenkins Trophy for the best gamekeeping student or apprentice of the academic year. The trophy, donated to the National Gamekeepers’ Organisation (NGO) by the family of the late Frank Jenkins as a result of a collection made […]
Boumatic announces global training programme: Boumatic University
BouMatic, a global dairy equipment manufacturer, launched BouMatic University, a new training organization with a global mission to use the industrys latest technology and time-tested BouMatic milking principles for the education of its dealers, employees and key industry influencers. BouMatic University starts with a simple principle that is the foundation of everything BouMatic produces The […]
Leading agronomic collaboration launches new Agronomy Succession Training Partnership at Cereals
An innovative and industry leading collaboration between industry partners, Association of Independent Crop Consultants (AICC), Syngenta, PGRO (Processors and Growers Research Organisation), is delighted to introduce Management Development Services (MDS) at CEREALS, who will be providing a new training programme in response to the growing problem of the shortage of graduates considering agronomy as a […]
New Holland apprentices graduate and get out in the field
Thirty-one newly trained apprentices are about to return to their New Holland dealerships as qualified land based technicians after completing a bespoke technician training scheme at Reaseheath College in Cheshire. The apprentices were presented with certificates at a ceremony at the college by New Hollands After Sales Commercial Manager Rob Alker. This specialist course is […]
SAC consulting marks milestone in progress south of border- signing of 1.7m contract
SAC is to lead a two year rural training programme for the farming, food and forestry sectors in Cumbria. The signing of the contract, for a 1.7m project, marks an important milestone in SAC s expansion south of the border and will give SAC an extended reach to an additional group of rural clients. Jonathan […]
Industry specialists to be trained in advanced food security skills under new scheme
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) has awarded funding for four major new training programmes for industry specialists working in vital niche areas within the agri-food sector, it is announced today (23 May 2011). The BBSRC Advanced Training Partnerships will provide postgraduate level professional development in the area of agriculture and food production […]
