Laying the foundations for training and skills with Lantra Awards
Stand no. S40, Skills and Learning Zone, Red Area
Lantra Awards, one of the UKs leading Awarding Organisations, will be showcasing its specialist range of groundcare training and qualifications and welcoming a special guest to its stand at this years Institute of Groundmanships (IOG) Saltex event.
BBC Countryfile presenter and Cotswold Farm Park Director, Adam Henson, will be on the Lantra Awards stand (S40 in the Skills and Learning Zone in the Red Area) for the opening day of Saltex (7 September). He will be talking to customers and answering any questions about his own experience of managing a large estate. In addition, a team of experts from Lantra Awards will be on hand to offer guidance to both employers and those looking to enrol on a training course or take a professional qualification to further their career.
For those looking to see training in action, Lantra Awards will also be highlighting the practical skills required to safely and correctly operate a wide variety of mowers at the demonstration area of the Skills and Learning Zone.
Lantra Awards offers a range of training courses and qualifications specific to those working in groundcare, sports facilities, amenities and landscape estate management. Training on offer includes Ride-on Mowers, Pedestrian Mowers, Combined Mowers, as well as the following qualifications that sit within the new Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF):
- Level 2 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work
- Level 2 Certificate in Land-Based Activities
- Level 2 Award in Safe Working in Agriculture and Production Horticulture
- Level 3 Award in Controlling Risks to Health and Safety in Agriculture and Production Horticulture
- Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Plant Operations
- Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Plant Operations
About Lantra Awards
Lantra Awards, one of the UKs leading awarding and accrediting organisations offers and develops nationally recognised vocational training and qualifications in the land-based and environmental sectors. Lantra Awards has over 35 years experience and is a registered charity and wholly owned subsidiary of Lantra, the Sector Skills Council for the land-based and environmental sector.
Its courses are delivered through a network of over 500 approved training providers and run by instructors who are approved individually. Over 50,000 learners attend one of its technical awards courses each year.
For further information contact:
Lantra AwardsLantra House
Stoneleigh Park
Coventry
CV8 2LG