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North East

This page will feature all the latest news and events taking place in the North East.

News and events

  • Download the latest LandSkills North East course update: June 2010

  • Environment Minister Richard Benyon, met with trainees on the LandSkills North East funded Northumberland National Parks Authority upland trainee scheme.

  • LandSkills North East has provided Upper Teesdale Agricultural Support Services (UTASS) with £170,000 to fund its Farmers of the Future trainee scheme. Read more...

  • Beef Expo - 27 May 2010, Hexham Auction Mart - Find out more about the LandSkills funded FarmSkills initiative which is attending the event and presenting a workshop on herd health.

  • Farmers Invited to Monitor Farm of the Future - Livestock farmers from across the North East have the opportunity to participate in the start of a cutting edge experiment that will help to transform our view of agriculture in the region. This comes as an invitation to the inaugural Open Evening of the region’s newly announced Monitor Farm - Donkin Rigg near Cambo, Morpeth, 20 May 2010.  Read more...

  • Download the latest LandSkills North East course update: May 2010

  • Getting girls into male-dominated careers - find out how Women and Work is working in the North East.

  • Thanks to a partnership between The North Northumberland Agricultural Training Association (NNATA) and LandSkills North East arable farming in North Northumberland has received an injection of youthful enthusiasm for their unique Arable Traineeship.  Read more... 

  • LandSkills North East is funding a Working Week in the Forest (22-26 March), organised by Northwoods, to give people the opportunity to see just what it's like to work in the trees and timber industry.  Read more...  

 

Funding available

LandkSkills North East delivers sustainable business benefits to the regions agricultural and forestry industries. Click on the box below for more information on how you could benefit from up to 70% funding...

 

LandSkills

 

Women and Work offers a £450 training grant to women working in male dominated industries such as agriculture. Click the box below for more information...

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If you are a woman working in a male dominated industry in the North East you could benefit from Women and Work funding

Regional Partnership Manager: Kevin Patrick

Regional Partnership Manager for the North East Kevin Patrick

Kevin is the Regional Partnership Manager for the North East of England. 

 

In his wider role for Lantra Kevin is involved with the Environmental Conservation Industry.  Kevin also supports the Research Team in delivering the European Social Fund (ESF) project on Volunteer Skills; this includes the development of the Volunteer Advisory Group, again with ESF support.

Skills assessment

In October 2009 Lantra revealed its latest research report: A Skills Assessment for the Environmental and Land-based Sector.

 

The research sets out the skills gaps and shortages of the current workforce and identifies the projected skills needs through to 2017.

 

Based upon a comprehensive review of changes and evidence that has emerged over the past year, the report provides the vital labour market intelligence to ensure that government, employers, individuals and other stakeholders are able to make appropriate investments in skills so that this vital sector can thrive and grow.