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The value of training

Our director Liz looks at the value of training in her new blog I recently tried to teach my son how to change a plug...

The value of training

Our director Liz looks at the value of training in her new blog I recently tried to teach my son how to change a plug...

Lantra ALBAS star logo
ALBAS24 now open for nominations

Nominations for Lantra Scotland’s 2024 ALBAS (Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture Skills) -- which highlight the talents of people and organisations involved in the land-based...

ALBAS24 now open for nominations

Nominations for Lantra Scotland’s 2024 ALBAS (Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture Skills) -- which highlight the talents of people and organisations involved in the land-based...

Photos of Lantra industry champions taking part in #no wrong path campaign
#NoWrongPath for Industry Champions

Ten of our Industry Champions recently supported the DYW campaign #NoWrongPath, providing inspiration and reassurance to young people receiving their SQA results. The campaign aims...

#NoWrongPath for Industry Champions

Ten of our Industry Champions recently supported the DYW campaign #NoWrongPath, providing inspiration and reassurance to young people receiving their SQA results. The campaign aims...

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The right destination

The recent #NoWrongPath campaign, designed to emphasise the wide variety of different options open to school leavers and career changers, produces lots of inspirational stories...

The right destination

The recent #NoWrongPath campaign, designed to emphasise the wide variety of different options open to school leavers and career changers, produces lots of inspirational stories...

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Volunteering

As I write this blog, I am sat next to a pile of bags ready for the weekend’s Brownie Camp (for girls aged 7–10). Volunteering...

Volunteering

As I write this blog, I am sat next to a pile of bags ready for the weekend’s Brownie Camp (for girls aged 7–10). Volunteering...

Lantra Scotland industry champions at a training event
New faces for Industry Champions

It’s been a busy couple of months for our amazing Industry Champions recently, with new faces after our ALBAS and their work to support Earth...

New faces for Industry Champions

It’s been a busy couple of months for our amazing Industry Champions recently, with new faces after our ALBAS and their work to support Earth...

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The best things in life…

I am sure many of us have been in one of ‘those’ meetings where it was implied that work in the natural environment would be...

The best things in life…

I am sure many of us have been in one of ‘those’ meetings where it was implied that work in the natural environment would be...

Winners at Lantra Scotland's 2023 ALBAS awards ceremony
Lantra Scotland reveals ALBAS 2023 winners

The achievements of Scotland’s top land-based and aquaculture trainees were celebrated last night (Thursday 9th March) at Lantra Scotland’s ALBAS (Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture...

Lantra Scotland reveals ALBAS 2023 winners

The achievements of Scotland’s top land-based and aquaculture trainees were celebrated last night (Thursday 9th March) at Lantra Scotland’s ALBAS (Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture...

Winners at Lantra Scotland's 2022 ALBAS awards ceremony
Finalists for ALBAS 23 revealed

Finalists have just been shortlisted for Lantra Scotland’s Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture Skills (the ALBAS), which will take place on Thursday 9th March at...

Finalists for ALBAS 23 revealed

Finalists have just been shortlisted for Lantra Scotland’s Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture Skills (the ALBAS), which will take place on Thursday 9th March at...