News and blogs

Lockdowns and home schooling have been eating up our Director Liz's spare time, so in her latest blog she looks forward to embracing the random in her life again.

Women in rural Scotland are being offered help for practical training, thanks to funding schemes that we're running on behalf of the Scottish Government. You...

The winners of our ALBAS (Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture Skills) were announced at a special virtual ceremony on Thursday 4th March. Employers, colleges, trainees...

A new scheme will address inequality and provide greater opportunities for women working in or interested in a career in rural and aquaculture sectors. The...

I am afraid I have a terrible confession to make. One that I have never shared with anyone else before, but which I now feel...

A select group of Scotland’s top trainees and rural learners have been named as finalists for Lantra Scotland’s 19th Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture Skills...

Employers who work in agriculture had the chance to find out how taking on an apprentice could benefit their business at a recent webinar we...

Want to know how your agriculture business could benefit from taking on an apprentice? Then sign up for a free Zoom webinar on Tuesday, 19th...

If you haven’t already discovered the joy of statistics, I highly recommend you read “How to Make the World Add Up: Ten Rules for Thinking Differently About Numbers” by Tim Harford.

A new source of funding for training aims to address inequality and provide more opportunities for women in agriculture in Scotland. The Women in Agriculture...