Lantra’s Women and Work 2011-12 project offers women working in agriculture, arboriculture and horticulture a funding grant up to £400 for training available in the Northwest region. Courses include horticultural skills, pesticides, tractor driving, pedestrian mowers, strimmers, health and safety, first aid and many other courses.
Victoria Forsyth, a farmer in the Northwest, was last year’s Women and Work Learner of the Year Winner. She said: “I trained with ‘one ash training’ thanks to a grant from Lantra’s Women and Work programme. I couldn’t afford the cost of the training. I’m really glad I did it. I gained new skills including lining up to tractors, checking with compatibility, pre-checks on the tractor and trailer, and muck spreading with green waste.”
Spaces are very limited, so don’t delay. For more information on eligibility, course costs and availability please contact Amy Cosgrove on 016977 46111, e-mail amy.cosgrove@lantra.co.uk or visit www.lantra.co.uk/women-and-work.