Fish farmers harvest honours at rural industry awards Three fish farmers who each changed their career course to join the aquaculture industry have won awards for their commitment to training.
Video campaign launched to net aquaculture recruits A video-led campaign is being launched today to encourage young people in Scotland to take up careers in aquaculture.
Clock ticking for ALBAS entries Scotland’s fish farmers are being urged to enter their promising trainees for this year’s Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture Skills (ALBAS), run by rural skills organisation Lantra.
Aquaculture learners contend Lantra awards Four people with connections to Scottish aquaculture will be in the frame for accolades at the finals of the Lantra Scotland Land-based and Aquaculture Learner of the Year Awards tonight.
‘If you want to succeed and learn, the industry will support you 100%’ Alan Tangny’s decision to quit his chef’s job to become a fish farmer was rewarded earlier this year when he was named Lantra Scotland’s aquaculture apprentice of the year. Here, he reflects on the challenges and rewards of his career change and what lies ahead.
Lantra begins hunt for aquaculture’s top learner Training and skills body Lantra Scotland is now taking nominations for the 2019 Land-based and Aquaculture Learner of the Year Awards.
Who will make a splash at Learner of the Year awards? Scotland’s Aquaculture Learner of the Year will be named at an awards ceremony in Dunblane tonight by Lantra, the skills council for the land-based, aquaculture and environmental sector.
Lantra Scotland awards open for nominations The search is on for the country’s top trainees, as Lantra Scotland opens up nominations for its Land-based and Aquaculture Learner of the Year Awards.
Shellfish student scoops education award A PhD student undertaking a project in shellfish aquaculture has won the Lantra Learner of the Year Award for Higher Education, a category supported by the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC).
Nominations open for aqua awards Nominations for Lantra Scotland's 2017 Land-based and Aquaculture Learner of the Year Awards are now being sought.
