We have now presented the the new updated Lantra Awards Health and Safety Course. Combined and developed specificly for Potato farmers, feed back has been positive, so a big thumbs up to Lantra Awards for providing the new materials.
We already have two more courses booked. Interested, gives us a quick e-mail.
Our Course page HERE has new courses and dates being added through now , ready for Spring.
Finally:
We are extremely lucky to have secured the services of Christine Walkden for a special day out at Trumpington Hall, see HERE for details.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
Revised Lantra Awards Course Now Available
24/01/2011: We are plerase to announce we can supply the revised Lantra Awards Working Safely in Agriculture/Horticulture .
• Content is closely aligned to real hazards and risks encountered in agriculture/horticulture workplaces.
• Extensive use of real accidents/case studies investigated by HSE
• All 10 learning outcomes to support achievement of the Level 2 Award in Safe Working in Agriculture and Production Horticulture (QCF) qualification.
Dates for this course can be found here
Lantra Awards H&S Courses
24/01/2011: We are plerase to announce we can supply the revised Lantra Awards Working Safely in Agriculture/Horticulture .
• Content is closely aligned to real hazards and risks encountered in agriculture/horticulture workplaces.
• Extensive use of real accidents/case studies investigated by HSE
• All 10 learning outcomes to support achievement of the Level 2 Award in Safe Working in Agriculture and Production Horticulture (QCF) qualification.
Dates for this course can be found here
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Management Training Courses Highlight
Click HERE to find out more about the following, Dealing with Pressure, Negotiating Skills, Say What you want and Time management - everything you need to make your life run smoothly!
Monday, August 16, 2010
Course Calendar for 2010/11 now online
We know from feedback that you would really like a list of up coming courses to view. After a bit of headscratching we have a system that will let provide information on open courses.
All you need to do is click HERE and then book mark the Course listing page.
We are adding courses all the time as they are confirmed so please do check back regularly.
Remember we are happy to talk about and if possible organise courses thst are not showing on the system. Please do just ring us and we will be only to happy to talk about your requirements.
All you need to do is click HERE and then book mark the Course listing page.
We are adding courses all the time as they are confirmed so please do check back regularly.
Remember we are happy to talk about and if possible organise courses thst are not showing on the system. Please do just ring us and we will be only to happy to talk about your requirements.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Tragic Rise in Farm Deaths reported by HSE
Date:
30 June 2010
New figures for the number of workers who were fatally injured in the agriculture sector have today been released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
They show that between 1 April 2009 and 31 March 2010:
* 38 agriculture workers were killed at work, marking a return to average levels of previous years in contrast to the record low in 2008/09 when 25 workers died
* the rate of fatal injuries in the sector was 8.2 per 100,000 workers, making it the most dangerous industry in which to work
* of the 38 agriculture workers killed, 17 were employees and 21 were self employed people.
* seven members of the public were also killed in work related accidents in the sector.
HSE's Head of Agriculture, Graeme Walker said:
"38 workers were killed on British farms last year, failing to come home to their families because of avoidable safety failings - proving once again that agriculture is the most dangerous way of making a living in Great Britain.
"The fact that many of these lives have been lost in family businesses is a double tragedy. Not only have families been ripped apart, but businesses that have been handed down through generations have been ruined.
"Farming and agricultural work has a poor safety record compared with other industries - we cannot let this trend continue."
This is despite the news that: New figures released today reveal that the number of people killed at work in Britain fell last year to a record low.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has released the provisional data, which shows that 151 workers were killed between 1 April 2009 and 31 March 2010 compared to 178 deaths in the previous year and an average number over the last 5 years of 220 deaths per year.
30 June 2010
New figures for the number of workers who were fatally injured in the agriculture sector have today been released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
They show that between 1 April 2009 and 31 March 2010:
* 38 agriculture workers were killed at work, marking a return to average levels of previous years in contrast to the record low in 2008/09 when 25 workers died
* the rate of fatal injuries in the sector was 8.2 per 100,000 workers, making it the most dangerous industry in which to work
* of the 38 agriculture workers killed, 17 were employees and 21 were self employed people.
* seven members of the public were also killed in work related accidents in the sector.
HSE's Head of Agriculture, Graeme Walker said:
"38 workers were killed on British farms last year, failing to come home to their families because of avoidable safety failings - proving once again that agriculture is the most dangerous way of making a living in Great Britain.
"The fact that many of these lives have been lost in family businesses is a double tragedy. Not only have families been ripped apart, but businesses that have been handed down through generations have been ruined.
"Farming and agricultural work has a poor safety record compared with other industries - we cannot let this trend continue."
This is despite the news that: New figures released today reveal that the number of people killed at work in Britain fell last year to a record low.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has released the provisional data, which shows that 151 workers were killed between 1 April 2009 and 31 March 2010 compared to 178 deaths in the previous year and an average number over the last 5 years of 220 deaths per year.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
CATrain access Landskills East Funding
We are pleased to be able to announce that through our partners in ART we are now able to fund eligible courses and training projects through the Landskills East project up to a 65 %. We will be holding a series of briefing sessions through the autumn - if you wish to attend or would like an informal chat about eligibility criteria please contact us here: landskills@catrain.co.uk . More on this exciting development later.
Landskills East is supported under the Rural Develeopment Programme for England by EEDA, Defra,and the EU co-ordinated by Lantra, managed by the Rural Enterprise Hub at Easton College in partnership with Norfolk County Council
Thursday, August 20, 2009
A busy week doing what?
This week should have been quiet but even with many people on holiday it has turned out to be a little bit busier than usual.
Monday, Visits to two of our regular and long serving customers to establish training needs for the next 6 months. This is always useful because it helps us plan and book the right instructor and facilities in time. Cambridge Wildlife Trust who were one of the visits was extremely beneficial as we have only ever communicated by e-mail or telephone ansafone before! It really is useful being able to names and faces together. More on how we work with CWT for another blog.
Tuesday, Another customer – Crown Nurseries and the fruition of some training earlier in the year. Crown Nursery benefited from three of their staff receiving IT training through the Women in Work scheme we promoted last year. This resulted in a review of the way they use computers in the office and led to us installing a Windows Homeserver network to provide efficient cost effective back up and document sharing. We achieved this as a software only solution using existing hardware. Through our IT experience we were able to help our customer right through from initial training to developing a new way of IT management in the office.
Wednesday, was finishing off and checking the backups at Crown went as planned. The afternoon ended up on the telephone discussing new courses.
Thursday, Mmmh, well it happens to us all – Paperwork day. I often wonder what will happen when we arrive at the paperless office.
Friday is planning day. After a week of enquiries we need to sit down with the calendar and look at New and existing courses. Over the coming weeks we will be highlighting some of the changed to existing courses and the new courses and legal requirements, one of the first of these will be the new DRIVERS CPC for professional LGV and PCV drivers - From the 10th September 2008 a new legislative directive comes into force with the aim to improve the skills and knowledge of all PCV and LGV drivers throughout their working lives. We will dedicate a complete post to this in the next few weeks.
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