Plans for a dedicated Modern Apprenticeship teaching the land-based skills required for rural businesses are to be examined by an industry and government working group, First Minister Alex Salmond announced today.
The First Minister confirmed the Scottish Government, industry figures and Skills Development Scotland would look at proposals to improve the training and employment support available to young people living in rural areas to help them meet the skills required to grow Scotland’s rural economy.
Speaking at the AGM of Scottish Land and Estates in Edinburgh, the First Minister welcomed a proposal brought forward by the body that would see the establishment of a dedicated rural Modern Apprenticeship covering skills such as gamekeeping, deer stalking, forestry and water supply management.
Mr Salmond confirmed that Scottish Land and Estates would be among the groups invited to join the working group, which would investigate how this vital area of skills training could be improved.
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