FARMING APPRENTICESHIPS
New year opportunities
available for local youngsters
s the New Year brings reflection on what the
future might hold for us and gives us the
enthusiasm to embark on new challenges,
young people in the Moorlands are being
offered an opportunity to take up an apprenticeship
in farming.
Being offered by Support Staffordshire
(Staffordshire Moorlands), it’s Land Based Advisor,
Chris Higgins, is looking out for youngsters who are
keen to work on the land in the Churnet Valley and
link them up with a farm apprenticeship provided
by DART Training. This is a great chance for a new
career, or it could be a way of developing existing
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skills and gaining a qualification for youngsters
already involved in farm work locally.
Chris is also interested in hearing from farmers
or other landowners in the Churnet Valley area who
would be interested in taking on an apprentice.
Financial help is available from the Government to
support farm apprentices.
This is just one of the projects supported by the
Heritage Lottery Fund as part of the Churnet Valley
Living Landscape Partnership.
To find out more about what’s on offer, contact
Chris Higgins of Support Staffordshire
(Staffordshire Moorlands) on Tel. 07891 225438.