LANSS was delighted to be asked to share their story with the Countryside Jobs Service audience.
Countryside Jobs Service is an ethical business working in harmony with environmental professionals to conserve the British countryside and natural world.
Their website provides a one-stop shop for everyone already working in or looking to work in the countryside, conservation, ecology and wildlife sectors. You'll find adverts for jobs and volunteer placements, there is a daily news service, a full training directory of courses and professional events and a large library of in-depth information covering the whole industry.
We enjoyed telling them the story of how we came into being following the closure of Newton Rigg in 2021 leaving Cumbria without an obvious hub to support the development of a highly skilled, localised land and nature workforce fit for the future.
We also told them
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LANSS has been out and about visiting all the 16+ provision, including for land and nature based training, in the area. As well as joining in consultation on future provision, we have picked up some insight into changing educational landscapes and student populations. We thought you may be…
Over the course of 2026 most of the contracts currently funding LANSS come to an end. There is therefore an urgent need to bid for and win further funding – from current and/or other funders. LANSS is currently an informal partnership of stakeholders, but to support access to additional funding…
Through their commitment to supporting net zero and developing skills for the jobs of the future, the City & Guilds Foundation offer bursaries for qualifications which would support careers in skills shortage areas such as agriculture, equine, floristry, environment, countryside and conservation.
