LandSkills: East Midlands

The Lantra LandSkills project aims to increase the skills base of the Trees and Timber section in the East Midlands area. This includes forestry contractors, woodfuel suppliers, woodland owners and anyone who is involved in woodland products or woodland management.

Through the programme we can provide grant aid of up to 70% of the cost of any relevant training activity, from surgeries and discussion groups through classroom based knowledge transfer to technical and machinery training. This funding is open to anyone who is part of a business, organisation or social enterprise which is dependant on forestry or utilises any woodland product. Eligibility criteria do apply, which will be assessed on an individual basis during any application.

Courses which can be provided include:

- Ignite: Woodfuels - New Markets, New Opportunities - Grants & Licenses surgeries -

- Basic Tree Survey and Inspection - Arboriculture & Bats - Appointed Persons First Aid -

- NPTC Chainsaw modules - Charcoal kilning - Managing Woodlands for Wildlife -

- Managing Woodlands for Wood Fuel - Forestry Machine Operations - Wood Chipper training -

Current Courses

Autumn/Winter 2010/2011 Programme

Date	Course Title	Location	Cost (full)*	Cost (funded)**
15-17 September 2010	Ignite: Woodfuel Production and Supply	Rosliston Forestry Centre, National Forest	400	120
1st October 2010	Woodfuel Quality Standards	Centre of Renewable Energy, Retford	100	40
7th October 2010	Firewood Production and supply	Losehill Hall, Peak District	100	40
4th November 2010	Managing Woodlands For Woodfuel	Sherwood Pines, Nottinghamshire	100	40
8-9th December 2010	Energy Crops	Centre of Renewable Energy, Retford	250	85
18-20 January 2011	Ignite: Woodfuel Production and Supply	Stanwick Lakes, Northamptonshire	400	120
2nd February 2011	Managing Woods for Woodfuel	Stanwick Lakes, Northamptonshire	100	40

*Full cost of course exc.VAT 
**Cost (exc.VAT) of course with LandSkills funding. Contact Carrick or see the documents below for eligibility  

Other courses can be run on request, provided there is sufficient demand, and we can also provide funding for some courses booked with external providers. If you have a training requirement related to Forestry or Woodland, please contact us to discuss the courses we have available or any others bookings we can provide. 

Enrolment forms and eligiblity criteria are linked below so you can make sure you are eligible for the funding. If you have any questions, please get in touch - we would rather discuss your eligibility than leave you guessing!

If you would like more information on any courses which are being provided, please email Carrick for details.

The Project is funded by: