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Grounds for Growth

Provide employability support for those looking to enter the land based sector

Rural Skills Scotland Ltd
Provided by
Rural Skills Scotland Ltd
Pathway stages
Stage 2: Support to overcome life skills barriers, Stage 3: Vocational activity including job-search skills, Stage 4: Job brokerage and job matching
Area covered
Cowdenbeath area (includes Lochgelly, Ballingry, Lochore), Kirkcaldy area
Places a year
70
Who it is for
Unemployed, living in Fife, registered with the local Job Centre and in receipt of Universal Credit
Website
www.ruralskillsscotland.com
Contact
Caroline Thompson - e: [email protected]
Address
East Lodge, Ravenscraig Park, Kirkcaldy, Fife, KY1 2TA

About this service

The Grounds for Growth project is a five week voluntary programme offering training and skills consolidation for those looking to get into the land-based sector. The current training model involves certificates in:-

• Health and Safety, Manual Handling and First Aid  
• F, LANTRA Brushcutter and Trimmer and Invasive Non Native Species Training followed by practical on-site experience

The project is on-going.

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