Training Opportunities

A listing of current training events can be found elsewhere on the website, in the What's Happening section. The following are some organisations which provide training:

Other Trainers include:

Scottish Agricultural College
provides a wide range of courses

Scottish Crofting Foundation  Find out more on www.croftingfoundation.co.uk

Soil Association Scotland
runs training days on a variety of topics throughout Scotland

Lochaber Larder
provides training at Lochaber College on topics such as  Growing Fruit and Vegetables in the West of Scotland, Propagation from Seed - Vegetables, Managing your Soil, Processing and Adding Value, Marketing your Product, nad Setting up your Business

FINDS (Food Industry (North) Development Services)

offers practical food skills courses e.g. in butchery techniques, food smoking, poultry handling, and killing & processing, breadmaking. Contact Hazel Gordon on  hazel@finds-scotland.co.uk for further information.

Local LECS (Local Enterprise Companies) and CVS (Council for Voluntary Service) organisations

provide business skills courses including writing business plans, bookkeeping etc.