Success for students and graduates at Lantra Scotland’s Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture Skills
The winners of Lantra Scotland’s ALBAS, the Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture Skills, were announced on Thursday 9 March with students, modern apprentices and graduates from across the º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ partnership celebrating their achievements.
The awards recognise and celebrate the achievements of individuals in Scotland’s rural sector while providing trainees of all ages with a springboard to succeed in their careers.
This year, the industry categories covered agriculture; animal care; aquaculture; equine; environmental conservation; fisheries management; game and wildlife; horticulture; land-based engineering; and trees and timber.
As well as taking the top spot in five of the categories, our students received awards for overall winner, overall runner-up, modern apprentice of the year, winner of the CARAS award, and winner of the Tam Tod Trophy for outstanding young learner.
Nia Hunter, SVQ agriculture student at º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ Shetland:
âž• Overall winner
âž• Winner of the CARAS award
âž• Modern Apprentice of the Year
âž• Winner of the agriculture category
Brodie Linklater, Modern Apprenticeship in horticulture at º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ Moray:
âž• Overall runner-up
âž• Winner of the horticulture category
Hannah Munro, advanced certificate in forestry through the Scottish School of Forestry at º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ Inverness:
âž• Winner of the trees and timber category
Jon O’Connor, National Certificate in gamekeeping through º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ North Highland:
âž• Winner of the game and wildlife category
Craig Johnstone, Technical Apprenticeship in aquaculture through º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ Shetland:
âž• Winner of the aquaculture category
Stewart MacDonald, completed a National Certificate in gamekeeping through º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ North Highland:
âž• Winner of the Tam Tod Trophy
Charles Arrindell, Modern Apprenticeship in game and wildlife management through º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ North Highland:
âž• Runner-up in the game and wildlife category
Lori Smith, Modern Apprenticeship in aquaculture through º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ Shetland:
âž• Runner-up in the aquaculture category
Cameron Murray, SVQ in trees and timber through the Scottish School of Forestry at º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ Inverness
âž• Runner-up in the trees and timber category
Shannon Leask, º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ Shetland apprentice
âž• Runner-up in the horticulture category
Interested in studying with us? Find out more about our land-based courses.
You can also find out about apprenticeship opportunities through our partners:
âž• Foundation Apprentices: are work-based qualifications for senior phase pupils. They combine the best of academic and vocational learning in one single qualification.
âž• Modern Apprenticeships: provide people aged 16 and over the opportunity to achieve an industry recognised qualification whilst gaining valuable experience in the workplace.