Lantra’s Industry Champions Initiative helps to inspire the next generation of learners while supporting skills development and promoting the careers available in the sector. Our Industry Champions are former finalists of our annual awards, the ALBAS (Awards for Land-Based and Aquaculture Skills), who have been recognised for demonstrating inspirational qualities and outstanding contributions to the work place.
UPDATE
The champions have had a very eventful year in 2024, winning an array of awards outside of the ALBAS, speaking at national conferences, being included in judging panels, promoted within their jobs, presenting about the career opportunities in each of their sectors, supporting Lantra at career events and attending the Industry Champion Training in August. More details to follow in December...
BENEFITS OF BEING A CHAMPION
Be part of an exclusive club
Opportunities to meet with likeminded individuals and widen their network of contacts
Continuous personal development opportunities which have included presentation skills, social media training and leadership development
Ongoing support from Lantra
Invitations to speak/represent industry at events across Scotland
Become recognised as a positive role model to new entrants
Increase awareness of their industry by sharing working/study experiences with new audiences
Support their industry by demonstrating it is a positive and rewarding career choice as well as promoting their learner journey at business events to employers encouraging them to take on new entrants
Sharing their knowledge and experience to add value to skills development within their industry
Inform career information related to their industry
Presenting at Parliamentary Receptions and meeting with key Government stakeholders
Opportunities to contribute to skills consultations to help influences policies, funding and provision
EMPLOYERS
The success of our industry champions initiative relies on the generosity of the employers supporting their staff as champions. Lantra greatly appreciates and values this support, as it has helped raise the profile of each sector, skills development and increased opportunities to further engage with partners.
Industry Champion Training 2024
15th August 2024, Lantra Scotland Perth Office
This day consisted of training the industry champions as part of them signing up to the new Industry champion scheme to be included in volunteering at events and being paid their honorarium.
Prior to the sessions the champions read through a description of the role, an NDA and filled in a pre-workshop questionnaire that helped us understand where the champions felt confident and where they needed more work.
Throughout the day the champions completed a variety of mini workshops, these consisted of: Recap of who Lantra are and what we do, 1. Introduction, 2. Planning Phase, 3. Preparation Phase, 4. Communication Skills, 5. Role-Play/ Mock Setup and Rehearsal as Lantra Stands, 6. Role-Play/ Mock Setup and Rehearsal as their own sector representatives, 7. Risk Assessment training, 8. Closing and Reflection and then completed the same questionnaire as prior to the start of the workshop, this helped us gauge how the workshop had helped the champions.
All 6 of the champions signed up to the scheme after.
Industry Champion News 2024
DYW#NoWrongPath
On August 6th, 7 of our champions took part in the DYW #NoWrongPath campaign, highlighting that even if we don’t get the grades we had first expected, there is no wrong path to get to your dream career.
Champions shared their path from leaving school, to where they are today.
CHAMPION NEWS
Ryan Yuill
Ryan is off to America to volunteer at the Golf Tour Championship in Atlanta. Ryan has also just completed his PA2 Spraying Certificate.
Cameron Murray
Cameron has been very busy this summer. Cameron works in the forestry sector but this summer has crossed over to agriculture, with the forest taking a herd of cows for the first time!
Lawrence Martin
Had a very successful lambing season, and even managed to inspire the next round of potential champions to get involved with the work!
Naomi Ramsay
Naomi has just graduated from her degree.
She has just started as a trainee agronomist job with Agrovista and will be studying BASIS and FACTS. She is super excited to learn more and go into this specialist area, as while studying at uni this was were her interest grew towards. Naomi has also taken part being on the judging panel for the British Farming Awards. This was following her success winning Agri Student of the Year, last year!
