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ALBAS Overall Winner Niall Provan Rising star apprentice Niall Provan was the success story from last week’s ALBAS (Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture Skills), picking up a number of top accolades during the special virtual ceremony. Lantra Scotland’s annual awards evening celebrates the achievements of the country’s top land-based and aquaculture trainees, many of whom have continued to navigate new ways of working over the last year despite the challenges of the pandemic. Perthshire farmer and stand-up comedian, Jim Smith hosted the online event, alongside Lantra Scotland Director, Liz Barron-Majerik. The awards were officially opened by Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Kate Forbes, who praised the nominees for continuing to develop their skills and for helping to drive forward their rural communities, making them sustainable places to live, work and thrive. ....
Those agri-finalists are – Amy Lochhead, Shauna Murdie, Robbie Gray, Reiss Gordon and Ian Armstrong. Amy Lochhead, aged 18 from North Berwick, has been doing a Modern Apprenticeship Level 3 in Agriculture at Carcant Farm, through Borders College. She said: “I was brought up in a seaside town far away from the rural life that I craved. Since I was young, I’ve had an affinity for all animals and had a need to care for them.” Shauna Murdie, aged 20 from Jedburgh, has been doing a Modern Apprenticeship Level 3 in Agriculture at South Riccalton Farm, through Border College. She said: “I took the apprenticeship to develop my knowledge of the business and finance side of agriculture. This will prepare me for a management role, which I hope to achieve in in future.” ....
http://shet.news/qm7ty Copied! TWO NAFC Marine Centre aquaculture apprentices are amongst a select group of Scotlandâs top trainees and rural learners after being named as finalists in a national awards ceremony. Guy Tindall and Callum Duggan are nominated in Lantra Scotlandâs 19th Awards for land-based and aquaculture skills (the ALBAS). Tindall, 41, from Burra, has completed a modern apprenticeship in aquaculture (SVQ Level 3) while working as a marine senior husbandry technician with Grieg Seafood Shetland. 4 of 14Adverts Duggan, aged 25 from Kilmun in Argyll & Bute, has completed a modern apprenticeship in aquaculture (SVQ Level 3) while working at Cooke Aquaculture’s Ardtaraig hatchery on Loch Striven. ....
THE managing director of Western Ferries has hailed the resilience of its operations amid the challenges posed by the pandemic, as the privately-owned company behind the Gourock to Dunoon service deals with the prospect of a further major lockdown to suppress surging rates of coronavirus. Gordon Ross said the Western service has carried on uninterrupted since the crisis erupted in March as he unveiled new accounts for the company, which reflect the early impact of the pandemic. The accounts show pre-tax profits dipped to £2.1 million in the year to March 31 from £2.7m the year before, with turnover unchanged at £8.5m. ....