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  Article New initiative highlighted at forestry jobs summit will be a 'catalyst for job opportunities', believes Inverness and Nairn MSP Fergus Ewing; Mr Ewing was speaking as the Scottish Government's cabinet secretary for Rural Economy and Connectivity By Philip Murray  |  Updated: 09:43, 21 December 2020 Get the Inverness Courier sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the day's newspaper The new intiative is expected to boost employment opportunities in forestry. Picture: www.forestry.gov.uk/pictures A BRAND new jobs initiative aimed at generating employ...

Forestry: Scheme to attract staff to £1bn industry © Supplied by Scottish Government The scheme aims to attract more young people into the industry. The importance of the £1 billion forestry sector to Scotland’s economy has been underlined with the launch of a new initiative to attract young workers into the industry. The initiative, called Growing Rural Talent sees forestry companies encouraged to take on new young staff through a subsidy programme. The project was highlighted at the recent Forestry Jobs Summit organised by the Industry Leadership Group and key forestry organisations. S...