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Rebecca Summons and Kim Brickell

First things first…Farming Connect’s new mandatory e-learning courses will give you a great head-start before practical training

09 August 2023 From September 2023 onwards, all Farming Connect learners will be required to complete fully funded mandatory e-learning courses ahead of applying for more than half of the programme’s subsidised accredited training courses. With almost 80 accredited training...
Type: News Theme: Business, Land, Livestock
Key Specialism: Innovation, Personal Development
Sam Carey

Mentor: Sam Carey - 24/10/2022

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Type: Videos Key Sector: Dairy
Theme: Business, Livestock Key Specialism: Business Management and Planning, Grassland Management, Joint Ventures, Personal Development, Regenerative Farming
Thomas Phillips

Ambitious new entrant Thomas Phillips has got his career mapped out, with a helping hand from Farming Connect’s training provision

5 July 2022 When Pembrokeshire-born Thomas Phillips was a 14 year-old schoolboy trying to plan his future work prospects, he didn’t think his lifelong dream of working with livestock stood a chance because he is from a non-farming background. Today...
Type: Case Studies Key Sector: Dairy
Theme: Business, Livestock Key Specialism: Personal Development
Lilwen Joynson

Mentor: Lilwen Joynson - 16/03/2022

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Type: Videos Theme: Business
Key Specialism: Personal Development

Farmers who invest in training and developing their staff are more likely to retain them and develop a reputation as a place where others will want to work.

19 November 2020 Speaking at a Farming Connect webinar on staff recruitment and retention, people consultant Paul Harris advised farmers not to adopt the mentality that training staff will make those employees sought after by other employers. “People often ask...
Type: News Theme: Business
Key Specialism: Personal Development
Elena

Farming Connect online training gives Carmarthenshire farmer the skills she needs to develop her business

21 October 2020 Carmarthenshire-born farmer’s daughter Elena Davies describes herself as a ‘hands-on’ farmer. Already running her successful self-employed farm contracting business, with a helping hand from Farming Connect, Elena is now investing in her own professional development. Thanks to...
Type: Case Studies Key Sector: Dairy
Theme: Business, Land, Livestock Key Specialism: Business Management and Planning, Personal Development