Tain student shortlisted for Lantra Scotland’s Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture Skills (ALBAS)
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Hannah Munro from Tain has been short-listed for Lantra Scotland’s Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture Skills (the ALBAS).
Hannah has been doing an advanced certificate in forestry through the Scottish School of Forestry at UHI Inverness.
She said: “I’ve always enjoyed the outdoors, so forestry immediately appealed to me. I love being hands on and working with machinery. I find it rewarding and satisfying to see the changes I am making to the environment by planting trees and creating habitats for wildlife.”
The ceremony will take place on Thursday, March 9 at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Dunblane Hydro.
Lantra Scotland is a charity which works to increase the number and diversity of employees in the land-based, aquaculture and environmental conservation sector, and drive their skills development.
The ALBAS play a vital role in promoting careers within the rural sector, celebrating the achievements of learners and highlighting the importance to employers of investing in skills.
Host for the evening will be sheep farmer Cammy Wilson from Ayrshire, who also runs popular YouTube channel The Sheep Game.
Industry categories at this year’s ALBAS cover agriculture, aquaculture, equine, game and wildlife, horticulture, land-based engineering and trees and timber.
As well as prizes for Overall Winner, Runner-up and Modern Apprentice of the Year, there are also prizes for Higher Education, School Pupil and Secondary Schools, CARAS (Council for Awards of Agricultural Societies), a Mentor award for inspirational tutor, the Tam Tod Trophy and the Anna Murray Award for Partnership Working.
Finalists for ALBAS 2023 were selected by an independent judging panel made up of influential figures from across the land-based and aquaculture sector, chaired by Keith Paterson of Forestry and Land Scotland.
Liz Barron-Majerik, Director of Lantra Scotland said: “We are all very proud of the role that the ALBAS play in highlighting the achievements of new entrants and career changers in our sector, and in showing people the benefits of skills development and partnership working. I’d especially like to congratulate this year’s finalists who are going through to the ALBAS ceremony in March and wish them good luck but would also like to say well done to everyone who was nominated, as that in itself is worthy of recognition.
"We are also very grateful to the independent panel of industry figures who do the judging, to training providers and employers who submit the nominations, and of course to all of our generous supporters who make our event possible”.
Lantra’s work in Scotland is supported by the Scottish Government.
Tickets for the evening are available from Lantra Scotland on 01738 310164 or scotland@lantra.co.uk
