Learning and skills

Keep Scotland Beautiful's National Conversations: heritage and place

Join Keep Scotland Beautiful (KSB) at this one-hour online event to hear from inspiring individuals and organisations taking action to improve places and restore our heritage.

The event will take place via MS Teams and we will have a panel of speakers representing communities and organisations working hard to keep Scotland beautiful.

The event will be chaired bytheir Chief Executive Barry Fisher.

Vets who provide disease control surveillance in farm animals on behalf of the Scottish Ministers have started to receive higher pay rates as of this month (1 August).

The charity FEL Scotland has launched a second round of Climate Action Hub seed grants, funded by the Scottish Government in a bid to help Scotland reach net zero.

Emily Harvey, Development Manager at FEL Scotland said: “Following the remarkable success of the first round of grants, which awarded £70,000 to 56 organisations across the Forth Valley and National Park areas, we’re now inviting applications for the next round of funding.

Agri & Rural Affairs Conference 2024

At this year's Agri Conference they’re going ‘Back to Basics’. Come along to widen your farming knowledge and hear from industry experts and stakeholders.

Current Schedule:

Friday

Scottish Smallholder Festival 2024

Join Smallholding Scotland at The Royal Highland Centre for the 13th running of the Scottish Smallholder Festival!

The Festival will be held on the 19th October at the Highland Hall. Doors will open at 9AM, and you are invited to join us for our annual celebration of the Smallholder.

The festival has a lot to do:

The University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) has launched a series of new courses to help local businesses in the Highlands and Islands meet Net Zero and other environmental standards.

Vertical Farming VR Tour

Are you interested in learning more about sustainable growing solutions? 

Join Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) on a visual learning journey in partnership with A3 Scotland to see how vertical farming is shaping the future of agriculture across the Highlands and Islands.  

Young Sea Changers Scotland - Community Gathering 2024

Young Sea Changers Scotland is a charity dedicated to empowering young people aged 16-25 with the skills, knowledge and confidence to speak up for Scotland’s seas. You can read more about us at www.youthforseas.org.

'Heart of Scotland' - Practical Conservation Day

Join Perthshire Ranger team and partners from the 'Heart of Scotland Forest Partnership' for a day of footpath work at Dun Coillich Community Woodland, next to Schiehallion, where we will be helping to improve the walking trail network.

Potatoes in Practice 2024

Potatoes in Practice is the largest field-based potato event in the UK. The event brings together variety demonstrations, research and trade exhibits in one place making it an essential date in the potato industry calendar.

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