Get your fingers green with a career in London

[PRESS RELEASE]

Londoners will soon be able to find out how to get their fingers green as a new website is set to be launched to promote the number of green career opportunities available in London. Growing Awareness, developed by Lantra Sector Skills Council with support from the London Development Agency (LDA), aims to raise the profile of careers in the environmental and land-based industries, provide information on the types of jobs available and direct people towards training and volunteering opportunities. Lantra’s Partnership Manager for London, Jonathan Pettit, said: “We’re pleased to be working with the LDA to showcase the wide range of career opportunities available in London especially as we are preparing to host the London 2012 Games, which will bring a whole host of opportunities, particularly with the development and legacy of the Olympic Park.” Careers in environmental and land-based industries are often not seen as high level but according to recent Lantra research, the London region has a greater concentration of skilled trades (e.g. horticulturalist, floral designer, tree surgeon, groundsman, greenskeeper), technical occupations (e.g. fencing contracts manager, woodland officer, parks development officer, green space officer) and elementary roles (e.g. general labourer), than any other region in England. Horticultural, landscaping and sports turf Partnership Manager at Lantra, David Winn, added: “With around 750 businesses and 23,300 employees, the horticultural, landscaping and sports turf industry in London offers a wide selection of career opportunities and so websites such as Your browser may not support display of this image. Growing Awareness and the already established Grow Careers are valuable tools for those looking at a green career. Careers advisers will also benefit by finding the information they need to give their students an insight into the number of opportunities available in the capital.” Jonathan continued: “With a number of Royal Parks, botanic gardens, sports arenas such as Wembley and Wimbledon not to mention the development of the Olympic Park, London is well and truly a green city with a lot to offer potential employees and Growing Awareness will make it even more accessible for those to find out more about what’s on offer.” Website: http://www.growingawareness.co.uk/

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