greenSKILL opportunities for green fingered workforce

Lantra, the Sector Skills Council for environmental and land-based industries, has announced that Leicester City Council has chosen to adopt greenSKILL: a skills assessment tool for the green space sector developed by Lantra in partnership with Greenspace.Leicester City Council is the first local authority to offer their staff members working within the cities parks and green spaces, the opportunity to develop their skills against national standards.Tony Bird, Lantra’s Head of UK Business Development said: “greenSKILL records and monitors skills, qualifications and continuing professional development – a clear must in a sector where skills are often developed in the workplace rather than in the classroom. It works by providing a framework to record practical achievements, identify skills gaps and assist in workforce planning.”The system devised by industry for industry, is based on National Occupational Standards (NOS) and Sector Approved Job Profiles, which describe the skills, knowledge and understanding needed to do a particular job. This allows the employer and employee to work towards a national competency framework for the green space sector.Paul Bramhill, Chief Executive of Greenspace said: “greenSKILL is the tool to use to provide a structure for the green space sector, which will benefit both staff and employers by providing a roadmap for skills development.”Leicester City Council completed a successful pilot of greenSKILL in which fifty employees tested and benefitted from the system. Richard Welburn, Head of Parks and Green Spaces at Leicester City Council said: “We piloted the greenSKILL system and recognised the benefits that it can offer for team management and skills development within our workforce. We also recognised the wider opportunity it offers to the parks and green space industries and look forward to other local authorities coming on board with the system.”Lantra and Leicester City Council will be implementing the system within the parks and green space department, providing 227 staff members with the opportunity to be the first people in the UK from the green space sector, to benefit from assessing their skills against national standards.For more information on how greenSKILL can benefit your business and employees contact contact Lantra on 0845 707 8007 or the greenSKILL team on 0118 946 9060 or via email: info@green-skill.co.uk

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