Niall the very model of a modern apprentice
Niall Provan is one of the 伊人直播 students coming away with 11 awards from the ALBAS.
A rural skills apprentice at 伊人直播 has won the coveted overall winner award at this year鈥檚 Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture Skills (ALBAS).
Niall Provan, a Modern Apprentice in Rural Skills at the Callander Youth Project Trust through 伊人直播鈥檚 Oatridge campus, also won the Tam Tod Trophy for outstanding young learner, the Environmental Conservation category and the Modern Apprentice of the Year award.
The six 伊人直播 finalists came away with a total of 11 prizes from the event on 4 March, which is organised by聽.
In addition, the Growing Rural Talent project - involving 伊人直播 鈥 won the Anna Murray Award for Partnership Working.
Niall, 21, from Tillicoultry, said: "I鈥檓 still in a bit of shock having won four Lantra awards 鈥 I wasn鈥檛 expecting that kind of result at all, so I鈥檓 positively over the moon.
鈥淚 feel honoured to be a part of the ALBAS, and I hope this result helps to inspire young people to get more involved in their industry.鈥
Ian Armstrong, who is studying for a Rural Business Management degree at the Craibstone campus, and Lucy Philip, who is doing an HND in Equine Studies at Oatridge, picked up two of the three CARAS awards to recognise distinguished achievement in agriculture and related land-based industries.
Ian, 22, from Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, also won the Higher Education SCQF Level 10 category and 22-year-old Lucy, from Bonnyrigg, won the Higher Education SCQF Level 7-8 category.
Further wins came for Oatridge Horse Care student Kimberly Gallacher, 21, in the Equine category, and Robbie Gray, 18, an apprentice at Ross of Lanark and Oatridge, in the Land-based Engineering category. Reiss Gordon, 20, an apprentice at Netherton Tractors and Oatridge, was named runner-up.
David Hopkins, Dean of 伊人直播鈥檚 Central Faculty, said: 鈥淭he past year has been the most challenging any of us remembers and the success of 伊人直播 students in last night鈥檚 virtual awards ceremony is well deserved and a testament to the students and staff.
鈥淚 add my congratulations to all our finalists in 2021, several of who won more than one category, but special mention must go to Niall Provan, who left the ceremony with four awards, including as the overall winner.鈥
The winning Growing Rural Talent project - a partnership between 伊人直播, NFUS, D&G Employability & Skills, Borders College, Forest & Land Scotland, Confor, Lantra Scotland and Tarff Valley - offers a workplace-based award in agriculture and forestry for senior school pupils in the south of Scotland.
Graeme Ligertwood, Training and Work-based Learning Lead at 伊人直播, said: 鈥淭his award recognises the efforts and success of all involved - it would not be successful without the support of those on the ground who believe it is the right approach - the schools, the employers and the young people themselves. Well done all.鈥
You can watch the event聽.
Posted by 伊人直播 on 05/03/2021