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More young graduates see career in aquaculture


AN increasing number of young graduates from across the UK are identi fying aquaculture as an industry with skilled jobs and a career path for the future. Scotti sh Sea Farms


currently has 21 ap- prenti ces parti cipati ng in the distance learning course off ered through the NAFC Marine Cen- tre in Shetland. Jim Gallagher, manag-


ing director of Scotti sh Sea Farms, said: ‘It is heartening that an increasing number of intelligent young peo- ple are now considering aquaculture and Scot- ti sh Sea Farms as their choice of career. ‘We recognise that it


is our people that make our company successful and we have always had an acti ve approach to skills training.’ Scotti sh Sea Farms an-


ti cipates further young apprenti ces enrolling later in 2015, with up to a further 20 places available. Seven will train at the local college in Orkney.


Fisheries fi rst for Sparsholt apprentice


SPARSHOLT College celebrated National Apprenticeship Week (March 9-13) with the news that one of its apprentices, Charlie Moore, was the first person in the UK to successfully complete the Fish Husbandry and Fisheries Management apprenticeship. Lantra, the UK’s Sector Skills Council for land- based and environmental industries, confirmed Charlie’s achievement in completing the Level 2 programme in 18 months. It included two qualifications: a certificate in


Fish Husbandry and a diploma in work-based Fish Husbandry and Fisheries Management. Charlie’s employer, the charity Get Hooked on


Fishing, was one of the first to enrol on to the new apprenticeship programme. Project manager James Thornhills, himself a


Sparsholt graduate, recognised the apprentice- ship provided an opportunity for then volunteer Charlie to gain employment and training. Commenting on the huge benefit the appren- ticeship has given the charity and Charlie, James said: ‘To create employment has been really rewarding and to see Charlie develop and grow has been great.


‘He has been supported into work with


training, and we’ve now offered him a fully paid contract as an assistant project manager.’ Thornhills confirmed that he would definitely employ another apprentice.


FUTURE-PROOF Fusion Marine has won major


salmon pen orders worth in excess of £1.25 million from Cooke Aquaculture Scotland


Left-right: Charlie Moore; James Thornhills; and Sparsholt fi sh lecturer Dan Gale


‘To have the support of the college and all


their experience was fantastic. The level of interaction was brilliant and the regular visits helped me, as Charlie’s mentor, stay informed and involved.’ Charlie is equally happy and would recom- mend an apprenticeship. ‘You’re getting money and experience while you’re learning. It’s a head start, a real advantage and I now have a permanent role as assistant project manager. I wouldn’t have been able to do this without the apprenticeship experience.’


QUALITY NETS FOR FISH New pens ‘future-proof’ farms


FUSION Marine has won major salmon pen orders worth in excess of £1.25 million from Cooke Aquaculture Scotland for farm sites in Orkney and Shetland. These latest orders are


part of Cooke Aquacul- ture’s rolling programme of fish farm upgrades that will help sustain the economic development of the Northern Isles and support local jobs. The orders for 18


Triton pens for sites in Shetland and 12 Ocean- flex pens for Orkney will help future-proof their


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