HEREFORDSHIRE Wildlife Trust has secured funding to create training opportunities.

The trust will deliver practical training sessions as part of the Building Better Opportunities programme funded by the Big Lottery and European Social Fund.

The scheme is being managed by Landau who are already delivering a similar project in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and aims to build the skills and confidence of people who are not in work to give them a leg up into the job market.

HWT will be providing various training opportunities including in orchard management and apple juice production, Playwork training to develop the skills to work with young people; wildlife conservation management and retail training in the organisation’s two shops.

The training is delivered through six-week placements with the project will begin in the new year and places are available to people of all ages who are unemployed or economically inactive and be a legal resident.

For details, contact Julia Morton at j.morton@herefordshirewt.co.uk