Skills Development Programme (Scotland) Traineeship 2025 – Now accepting nominations!

The Pasture for Life Skills Development Programme (Scotland) is now recruiting trainees for 2025.

Trainees will receive fully funded places on all 2025 training session including, Pasture Management, Agroecology, Breeding Strategies and more, as well as access to 1:1 coaching and peer-supported discussion groups.

Skills Development Programme (Scotland) Traineeship 2025 - Nomination form.

For those who want to nominate someone else / an employee within their business.

Skills Development Programme (Scotland) Traineeship 2025 - SELF - Nomination form.

For those who want to nominate themselves.

"The Skills Development Programme has been the perfect way for me to continue my relationship with Pasture for Life as a grateful active member. The regular contact and flow of continual learning that this has provided has been invaluable, giving me the confidence to progress into my current position managing a large regenerative livestock farm. Without my PFL membership this would not have been possible. The particular benefit of the SDP has been the targeted classroom sessions focused on particular topics, delivered in combination with farm visits and the chance to see and discuss the day’s topic. This has worked very well for me personally as I do not learn particularly well by rote only. The connections made with other course members will continue to be important as well, and regular communications on day to day farm management are now normal. Sincere thanks to Esmee Fairbairn for making this possible."

~ Andy Heath, Castlemilk Estate who joined the programme last year