New Horticulture & Rural Skills course starting soon on Arran Community Land

Argyll College UHI in Lamlash is now offering a part-time horticulture course which will commence on Monday 6th February. The college, which already provides access to a wide range of further and higher education courses in the dedicated Arran campus, is working closely with the Community Land Initiative in Whiting Bay and Brodick Castle Gardens to offer the part-time NPA Rural Skills course.

The NPA is a part-time course which will take place every Monday for 15 weeks and consists of the following three core units:

• Horticulture Skills
• Soft Landscaping – general plantings
• Rural Business Investigation

This course will be highly practical in nature and will appeal to anyone with a keen interest in horticulture and/or gardening. The knowledge and skills which are taught during the course will be a benefit to a wide range of people from amateur gardeners to those wishing to develop a possible career in this field.

Full course information can be accessed at the Argyll College website.

If you think you may be interested in applying or if you would like any further information on other courses available at the Arran centre please don’t hesitate to contact the centre staff on 01770 600152 or email Judi Worthington.