Posts Tagged ‘NAFC Marine Centre UHI’
Top trainees make Lantra awards shortlist
THREE aquaculture trainees have made the shortlist for Lantra Scotland’s annual awards, with the winners to be announced in March. The Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture Skills, or ALBAS, celebrate the achievements of learners in land based, aquaculture and environmental conservation industries. Representing aquaculture this year will be Jimmy Dakin of Scottish Sea Farms, John…
Read MoreShetland welfare course goes global
AQUACULTURE students from around the world have enrolled on a fish welfare course run from Shetland, thanks to online learning. More than 200 students – from Norway, Denmark, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal and Canada – have signed up to the course since it was launched, by the NAFC Marine Centre UHI. The course was developed by…
Read MoreAnother first for prize Cooke man
THE first student to complete the Technical Apprenticeship in Aquaculture Management was honoured with a new prize in NAFC Marine Centre UHI’s annual awards ceremony last week. John McCulloch of Cooke Aquaculture was given the inaugural Ertie Nicolson Prize in memory of the late Ertie Nicolson, who had a long association with the NAFC. McCulloch,…
Read MoreTailored training in auditing techniques
A NEW training course on internal auditing techniques for aquaculture has been launched in Shetland to meet industry demand. The short course, provided by the NAFC Marine Centre UHI, was developed by NAFC aquaculture Trainer Matthew Wright in response to a request from Grieg Seafood Shetland. ‘IInternal auditing is the process that companies have to…
Read More