Future Custodians

Project summary

Future Custodians inspired young people to make a commitment to the South West Peak through on-the-job training and work experience. Two types of apprenticeships were on offer: a Countryside Worker role and a Livestock Farming position. These posts worked together closely and apprentices that were involved with one role often had the opportunity to cross-train with the other positions, making the most out of this opportunity and providing a great deal of training to make individuals successful in future job searches.

As part of the collaborative nature of the Partnership each countryside apprentice worked at several different sites and livestock apprentices sometimes worked on more than one farm in the South West Peak. Why work at different farms you ask? Diversity of experience was key and this collaboration was driven by necessity in this landscape. Many farms in the area are smaller and might not have been able to support a full-time apprentice. Sharing apprentices among different farms, with transport provided by the project, made for a more efficient, enjoyable and productive programme overall.

Check out this blog post from our first group of apprentices, who completed their programme of study and successfully moved on to new jobs.

Case studies:

Future Custodians: The Work

Read about how the apprentices work was planned and how it operated within the Partnership.

Future Custodians: The Work

Future Custodians: The Apprentices

Read about the apprentices, who they were, what they did and what skills they acquired.

Future Custodians: The Apprentices

Future Custodians Final Report

Read  more about how the project was delivered and key outcomes.

Future Custodians Final Report

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