Win for UHI Inverness student at Scotland Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture Skills (ALBAS)
Register for free to read more of the latest local news. It's easy and will only take a moment.
A Beauly forestry student has received a top prize at a Scottish awards ceremony.
Harry Evans won the Higher Education Award for HNC level at Lantra Scotland’s Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture Skills (ALBAS).
Harry is doing an HNC in Arboriculture and Urban Forestry at the Scottish School of Forestry, UHI Inverness.
- Top-performing Inverness graduate wins forestry award
- Inverness lecturer named as most inspiring mentor
- Pictures: Freshers fair hailed a great success
More than 200 finalists, event supporters, employers, training providers and industry leaders attended the awards ceremony at the Crieff Hydro Hotel. The guests included the Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity, Jim Fairlie.
After being presented with the award, Harry said: "Thanks to Neil Cleland for nominating me and my other tutors at UHI, Lantra Scotland and to everyone who has supported me along the way.
"It’s been great to pick up this award."
Hayden Taylor-Ramsay, of Kingussie, won the School Pupil Award NPA Skills for Work while a pupil at Kingussie High School through UHI NWH.
The awards were presented by the Red Shepherdess, otherwise known as Hannah Jackson.
Industry awards were made for agriculture, aquaculture, equine, environmental conservation, game and wildlife, horticulture, land-based engineering, trees and timber and veterinary nursing.
The prizes also included overall winner, modern apprentice and a mentor award for inspirational tutor.
The winners and runners-up were chosen by an independent judging panel.
The ALBAS are organised by Lantra, the sector skills council for the land-based, aquaculture and environmental conservation industries.
Scotland Director for Lantra, Dr Liz Barron-Majerik, congratulated all those who were nominated, saying that in itself was an achievement and that the standard of entries was high.
"Our awards highlight the incredible people who are working in Scotland’s land- based and aquaculture sector, while also encouraging employers to think about their future workforce," she said.
