We were so pleased to officially launch our Green Horticultural Centre which will deliver a sustainable skills revolution and help businesses across Kent, the south-east region and across the UK adapt to a net zero world.
We were so pleased to officially launch our Green Horticultural Centre which will deliver a sustainable skills revolution and help businesses across Kent, the south-east region and across the UK adapt to a net zero world.
This green skills accelerator at Hadlow College, part of North Kent College, will support a range of new training courses focused on skills that support decarbonisation in the farming sector, and help rural land-based businesses to build their sustainable credentials.
Hadlow College, is the UK’s only rural and land-based college with the new facility launched on Thursday (21/3) providing a pipeline of talent and expertise as the transition to Net Zero gathers pace.
Training courses will showcase more sustainable methods of food production out on a newly planted vineyard and orchard, from Delta-T devices that measure soil moisture to automated spraying and robotic harvesting. The Haynes New Holland robotic tractor will be put through its paces once the first vines are ready.
David Gleed, Chief Executive and Executive Principal, North Kent College, said: “We are thrilled to be a part of this sustainability project within Kent and as we progress, we will be looking to engage with as many businesses as we can and invite them to join us and our FE sector partners in devising new skills solutions that will support career opportunities now and in the future. The opening of our new Green Horticultural Centre at Hadlow College is just the start.”
