Apprentice catches job at Forth Rivers Trust

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A Tillicoultry man has been commended for his work on an apprenticeship programme at a Stirling district outdoors initiative.Twenty-four-year-old Niall Provan was among seven modern apprenticeships at the Callander’s Landscape project which has been running for the past five years.The community-led scheme involved the creation of new paths, and recording and researching the area’s heritage as well as Dark Skies events.Niall won the Modern Apprentice of the Year accolade for land based and aquaculture skills and has gone on to secure permanent employment as a project officer with Forth Rivers Trust.He started his Heritage Skills Modern Apprenticeship when he was 20 which included work on the area’s cultural heritage like Gaelic place names and oral history.He said: “The opportunities that came with the role, like being able to work with organisations such as Scottish Natural Heritage, Forestry and Land Scotland, and the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park rangers, were big highlights of my time spent in the apprenticeship, along with being able to work in such a significant area of conservation and natural beauty.” Click here for more news and sport from the Stirling area.

The Callander’s Landscape’s project received £1.5m in funding over five years.Partners who contributed to the project included Callander Community Development Trust and Callander Youth Project, Forestry and Land Scotland, Forth Rivers Trust, Stirling Council and NatureScot.Callander’s Landscape also delivered legacy benefits for community organisations – growing memberships, gaining skills and taking new initiatives forward.The Partnership has helped Callander Heritage Society to grow to support activities in the area such as excavations