Letter of support
It is with immense pride that we announce that Kate Mason has been awarded the Women in Agriculture Education and Training Woman of the Year award at the The National Women in Agriculture Awards 2026, and is the icing on the cake as she celebrates 40 years of working with and for Vale Training Services Ltd.
The event celebrated 13 exceptional women from across the UK farming sector during a ceremony held on 5 May at the De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms. Organised by Mark Allen Group and supported by sponsors including Nestlé UK & Ireland, Co-op, HSBC UK, NFU, Noble Foods, and Pig World where you can read the full report, the awards recognised outstanding contributions across the agricultural industry.
Winners were chosen from an extremely competitive shortlist, highlighting the growing strength, influence, and visibility of women throughout the sector.
For more information visit the NFU online page.
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Letter of support for land based skills bootcamp.
To who it may concern
Vale Training Services Ltd, in conjunction with Ngage Solutions Ltd, and other interested parties, are looking to apply for funding under the Governments Boot Camp Training project, which will help provide upskilling to both new entrants and those already employed in our industries.
From evidence gathered and personal experience, I feel it is important that the land-based industries be given support in recruiting new people, as well upskilling existing staff, within these industries. There is currently a huge deficit of available staff, with the necessary skills to fill jobs in agriculture, forestry, arboriculture, environmental land management, landscape horticulture, amenity horticulture and other land-based industries.
It is for this reason we support the proposed bid by Vale Training Services Ltd, and Ngage Solutions Ltd to look to deliver training under the Boot Camp initiative. We will also endeavour to support the project by interviewing potential employees from the project.
Yours Sincerely
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