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Horticulture sector failing to communicate employer brands
Nearly one in four (24%) horticulture employees believe their employer does not communicate its brand effectively, according to a new study.
Horticuture students represent UK in HortOlympics
A team from Norfolk college Easton and Otley will be travelling to Estonia to represent the UK in a horticultural skills challenge.
Commercial horticulture benefits through award of BPOA Peter Seabrook Bursary
Student James Pike, has won a £1,000 British Protected Ornamentals Association - Peter Seabrook Bursary.
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Last chance to win an Apple Watch Series 5! Take part in the 2020 Annual Jobs Survey
Have your say in the 2020 Annual Jobs Survey from Wonderful Workplaces for a chance to win an Apple Watch Series 5 worth £399.
What does it take to be a great leader in horticulture?
Is it your dream to lead a public horticulture institution one day? Longwood Gardens outside Philadelphia, USA, is looking for high-potential future leaders to join its fellows programme.
CV Tips
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Team Leader / Foreman Landscape Maintenance
CMC Landscape Tiverton, Devon
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Soft Landscape Technician
Kent County Council Ashford, Kent
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Skilled Gardener
OCS Group (UK) Ltd St James Park and Green Park London
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Estate Gardener Private Estate
Private Estate Buckinghamshire Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
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Nursery Supervisor
Van den Berk UK Limited Peterborough, Cambridgeshire / Mirfield, West Yorkshire
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Careers in Horticulture: how the new gold-standard T level will inspire horticulture recruits
This year’s HW careers guide starts with Dr Steve Dowbiggin detailing latest efforts to attract younger people to working in horticulture as well as further action that still needs to be taken.
Horticulture Salary Survey: what do the past year’s job adverts tell us?
Horticulture has typically been seen as a low-paid job, but evidence from analysis of Horticulture Week job advertisements from across the industry portrays a different picture, Matthew Appleby reports.
