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Have You Got What It Takes? – Scottish Enterprise Rural Leadership Programme – Applications Open For The Next Generation Of Rural Leaders

SAC News Release Ref. No: 10N56
Published: 21 Jul 2010

An exciting opportunity is available for the next generation of rural leaders in Scotland. Scottish Enterprise is planning its latest Rural Leadership Programme, offering successful applicants the opportunity to sharpen their business and communication abilities, see at first hand how government works in Brussels, Westminster and Holyrood and develop the leadership skills rural Scotland needs.

The Scottish Enterprise Rural Leadership Programme is a unique experience that is enjoyable, sociable and hugely stimulating at the same time.  For many previous participants the best part is meeting and developing business relationships with a range of like-minded people.  For others it is the leadership workshops and learning how to relate to others.  For some it is the learning journeys and getting access to the people who matter in the corridors of power. 

Whatever else, the programme is also about action! A group on a previous programme developed an idea about promoting lamb consumption that may well lead to a national campaign in November.

Scottish Enterprise introduced the concept to Scotland in 2006, based on initiatives devised in the US in the mid-1960s. This latest programme, the fifth in Scotland, will start in late October and run through to late February of next year. Application is open until 6th August by contacting SAC, who have been appointed as facilitators.

There will be three working groups, focussed around SAC centres in Aberdeen, Ayr and Edinburgh, drawing potential young leaders from across rural Scotland.  There will be some 12 days of events, including facilitated workshops, inspirational speakers, individual coaching sessions, media training, new contacts and networks and a personal action plan for growth.

The programme is primarily targeted at those running or employed by small to medium sized enterprises in the rural sector.  To date there have been a diverse list of participants ranging from farmers, auctioneers, the processing sector, the supply trade, those working for rural organisations, estate managers, those in the food and tourism sectors, and other small rural businesses.  Age is not an issue and the most important criterion is a desire to improve your own business or the performance of the rural sector.

To apply for the 2010/11 Programme, or for any further information, contact SAC's Catriona Clark.

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Miss Catriona Clark
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