Projects & Practice

Qualification of land users in nature conservation

Keywords:: Advisory services, Agriculture, Information & promotion activities, Knowledge transfer, Nature conservation, Vocational training & skills acquisition
Countries:: Germany

Ensuring the preservation and restoration of species and habitats in Saxony, by offering free advice and relevant qualifications to land users.

Web based education for farmers in Austria

Keywords:: Advisory services, Agriculture, Education & lifelong learning, Environmental protection, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Knowledge transfer
Countries:: Austria

An educational institution for farmers in Austria used RDP support to develop a training programme using digital, web-based technologies and applications.

Kuitua pohjoiseen - High-Speed Broadband Network in the North

Keywords:: Cooperation, Information & Communications Technology (ICT), Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees, Rural services
Countries:: Finland

This project is an example of how villagers can get access to high-speed broadband networks even in remote and sparsely populated rural areas. It is the winning initiative of the 2019 Rural Inspiration Awards in the 'Rural Revitalisation' category.

A training programme on work safety for non professional forest users

Keywords:: Forestry, Natural resources, Vocational training & skills acquisition
Countries:: Slovenia

A series of theoretical and practical training courses on work safety for small private forest owners and forest users.

Andalusian Shepherd School 2017

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Information & promotion activities, Job creation, Knowledge transfer
Countries:: Spain

In order to maintain the traditional activity of extensive sheep and cattle grazing, the government of Andalusia created a pilot training programme on pastoralism for those that wanted to pursue a new career.