CABE launches green space skills consultation
CABE has launched a consultation on green space skills. Skills to grow seeks views on the main skills challenges facing the green space sector and ways in which these can be tackled. The feedback will allow the partners in developing a skills strategy for the sector to refine and improve on this framework. It will also inform the development of a detailed action plan, prioritising actions and identifying who should deliver them.
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