NFU Scotland members have written to Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) urging it to adopt the successful Rural Leadership Programme (RLP) currently available in other parts of Scotland.
The letter to HIE chairman Lorne Crerar has been signed by the NFUS Highland regional chairman Martin Birse, Orkney and Shetland chairman Paul Ross, Argyll and the Islands chairman John Dickson and Sandy Murray, who chairs the union’s Crofting, Highlands and Islands Committee.
The RLP, delivered on behalf of Scottish Enterprise (SE) by SAC Consulting, has just celebrated its 10th anniversary, with almost 450 people from rural backgrounds benefiting from a course that has seen them developing their leadership skills and growing their businesses.