THE North Pennines AONB Partnership is looking for enthusiastic trainees to join the team for a series of 12-month placements over the next three years.

Each trainee will be based in Allendale, and will support the Partnership’s Heritage Lottery funded Allen Valleys Landscape Partnership Scheme.

Successful candidates for the office-based traineeship will help develop projects such as Dark Skies Discovery work, woodland and river restoration, and the Allen Valleys Folk Festival.

They will work a 37-hour week for approximately 12 months and must have their own transport.

Andy Lees, manager of the scheme, said: “This is a tremendous opportunity for people to gain genuine work experience by contributing to the development and delivery of our scheme.

“We are so pleased to be able to make this offer. Working with the North Pennines AONB Partnership team will be incredibly rewarding for the right candidates.”

Since 2011, 13 people have received training in conservation and land management, or dry stone walling and have gone on to build on the skills they learned, with the majority of them finding permanent conservation related roles.

Chris Woodley-Stewart, director of the Partnership, said: “We are very pleased to be able to this offer. Real-life conservation and land management experience can make a real difference to your CV.

“We look forward to seeing our trainees make the most of these opportunities as the programme develops.”

To find out more about the traineeship, contact Jon Charlton on 01388-528801 or email jcharlton@northpenninesaonb.org.uk