For a £9bn industry that can struggle to recruit talented young workers, apprenticeships are vital to many in the sector
Green skills are in alarming decline in Britain, according to the director general of the Royal Horticultural Society . Despite the horticulture industry contributing about £9bn to the UK economy and employing around 300,000 people, 70% of businesses in the sector say they struggle to fill vacancies and 83% put this down to the poor perception of horticulture in schools and colleges, according to the RHS.
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