Grounds Training Tutor Frank Newberry looks at the challenge of getting the best out of people from multiple generations in the workplace. In Part 1, Frank...
in Training & Education - on 14/3/18
As I carry out my work, I occasionally hear some managers asking me the question “What’s the point of all this education?” Often this is said when...
in Training & Education - on 12/3/18
It’s National Apprenticeship Week, and we recently caught up with golf greenkeeping apprentice Tom Silcock at his workplace, Macclesfield Golf Club
in Training & Education - on 9/3/18
Leicester City Football Club is the latest in a long list of Premier League Football Clubs to choose Myerscough College as their apprenticeships delivery...
in Training & Education - on 8/3/18
Toro Student Greenkeeper of the Year is returning for 2018, with two prizes once again up for grabs
in Training & Education - on 6/3/18
The European Turfgrass Society are pleased to welcome ETS members and other turfgrass specialists to the 6 ETS Conference 2018 in Manchester, United...
in Training & Education - on 27/2/18
BALI-NCF, the grounds maintenance industry’s National Contractors Forum, and STIHL GB joined forces recently to deliver best in class hedge trimmer training...
in Training & Education - on 25/2/18
Whilst trees have many values - social, environmental and economic - they may, if suffering from certain mechanical defects, represent a hazard in areas...
in Training & Education - on 19/2/18
Oaklands College with the BIGGA London Section recently held what they believe to be the largest section education event in the UK. The annual Greenkeeping...
in Training & Education - on 18/2/18
At Myerscough College in Preston, John Berry leads the way. Not many Head Groundsmen are also Head Greenkeepers. And not many Head Greenkeepers get the...
in Training & Education - on 12/2/18
The Toro Student Greenkeeper of the Year Award, now in its 29th year, is widely known and respected in the greenkeeping industry for finding the most promising...
in Training & Education - on 9/2/18
After almost twelve years, Chris Johnson is standing down from her day-to-day role as Grounds Training’s Development Manager and is taking a well-earned...
in Training & Education - on 9/2/18
Amazing, incredible, life changing… just a few of the words used by British and Irish greenkeepers since 2015 to describe their time on the John Deere...
in Training & Education - on 7/2/18
The first of the 2018 Dennis and SISIS bowling green maintenance seminars has been announced and will take place at the Ipswich & District Indoor Bowls...
in Training & Education - on 5/2/18
Grounds Training Tutor Frank Newberry reports on how we can all be tempted to blame others for our workplace woes. He suggests the way forward is to try...
in Training & Education - on 10/1/18
As part of Pitchcare’s series on the Ohio State University’s ‘TOP’ Program for the international transfer of student greenkeepers, youngster Gavin...
in Training & Education - on 18/12/17
Rain Bird, a global leader in irrigation system innovation, design and supply, is working in partnership with the Golf Club Managers’ Association to...
in Training & Education - on 15/12/17
This 1-day course from Grounds Training has been developed in response to enquiries from clients and will be delivered by experienced turf...
in Training & Education - on 13/11/17
The pivotal role of soil biology in sport and amenity turf health is at the heart of keynote presentations by Joel Williams, the internationally respected...
in Training & Education - on 6/11/17
Plant protection and pest control products need to be used legally, safely and competently. If your job involves applying pesticides in a commercial role...
in Training & Education - on 5/11/17
