We are an employer led group of businesses committed to training our staff at all levels from basic technical skills to management.

Formed in 1981, the members were originally 20 farmers in South and West Lancashire who recognised the need for updating both their own and their employee skills to cope with a changing industry.

As other land-based industries from a wider geographical area recognised the existence of an organisation that could help them access high quality training at affordable prices, the remit of the Group was widened.

Today the members are diverse; golf clubs, landscape contractors, garden maintenance, racecourses, nurseries, tree surgeons, as well as farmers and growers.

Being a member of the Group means that there is a wider interest from like-minded people to fill up courses and make training happen more frequently and at a realistic cost.

For membership details and a benefits package please contact Elaine or Sue at info@millhousetraining.co.uk

What Group members think about the WLTG:

‘Haydock Park Racecourse has been involved with Millhouse Training and the West Lancs Training Group for the past 20 years. This association has enabled us to stay at the forefront of the industry in terms of staff training, health & safety and other legislative requirements. Involvement with the Group also provides an excellent opportunity to meet and network with like-minded people.'

Maurice Crooks
Head Goundsman Haydock Park Racecourse

‘Being a member of the West Lancs Training Group has enabled us to keep up to date with the latest training requirements and changes to the required skills levels and with the ability to access grant funding towards the cost of the training it helps us to have a more productive business with safer working practices. ‘

Katherine Wright

‘D K Evans Landscape Maintenance have been a member of the West Lancashire Training Group since 1996, although courses were taken as early as 1989. Over the years we have found the information gained from being members of West Lancashire Training Group invaluable.

We get regular newsletters giving information on current legislation both in employment law and health and safety law. We have also recently benefited from funding towards training that has been identified by Millhouse Training. Among these courses was ‘Train the Trainer', this course has allowed us to undertake our induction training on a much more professional basis.

Attending courses has also enabled us to meet lots of interesting, friendly and like minded people in similar businesses to ours and in agriculture and horticulture .'