The Garden Centre Association ( GCA ) root on members to get their 2024 surface adept nomination in by March 1 to help showcase and produce some of the industry ’s most gifted individuals this year .
GCA Inspector and rise Stars programme mentor , Gordon Emslie
GCA Inspector and come up Stars programme wise man , Gordon Emslie enounce : " An eligible candidate should be a rising lead or have the potential to be one within your garden meat . The candidate should have a passion or desire to add to this class ’s topic of environmental and sustainability and should contain a position below direction level " .
He sum : " The prospect need to be uncommitted to attend several workshops throughout the year and a mixture of face - to - face and practical meetings . In addition , they postulate to have admittance to fiscal datum including sales and cost price , and demonstrate movement and dedication . in conclusion , they require to have a sales event idea for uprise an domain of your garden centre in a sustainable or environmental mode . "
Applications should be discharge and submitted before Thursday , March 1 , 2024.After all the nominations are received , they will be reviewed , and successful candidates will be invited to join the program for 2024 .
The finalists will be requested to take part in a serial of workshop held by Gordon on topics such as retail disciplines , driving sales , financial consciousness and presentation skills . The candidates ' work will be appraise throughout the year to brush up the various elements on which they have received coaching job .
Peter Burks , GCA Chief Executive , say : " Our Westland Horticulture - patronise rise star program is a wonderful opportunity for nominees to hone their accomplishment while being guide and supported by experts in our industriousness . Plus , all they instruct will be lend back and used at the garden centre where they work , to the welfare of everyone . We ’re indebted to and ca n’t thank enough Westland Horticulture for shop at the programme and for all the bread and butter it provides . " .
He concludes : " The well - performing finalists will be invite to the seventh and last workshop in the serial . As well as to the annual GCA Conference in January 2025 , where they will portray the progress made on their project idea to the conference . In forward motion , Gordon will provide coaching job in presentation skills . Delegates will then vote for the winner , who will receive their award at the league too . "
Applications are available fromwww.gca.org.uk/applications-open-for-2024-rising-stars-programme/
