Farm School International is a Social Enterprise founded at the beginning of 2018 in Birmingham.
They provide vocational education, training and work experience through a hands-on programme in horticulture project management to unemployed adults (18+). They encourage and support community initiatives in food security, conservation and habitat beautification. They offer a full time training program over a 12-weeks period which coincides with the school term. It covers all the skills required to profit from a business in horticulture, the theory, the practice and how to manage business risks. -The Hub: classroom and laboratory.
-Community Extension Units: a platform on which learners and customers from the community are brought together to work on a project. All CEU activities contribute to the learner's work experience and are managed by learner teams supervised by the CEU senior technician. 1. Unemployed Adults (18+). Average age is 18-25.
2. Clients – Individuals that need their gardens maintained.
3. Partners – Organisations that need garden/grounds maintenance. A simplification of the current website http://www.farmschool-international.co.uk/ with a focus on inspiring unemployed adults to join.