News article
11 September 2012
Feeding Britain's Future – Skills for Work Week
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PRESS RELEASE
Responding to today's launch of IGD's 'Feeding Britain's Future – Skills for
Work Week' at Downing Street, FDF Employment, Skills & Corporate Services
Director,
Angela Coleshill, said:
“On behalf of our members, we are delighted to support IGD's 'Feeding Britain's
Future – Skills for Work Week'. This timely and ground-breaking initiative has
the power to make a positive and significant difference to the future working
lives of young people in the UK."
“Food and drink manufacturing employs over 400,000 people across the country and
we recognise that we can make an important contribution towards tackling youth
unemployment. Several of our members are partners in Skills for Work Week and
will be offering support to young people as part of the initiative."
“Our members' commitment to Feeding Britain's Future builds on the great work we
are already engaged in to develop skills for the future. Through such
initiatives as our Apprenticeship Pledge, our Graduate Excellence degree – the UK's first food and drink engineering degree, and our targeted Taste Success – A Future in Food careers campaign, we are actively working to support young people and to promote our industry as
a career of first choice.”
Note to Editors:
- The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) is the voice of the food and drink
manufacturing industry – the UK's largest manufacturing sector. For more
information
about FDF and the industry we represent visit: www.fdf.org.uk
- For more information on IGD's Feeding Britain's Future – Skills for Work Week,
please visit: www.feedingbritainsfuture.com
More information
Rebecca Wilhelm or 020 7420 7140 - rebecca.wilhelm@fdf.org.uk
Nicki Hunt on or 020 7420 7132 - nicki.hunt@fdf.org.uk
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