2 September 2010
The National Skills Academy for Food and Drink Manufacturing and Improve, the food and drink sector skills council, have made three new appointments.
Bryony Olney has joined the National Skills Academy as a network development manager responsible for developing the Academy’s network of excellence. She will focus on ensuring providers... More about New additions to food and drink skills teams
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18 August 2010
On Tuesday 21 September 2010 The Scottish Fellowship in Food and Drink will be formally launched by the Scotland Food & Drink National Skills Academy.
As a professional qualification, it is designed to deliver tangible and quantifiable benefits for those who participate in the programme and for the organisations within which they... More about New Food and Drink Fellowship soon to be launched
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30 July 2010
Food and drink companies in Scotland are being urged not to miss the application deadline to secure funding for adult Modern Apprenticeships.
Submissions to start employees aged 20 and over on a Modern Apprenticeship by the end of March next year must be received by Skills Development Scotland by August 5.
Following lobbying by Improve,... More about Deadline approaching for Modern Apprenticeships
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26 July 2010
Two senior appointments have been made at Improve, the food and drink sector skills council and The National Skills Academy for Food and Drink Manufacturing.
Amy Crooks joins the team at the organisation’s York headquarters as senior brand manager while Mica MacInnes joins as a skills consultant for The National Skills Academy.
Amy,... More about Senior appointments for food training body
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16 July 2010
A pilot scheme aimed at helping small businesses in Northern Ireland tackle the effects of the recession has been hailed a success by employers.
Improve, the food and drink sector skills council has been working with five companies employing between 20 and 60 people, carrying out a skills needs analysis programme to identify training which... More about Pilot scheme helps Northern Ireland?s small businesses flourish
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16 July 2010
Owners and managers of small to medium-sized food and drink companies are being urged to get ready for the introduction of new laws which give employees more rights to training.
From next April, all employees will have the right to request ‘time to train’. Currently, the right only applies to employees who work for a company... More about SMEs urged to be prepared for new staff training rights
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22 June 2010
A new dairy training centre billed as the most state-of-the-art facility of its kind in Europe was officially opened on Thursday (June 10).
The Eden International Dairy Academy at Reaseheath College in Cheshire has been developed as part of a unique collaboration between the dairy industry, the National Skills Academy for Food and Drink Manufacturing... More about £2.7 Million Dairy Training Centre Unveiled
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22 June 2010
The head of the UK’s food and drink sector skills council says George Osborne’s first budget as Chancellor had lain down the gauntlet to industry to work the country’s economy back to prosperity.
Jack Matthews, chief executive of Improve, said: “Everyone knew there would be pain in this Budget. But I agree that this... More about Onus on industry to work its way to prosperity, says skills chief
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17 June 2010
Women wanting a career with prospects and opportunities to rise through the ranks should consider the food and drink industry.
As the industry is dominated by men - the male share of the workforce is expected to rise from 67 per cent to 74 per cent by 2017 according to the latest Working Futures survey - the industry is looking at ways to... More about Food and drink is the career for women with high aspirations
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11 June 2010
Employers and employees in the Scottish food and drink industry are being urged to consider a new qualification aimed at tackling shortages in qualified food scientists and technologists.
In August, Glasgow Metropolitan College will become the first college in Scotland to offer the new Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Food Science and... More about New course promises to boost skills and broaden horizons in food and drink
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