Call for industry to back innovative Careers Passport
The FDF is calling on manufacturers of all sizes to back a new Careers Passport and help solve the labour shortages that are hindering the industry.
The FDF is supporting members to help them better under understand and access lifelong learning schemes which offer funding opportunities for reskilling and upskilling.
The Adult Education Budget is available for employers and individuals to gain additional skills needed to progress into work, an apprenticeships or further learning.
The National Skills Fund Retraining Scheme has combined with the National Retraining Scheme to help adults currently in work to retrain and get a better job. The scheme is aimed at businesses are individuals who may need support as a result of increased automation. This is currently available in pilot areas, but will be rolled out across England.
Lifetime Skills Guarantee, announced in September 2020, will give adults without an A-Level or equivalent qualification access to a free, fully-funded college course. This offer will be available from April 2021.
Updates & milestones
FDF Education Initiative Award – Entries are now open!
Does your company work positively with schools and colleges to encourage interest in food and drink manufacturing or help facilitate employment opportunities for young people?
Enter the FDF Awards – Education Initiative category before 28 February 2022, for your chance to win. It’s completely free to enter!
New courses announced for Lifetime Skills Guarantee
UpdateOn 29 July, the Department for Education announced the addition of several new courses to their approved list for the Lifetime Skills Guarantee, including several related to food manufacturing, and well as in hospitality and catering. Both these areas were excluded from the initial courses approved by DfE when the Lifetime Skills Guarantee courses were published in April this year.
FDF has worked hard over the past several months to bring this oversight to the attention of DfE and push for the inclusion of food-manufacturing related course. As part of this work the FDF created a cross-sector working group who met with DfE officials several times in advance of today’s announcement.
The following two courses are now eligible under the Lifetime Skills Guarantee:
- Level 3 Diploma in Food Technology
- Level 3 Diploma in Food Technology and Management
For more information please contact Mark Corbett.
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