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Scottish food industry secures massive apprentice funding boost (09 May 2011)
Scotland’s food and drink industry has received a major boost after the Scottish Government agreed to invest more than £2 million to fund Modern Apprenticeships in the sector over the next year
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Employers’ views sought on welfare qualifications (20 April 2011)
Employers in the meat and poultry industry are being asked to assist in the development of new qualifications aimed at safeguarding animal welfare at the time of slaughter
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Skills on menu as delegates look to up stakes (24 March 2011)
More than 100 delegates gathered in London on Wednesday to discuss the role skills and careers development have to play in the future economic success of the food and drink industry.
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Conference to focus on productivity in food and drink industry (02 March 2011)
A showpiece conference being held in London on March 23 will focus on how food and drink businesses can boost performance through skills and careers development
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Multimillion pound jackpot for food, drink training (02 November 2010)
Food and drink employers looking to drive up the skills of their workforce can be met halfway in the funding stakes thanks to a successful multi-million pound bid by Improve
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Skills courses for food and drink SMEs go live (20 September 2010)
A new suite of skills courses designed to boost innovation and growth in the food industry has been launched. Manchester Metropolitan University hosted The Growth & Innovation Event.
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New route into sector for unemployed young people (03 September 2010)
Food manufacturers are being invited to have their say on shaping a new training programme aimed at getting more young people working in the industry
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Senior appointments for food training body (22 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
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Coalition mania: Why the food sector can celebrate! (02 June 2010)
It's summer, the weather's come good and the food and drink sector skills council says we have reason to be upbeat as the Coalition spells out its policies in detail. So let's celebrate!
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Improve chief executive takes on new role (24 May 2010)
Jack Matthews, chief executive of food and drink sector skills council Improve, has been appointed a director of the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework Partnership
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More help for women in industry (01 April 2010)
Women working in the food and drink industry are being offered access to subsidised training in a bid to give them better access to higher paid, higher skilled careers
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First of new food qualifications to be launched (12 March 2010)
A new qualification designed to drive improvements in productivity and efficiency in the workplace is set to be launched in April
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Sector must become priority to become global leader (03 March 2010)
Attracting new talent into the food and drink industry will be essential if the UK is to achieve its goal of becoming a global leader in sustainable and secure food, says Improve CEO
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'End top-down approach to skills funding' (11 December 2009)
The UK’s food industry skills chief has labelled the system of funding vocational qualifications ‘out of date’ and says businesses need more flexible assistance in training staff to help prepare for economic recovery
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Fruit and veg insiders needed to help develop new standards (04 December 2009)
Employers working in the fresh produce sector are being called on to support the development of a new set of Occupational Standards being led by Improve, the food and drink sector skills council
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Improve chief backs plans to reform skills bodies (13 November 2009)
The head of food and drink sector skills council Improve says he ‘cautiously welcomes’ government plans to cut the number of skills bodies in order to make the system easier for employers to navigate
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Food industry “can lead way for UK” (14 October 2009)
A rallying cry to food firms to lead the way for UK plc has been issued by skills chief Jack Matthews after Improve won a new mandate to continue delivering strategic reforms and solutions to help drive up industry performance and productivity
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Food apprentice numbers soar in Northern Ireland (11 September 2009)
Northern Ireland has seen a five-fold increase in the number of new food and drink manufacturing apprentices thanks to a new-look qualification and extra funding
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Food chief criticises migrant worker decision (30 April 2009)
The UK food and drink industry skills chief, Jack Matthews, has hit out at the government’s decision to extend a controversial registration scheme for Eastern Europeans entering the country to work
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Students urged to boost career chances through science (30 March 2009)
School pupils contemplating their choices for September are being urged to consider choosing science subjects as a means of opening up a wealth of exciting career opportunities working with food
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