Food and drink bucks the national trend and hires more apprentices
UK food and drink businesses are responding to labour shortages by hiring more area-specific apprentices, new figures reveal.
Major retailer commits to supporting bakery skills
Scottish Bakers has announced a partnership with Tesco to run Apprenticeship Standards at Level 2 in their from-scratch bakeries.
Supply chain calls for reform on HGV legislation
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Logistics UK have written to Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng to inform the government of the worsening impact of driver shortages across the food supply industry.
Harper Adams launches senior management qualification for food industry
The Senior Leader Apprenticeship in Food Business Management course aims to develop future senior managers for food industry businesses.
Food course additions to Lifetime Skills Guarantee result of “a long, slow campaign”
The Food and Drink Training and Education Council (ftc) has welcomed the news that two food industry qualifications will be added to the Lifetime Skills Guarantee, following a lengthy campaign.
Scottish Bakers calls for government intervention to tackle skills shortage
A workforce survey of its members by Scottish Bakers has revealed a skill shortage across the spectrum of bakery businesses in Scotland.
