UK food manufacturer, 2 Sisters Food Group, in partnership with the Jobcentre and IGD, has helped to provide young unemployed people with the practical skills needed to help them find work.
As part of food research and training charity, IGD’s, Feeding Britain’s Future campaign, 2 Sisters Food Group took part in the Skills for Work Month and delivered more than 350 learning opportunities across 29 sites around the country for young people. This included CV preparation, interview skills, factory tours and work experience.
Jenni Chambers, head of talent at 2 Sisters, said: “The most sustainable way to get the talent you want is to cultivate it yourself. 2 Sisters Food Group recognises this and we are continuously developing our talent plans across the business.
“Our Skills for Work Month offered young people a great opportunity to have a go and get stuck in.
“Young people often don’t see the food industry as their first choice for a career. At 2 Sisters we offer a wide range of exciting job opportunities ranging from developing new recipes ideas that delight our customers to maintaining new, state of the art machinery.
“Young people can progress quickly in their careers at 2 Sisters. We’ve learnt that identifying the right people first time allows their careers to grow and we have many people that started on the shop floor now running senior teams."
Joanne Denney-Finch, IGD chief executive, added: “Feeding Britain’s Future is helping to make a real impact on thousands of young people considering their future and actively seeking work. Our industry is 3.8 million strong, accounting for one in seven jobs, making us the largest private sector employer; this initiative is the way in which we can support the next generation of industry talent.
“Skills for Work Month has been the core of this initiative since the launch in 2012, and over the years, companies from across the industry have engaged to help support not only their local communities but also the wider industry.”
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