All Training & Education articles – Page 2
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NewsSkills Minister urged not to overlook food apprenticeships - FTC
The Food and Drink Training & Education Council (FTC) has joined the Provision Trade Federation (PTF) in writing a letter to the Skills Minister, calling for food apprenticeships to be added to the next round of Standard reviews.Luke Hall MP, Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education. | Picture: UK ...
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NewsQMS provides butchery apprentices with value-added events
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has reported that it has provided learning and development opportunities for 24 apprentice butchers across Scotland. Scottish butcher apprentices took part in the event to learn more about value-added products and to share ideas. QMS partnered with butchery businesses to hold educational events ...
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NewsLMC highlights agriculture career opportunities at college fair
The Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) attended a food careers fair at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) Loughry campus.Representatives from LMC attended the fair to highlight career opportunities within the agriculture industry, distributing a range of educational and promotional resources, including the Northern Ireland Farm Quality ...
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NewsCraft butcher named Scotland's Apprentice of the Year
A craft butcher from Falkirk who credits his apprenticeship with changing his life has been named as Scotland’s Apprentice of the Year.Marc Ingram of Blair Drummond Smiddy has won the top accolade at this year's Scottish Apprenticeship Awards.Marc Ingram picked up the Modern Apprentice of the Year SCQF Level 5 ...
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NewsMeat industry leaders pledge gender equality
Industry leaders representing nine businesses across the meat processing, retail and foodservice supply chain have agreed that more progress is needed to improve gender inclusion within the sector. The group came together at a recent round-table forum organised by the Meat Business Women trade organisation.Laura Ryan of Meat Business Women, ...
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NewsScottish Apprenticeship Week 2024: trade bodies back butchery programmes
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) is promoting butchery for Scottish Apprenticeship Week, highlighting the success of butchers in its Careers programme.Ingram serving a customer at Smiddy Butchers.Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2024 runs from Monday 4th March to Friday 8th March, celebrating the contributions of apprenticeships to individuals, employers and Scotland's economy.QMS said ...
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NewsOn-farm event for teachers gains "hugely positive feedback"
The 'Food - a fact of life' on-farm event has proved to be a "resounding success", according to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).Participating teachers went on a farm walk of the Harper Adams University beef and sheep units.A total of 65 teachers from various parts of the country ...
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NewsDawn Meats announces 2023 Management Programme winners
Meat supplier Dawn Meats has announced the graduation of the 2023 class of the Management Development Programme it runs in association with University College Dublin (UCD).L-R: John Rohan, team sponsor, Katie McGrane, Daniel O’Dwyer, Dawn Meats Group CEO Niall Browne, Kirstie Wilkinson, Jake Shambrook and Cathal Farrell.The programme, which is ...
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NewsLivery Company’s lunch highlights its commitment to education and charity
The Worshipful Company of Butchers kicked off 2024 with a Court Lunch that focused on its support of education and charity, with War Horse author, Michael Morpurgo OBE surprising and delighting guests with more than just words.Former Children's Laureate and co-founder of Farms for City Children, Michael Morpurgo OBE addressed ...
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NewsEat Wild brings wild meat to school menus
Development board Eat Wild has announced that wild meat has been introduced to a collective of schools across Dorset and Hampshire.Children will be served wild meat meals three times a week.Working in collaboration with Eat Wild, the development board for all wild meat in the UK, early education centre Tops ...
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NewsNFU Education reaches over 500,000 students in 2023
National Farmers' Union (NFU) Education has reported that it reached more than 500,000 students across the nation in 2023.Ambassadors spent their time visiting primary and secondary schools to deliver assemblies on farming.More than 250 ambassadors have spearheaded the 'Farmers for Schools' initiative since its inception, visiting primary and secondary schools ...
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NewsPigPro scheme moves from AHDB to charity BASIS
Management of training scheme PigPro has moved from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) to BASIS, a registered charity, as of Monday 4th December.PigPro, an online system, allows users to record details of staff training and development within the pig industry.Membership of the online training records for the dairy ...
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NewsStudents gain first-hand agriculture experience as part of AHDB event
As part of a new conference aimed at educating schoolchildren about food provenance and healthy eating, AHDB helped over 150 GCSE students gain first-hand experience of the agricultural industry.Students gained first-hand experience on the farm, as part of AHDB's the 'Secondary School Series – Farming Food for You' event.The 'Secondary ...
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NewsQMS launches Better Burger Challenge in Glasgow
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has partnered with the Food and Drink Federation Scotland to give pupils the opportunity to design a burger product as part of an educational project into the farm to fork process.Helping to launch the Better Burger Challenge in Glasgow was 12-year-old Holly Heath.The pupils, who are ...
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NewsBeef and sheep sectors included in 2024 Nuffield Scholarships
The Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust has announced the appointment of their largest cohort ever with 23 new scholars for 2024, four of whom are involved in the beef and sheep sectors.Four of the scholarships have been awarded to farmers within the beef and sheep sectors.Over the course of their scholarships, ...
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NewsUK university tannery faces closure due to fall in demand for leather-related courses
The University of Northampton (UoN) is considering the closure of its £5.5 million leather tannery as a result of falling demand.The Institute for Creative Leather Technologies at UoN.The UoN Institute for Creative Leather Technologies (ICLT) is currently the only university tannery in Europe, and it is facing an internal consultation ...
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NewsSustainable farming practices top agenda at ABP PRISM 2030 event
ABP’s PRISM 2030 (PRogramme for the Improvement in Sustainability of (red) Meat) initiative brought beef and lamb farmers and technical experts together, for a grazing and knowledge transfer event on a suckler beef farm in Cheshire.Professor Jude Capper, PRISM 2030 partner.Participants were offered a first look at initial findings of ...
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NewsWCB Liverymen carry out butchery training at Farms for City Children charity
Liverymen from the Worshipful Company of Butchers (WCB), recently undertook butchery training for the farm managers of the charity, Farms for City Children.L-R: Stuart Cragg, Jenny Percival, Pamela Brook, John Goodman, Viv Harvey and Adam Bratt.Pamela Brook and Master Butcher, Viv Harvey, spent three days at the WCB's nominated charity's ...
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NewsSAMW president speaks on policy and sustainability at annual conference
President of the Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers (SAMW) Ian Bentley told the trade body's annual conference that a lack of policy which supports and promotes Scotland as a key, sustainable producer of quality meat on the domestic and world stage is harming industry confidence.President of SAMW, Ian Bentley.SAMW hosted ...
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NewsAHDB redesigns advanced workshops for pork industry
A programme of advanced workshops for pig workers is returning after a four-year break in order to address the growing challenges and responsibilities in the pork industry.Andrew Palmer, knowledge exchange relationship manager for AHDB.The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has redesigned its 'Stockperson Plus' syllabus to cover topics like ...
