All Training & Education articles – Page 6
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NewsLevel 2 Abattoir Worker apprentice scheme launched
The previously revealed Level 2 Abattoir Worker Apprenticeship has now been added to the Institute for Apprenticeships website, meaning it is now up and running.The Level 2 Abattoir Worker Apprenticeship has now been launched.Although the apprenticeship had been approved a few months ago, the IFA site was not able to ...
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News2 Sisters Food Group reveals in-house apprenticeship scheme
Food manufacturer 2 Sisters is now running a team dedicated to apprentices, offering colleagues and new starters the chance to kick start their careers in the food industry.2 Sisters is launching its in-house apprenticeship scheme.With more than a 150 staff members already signed up, the team at 2 Sisters expects ...
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NewsCommon Hall ceremony elects new Master for WCB
Geoff Gillo has been elected as the new Master of the Worshipful Company of Butchers (WCB) at the annual Common Hall ceremony in London. He will fulfil his duties over the coming year heading up the meat trade’s livery company. The outgoing court and Master gathered outside Ironmongers' Hall ahead ...
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NewsSeven firms sign up to support Pig Industry Scholarship
Seven companies have signed up to this year’s Pig Industry Scholarships; a scheme that is facilitated by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).The Pig Industry Scholarships aim to raise the profile of careers in the pig sector and encourage new entrants while enabling individual businesses to hire high-calibre new ...
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NewsTulip to take on 580 apprentices
Food producer Tulip has shown its commitment to apprenticeships, as the firm will be employing around 580 young learners across its four sites over the next few years.Hannah and Justine, apprentices at Tulip Foods, currently being trained by Remit Food.Currently working with around 152 apprentices, Tulip is being supported by ...
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NewsWorld Butchers’ Challenge Team GB selection at Meatup
It has now been announced that butchers in the running for a spot in the Team GB butchery team will put their skills to the test at Meatup, the dedicated exhibition for the UK meat industry, later this month. Separate from the main Competition Arena at the show, taking place ...
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NewsFuture of farming supported by Co-op training scheme
Three young beef and sheep farmers from across the country have recently secured places on a training scheme run by the Co-op.Co-op Farming Pioneers training programme.The Co-op Farming Pioneers training programme has the aim of developing and supporting the next generation of farmers and suppliers.The programme launched in April 2016, ...
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Butcher fined after worker suffers hand injuries
A butcher based in Bristol has been fined after an employee suffered deep lacerations to one of his hands when working.Bristol Magistrates Court heard how the worker was cutting beef bones on a band saw at the time of the incident when he suffered deep lacerations to his left hand.The ...
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NewsNew GCSE to improve knowledge of food provenance
Teachers from across north Wales gathered in Menai Bridge this week for a training event to discuss a comprehensive new food qualification and methods on how to teach pupils about where their food comes from.The course was organised by Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Production Wales (HCC) and education consortium ...
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NewsQMS launches new cuts guide
A new guide and online resource from Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has been designed to help trainee butchers and chefs identify the most common cuts of Scotch Beef PGI, Scotch Lamb PGI and Specially Selected Pork.The new guide will highlight the versatility of Scotch Beef, Scotch Lamb and Specially Selected ...
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NewsButcher wins gold at WorldSkills competition
The finals of the WorldSkills butchery competition took place last week, with six of the nation’s butchers battling it out to be crowned better than the rest.WorldSkills winner Peter Rushforth teaching Crosby Management Training trailblazer apprentice Stephen Maltby how to make a whole chicken cushion.The six finalists included Hannah Blakey, ...
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NewsABP begins ‘process butcher’ trailblazer apprenticeships
ABP UK is showing its support for the Level 2 Butchery Standard by starting 29 new apprentices on the Butchery Trailblazer’s Process Butcher pathway at five of its sites across the country.Apprentices at ABP Ellesmere.The apprentices will learn both traditional butchery skills as well as how to work in a ...
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NewsAdvanced Butcher Apprenticeship launches
The Butchery Employer Trailblazer Group (BETG) has received final Government approval for the Advanced Butcher Apprenticeship – only three months on from its original submission.Following a successful appeal led by the Food and Drink Training and Education Council (ftc), the Advanced Butcher Apprenticeship will also attract increased funding. The maximum ...
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News2 Sisters helps unemployed young people find work
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 ...
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NewsInstitute of Meat confirms Meatup 2017 sponsorship
The Institute of Meat (IoM) will once again sponsor the main competition arena at the Meatup exhibition which takes place at ArenaMK in Milton Keynes on 24th and 25th May 2017.IoM chief executive Keith Fisher is pleased to support Meatup for the fourth time. Keith is pictured with a young ...
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NewsJames Whelan Butchers launches scholarship programme
Irish butchers, James Whelan Butchers, is set to invest €100,000 in a new scholarship programme, dedicated to the art and craft of butchery.James Whelan Butchers is investing €100,000 into a new scholarship programme.The fully accredited scholarship programme is to run over three years in James Whelan Butchers shops across Ireland ...
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NewsWorldSkills butchery competition final six named
The six finalists for the WorldSkills Butchery competition have been named.Hannah Blakey, seen here in action in the Wales heat, will compete in the final.Hannah Blakey, a 17-year-old apprentice at Leeds City College, is both the youngest competitor and the first female to make it to the finals.She will be ...
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NewsPig industry scholarship scheme runs for fourth year
The pig industry scholarship scheme has begun recruiting students for its fourth year.The scheme, set up to establish long term relationships between industry and students, involves students from Harper Adams University and is facilitated by AHDB Pork.Seven sponsoring companies – Provimi, ForFarmers, CEVA, Rattlerow Farms Ltd, Devenish Nutrition, Quality Equipment ...
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News2 Sisters praises new apprenticeships
The National Skills Academy for Food & Drink (NSAFD) unveiled the first of ten new Industry Approved Apprenticeship Programmes (IAAPs) for the food industry on 22nd July.Andrea Leadsom addressing delegates at the IAAPs launch.The NSAFD says the new apprenticeship standards have been developed in conjunction with a number of UK ...
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NewsHCC reveals 2016 scholarship recipients
Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) has announced the recipients of the 2016 HCC Scholarship during a reception at the Royal Welsh Show.(L-R) HCC’s industry development executive James Ruggeri, Richard Roderick, Peter Rushforth and HCC's head of operations Prys Morgan.The individuals to have been awarded the scholarship are ...
