H R/ Training Professional
As an HR Professional in the industry, you will know that the food and drinks industry is huge and faces numerous problems across the sector including skills gaps in the industry and the recruitment and retention of staff. As the Sector Skills Council for Food and Drink, Improve has been established to help you. Improve’s vision is ‘to generate profit for employers through skills’.
We will achieve this by working with the Government, the education sector, training providers and Industry employers. The links on the left indicate some of the areas through which Improve is trying to work with employers to achieve our aims. As an HR or Training Professional many of our products and services may be of use to you in developing the skills and qualification levels of staff in your organisation. Please click on the link on the left which best meets your needs, alternatively if you cannot find exactly what you want there is a search facility at the top of the page. Multi Skills Academy
Currently in its early stages, the Improve Multi Skills Academy is to be the prestigious UK-wide centre of learning for all people in the food and drink industry.
The Academy will be a one-stop-shop for employers and training providers, industry employees and sector stakeholders who want to develop the most up to date skills and practices in their workforce to increase overall industry productivity to globally competitive levels.
The Academy will not deliver courses itself, but will act as a facilitator or gateway to training, in partnership with the Government, Food and Drink Industry, the Education Sector and Training Providers.
To find out how this exciting new project can help your organisation, click the Multi Skills Academy.
Apprenticeships
An apprenticeship is a work-based learning programme for young people aged between 16 and 24 years of age. It provides them with the first step towards a long-term career. If your company would like to start working with apprenticeships click on the Apprenticeship link to find out more. Recruit an apprentice now and help to avoid skills shortages in your business. Careers and Vacancies
Recruitment is a major issue in the food and drink industry. Visit our careers section to learn more about how Improve can help your company recruit new staff and fulfil your vacancies. We are developing a job posting notice board for all industry employers. Case Studies and Success Stories
Improve is keen to promote and share industry best practice to increase the industry productivity and global competitiveness. Click on Case studies to learn what other employers are doing to increase productivity and skills, submit your own company case studies and take part in our exemplar employer programme Learning Products and Services
Improve are actively developing a suite of customised learning materials specifically designed to address key issues within the Food & Drink industry. We have developed a unique training workshop on Cultural Diversity in the Workplace For further details, please follow the link to Learning Products and Services . News
As the Sector Skills Council for Food and Drink Manufacturing, Improve will bring you all the latest news and events within the industry. Click on the news link and you will have the most up to date news stories, government legislation updates, dates for diaries, research findings and best practice case studies at the end of your finger tips! Plus sign up to our free newsletter! Qualifications
Qualifications for the Food and Drink Sector cover a wide range of operations as well as food hygiene and food safety. Qualifications are available at levels one to three and can be delivered and assessed in the workplace (S/NVQs) or used to give the technical knowledge and understanding needed to do a job (VRQs). Click on Qualifications to find out Improve can help your company. Research
As the Sector Skills Council for Food and Drink Manufacturing, Improve is dedicated to bring you the most up-to-date and relevant research and labour market information to meet your company needs. Click on the Research link for all the research information you will ever need. Standards
National Occupational Standards are developed by employers and outline all the skills, knowledge and abilities employees need to work in the Food and Drink Sector. Just think how useful such a resource could be to your business and how much time it could save you. Click on the Standards link for more information.
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