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Our Industry
The Food and Drink Manufacturing Sector
- Is worth £73 billion annually
- Employs 500,000 people in the UK
- Provides 17% of the UK Manufacturers GDP
Over the next decade around 118,000 skilled workers need to be recruited into our sector.
This is due to the ageing workforce, the loss of experienced workers to other sectors and business growth within the industry.
The food and drinks sector has problems with recruitment and retention, some pay levels are low and there are significant skills shortages that are affecting our position in the global market. Currently, the industry is operating in a fragmented, complex environment, with a multitude of formal qualifications, many of which fall short of employers’ requirements.
There are a number of organisations providing first class training and support services throughout the UK. Improve will work with these organizations to ensure these standards and practices are embraced across the industry sector at all levels, particularly SMEs (Small and Medium Sized Enterprises).
The creation of Improve provides a unique opportunity for the sector to review its commitment to training, to establish best practice and create an industry with world class capabilities. Improve represents a large and varied sector. Improve is charged with improving productivity in UK food and drink manufacturing industries and across its numerous sub-sectors including bakery, meat and poultry and sea fish. Improve is here to do improve business performance through skills across the entire sector.
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