Mixing up the ingredients in the skills pot

Posted on 1 Mar 2010 by The Manufacturer

The recent release of government’s national skills strategy ‘Skills for Growth’ provided the latest in a long line of calls for a more married up approach to skills provision which would see educators work with industry to provide ‘real world’ skills rather than token qualifications. The food and drink industry believes it is leading in this regard. Mark Young explores

The food and drink industry is “at the very forefront of innovation in skills,” according to Jack Matthews, chief executive of the food and drink sector skills council, Improve. “Our mission is to achieve world-class skills for a world-class sector,” he says, “and by increasing our engagement with employers we plan to go on increasing…

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