Apprenticeships: a ladder to career success
To celebrate Scottish Apprenticeship Week from 2 to 6 March, we are highlighting the journeys of six former apprentices who have built remarkable paths in the food & drink sector. Here we speak to Lauren Boyer, quality & technical apprentice & marketing assistant, Rowan Glen.
Apprenticeships: a ladder to career success - Lauren Boyer
To celebrate Scottish Apprenticeship Week from 2 to 6 March, we are highlighting the journeys of six former apprentices who have built remarkable paths in the food & drink sector. Here we speak to Lauren Boyer, quality & technical apprentice & marketing assistant, Rowan Glen.
Apprenticeships: a ladder to career success - Robbie Hughan
To celebrate Scottish Apprenticeship Week from 2 to 6 March, we are highlighting the journeys of six former apprentices who have built remarkable paths in the food & drink sector. Here we speak to Robbie Hughan, Assessor, Craft Skills Scotland.
Apprenticeships: a ladder to career success - Donald McInnes
To celebrate Scottish Apprenticeship Week from 2 to 6 March, we are highlighting the journeys of six former apprentices who have built remarkable paths in the food & drink sector. Here we speak to Donald McInnes, Food and Nutritionist, West Dunbartonshire Council.
Apprenticeships: a ladder to career success - Gordon Newlands
To celebrate Scottish Apprenticeship Week from 2 to 6 March, we are highlighting the journeys of six former apprentices who have built remarkable paths in the food & drink sector. Here we speak to Gordon Newlands, Brand Development Manager, Quality Meat Scotland (QMS)
Apprenticeships: a ladder to career success - Victor West
To celebrate Scottish Apprenticeship Week from 2 to 6 March, we are highlighting the journeys of six former apprentices who have built remarkable paths in the food & drink sector. Here we speak to Victor West, CEO of Macsween Allan Food Group and Non-exec Director at Associated Seafoods.
Apprenticeships: a ladder to career success - Alan Baxter
To celebrate Scottish Apprenticeship Week from 2 to 6 March, we are highlighting the journeys of six former apprentices who have built remarkable paths in the food & drink sector. Here we speak to Alan Baxter, managing director of Rowan Glen.
Sizzling chef Fraser Cameron’s mission to inspire young talent
If we were looking for an Ambassador who can understand and encourage young talent, you would struggle to find a better choice than 28-year-old Fraser Cameron, head chef at The Globe Inn in Dumfries.
Young talent winner Amy moves from line to leader
Named as the Scotland Food & Drink Young Talent winner for 2025 in September, Amy Gillies’s journey from the production line to senior team leader at Lazy Day Foods is a great example of how to forge a fast and successful career path in the industry.
One year on, Eilidh Wynd reflects on the award that opened doors
Eilidh Wynd, commercial executive at Simon Howie Foods, has spent the last year proving exactly why she was named Scotland Food & Drink Young Talent winner in 2024.
A new way for food & drink employers to future-proof their workforce
Becoming an Ambassador Employer Partner is not a philanthropic exercise, it is a business investment that directly addresses your talent pipeline, employee development and corporate reporting needs.
Unlocking potential: why life skills are key for Scotland's food and drink sector
While technical expertise is essential, the success of businesses increasingly hinges on the people and the “life skills” of your workforce.
Leading by example: how your life skills shape your team
When we’re talking about the life skills an employer needs to have, what do we mean?
For leaders, developing a life-skills-focused culture begins with self-reflection.
Investing in your people: the power of life skills
Having the right technical skills is just one piece of the puzzle. Equipping your workforce with strong life skills is essential to building a resilient, adaptable and future-proof team
Next generation: how life skills can unlock the potential in those joining the workforce
Those joining the workforce need to see and feel the opportunities and we need to attract, retain and develop them if we are going to unlock the potential ahead of us. And that includes developing life skills.
Your guide to Graduate Apprenticeships
Fancy some fully funded degree-level training for your employees? Then it’s time to find out a bit more about Graduate Apprenticeships.
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Food for thought: can work-based training address skills shortages?
Professor Gillian Murray from Heriot-Watt University asks if Graduate Apprenticeships can be one answer to addressing our skills shortage.
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Your guide to understanding qualifications
When recruiting staff, how you specify the level of skill or competence that you need applicants to have is important.
Here’s exactly the resource you need to guide you.
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Food & drink bosses take on Apprentice for a Day challenge
Bosses of leading food & drink organisations have gone back to the workfloor to experience life as an “apprentice for a day”.
Scottish food and drink firms urged to look to the future with STEM ambassadors
Food and drink employers across Scotland are being urged to nominate their “STEM ambassadors” in a bid to attract the next generation of workers into the sector.