Case study: Bakkafrost
Bakkafrost Scotland is helping to deliver world-leading STEM education and in turn benefit from inspiring young people and building a pipeline of talent in the food & drink industry.
How? By signing team members up as STEM Ambassadors.
Publication type: pdf
Case study: Hebridean Mussels
While 57-year-old James MacDonald from Stornoway might not be most people’s idea of a typical trainee, he has turned out to be an ideal candidate for the Modern Apprentice training programme.
Publication type: website
Case study: Macsween
Find out how Macsween - a third-generation family business - became more productive and resilient after taking time to review its operations and culture.
Publication type: pdf
Case study: Christie the Baker
Christies is a traditional Scottish baker, selling traditional products.
They aim to let their team take on as much as responsibility as they want, and provide the training and support to do it. Here’s how they do it.
Publication type: pdf
Food for thought: Foundation Apprenticeships
Our businesses need motivated, well-trained and experienced people. But if they don’t exist, we can’t conjure them up.
Or can we? Dr Jonathan Wilkin from Abertay University has an interesting suggestion from his experience.
Publication type: article
Case study: Mossgiel Farm
When it came to taking a new approach to recruitment, farmer Bryce Cunningham looked south – specifically, all the way south to the Antarctic.
Publication type: pdf
Case study: Devro
Twenty-year-old Kyle is an apprentice maintenance engineer at Devro, based in Moodiesburn in north Lanarkshire.
He worked on an electrical panel upgrade that is saving the business £20,000 - one of the reasons he won Scotland’s Young Talent award.
Publication type: pdf
Case study: Brakes
Looking to add some new skills and a fresh pair of eyes to your workforce? Be like Brakes and introduce a graduate role into your organisation.
Publication type: pdf
Resource: workforce planning (CIPD)
This webpage from the CIPD explores the benefits of workforce planning, the activities involved and the stages of the workforce planning process.
Publication type: website
Resource: identifying development needs (CIPD)
This webpage from the CIPD offers help on how to identify learning and development needs at a range of levels, and leverage the results to enable greater business performance.
Publication type: website
Resource: what is Fair Work?
Find out what Fair Work is, its benefits to you as well as some further resources to help you.
Publication type: pdf
Resource: Fair Work principles
Scotland’s Fair Work principles offer a valuable model for food and drink, helping you attract and retain people at all levels of the business. Find out more on the Food & Drink Federation Scotland website.
Publication type: website
Resource: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (FDF)
Workplace Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (ED&I) is an increasingly important priority for the UK’s food and drink manufacturing sector. This takes you to the Food & Drink Federation’s platform on best practice on the subject.
Publication type: website
Resource: managing your talent (CIPD)
This webpage from the CIPD helps you understand the changing context and benefits of talent management.
Publication type: website
Case study: Macphie
Aberdeenshire-based ingredient manufacturer Macphie is proving the success of Foundation Apprenticeships by providing young people with a practical, hands-on work placement at its factory in Glenbervie.
Publication type: pdf
Resource: Modern Apprenticeships
Your business needs skilled people and Modern Apprenticeships provide just that. They focus on upskilling your existing employees and providing extra support and training for new starts.
Publication type : website
Resource: Modern Apprenticeships
Your business needs skilled people and Modern Apprenticeships provide just that.
They focus on upskilling your existing employees and providing extra support and training for new starts.
Publication type : website
Resource: workforce planning (CIPD)
This webpage from the CIPD explores the benefits of workforce planning, the activities involved and the stages of the workforce planning process.
Publication type: website
Case study: Duncan Farms
Duncan Farms is a leading egg business in Aberdeenshire. Diversification gave them a recruitment challenge. Find out how they approached the challenge of finding the right people to grow their business.
Publication type: pdf
Resource: Skills Development Scotland
Skills Development Scotland works directly with employers across Scotland, providing trusted advice that helps employers invest in existing skills and develop new talent using equal and inclusive recruitment.
Publication type: website