Busting manufacturing myths: Petya illuminates potential in food & drink
Petya Dimitrova signed up as a Scottish Food & Drink Ambassador towards the end of last year and talking about the industry is something she really enjoys.
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.
From cardiology to cattle: making food & drink connections as an ambassador
Freda Scott-Park's diverse background - spanning veterinary cardiology, pharmaceutical research, organic farming and even meteorology - has uniquely positioned her as an advocate for Scotland's food & drink industry.
Build a Burns Supper
A relaunched version of a much-loved teaching resource based on a Burns Supper.
Originally created by Developing the Young Workforce, the range of resources from employers and partners showcases careers in the food & drink and land-based industries.
It is designed to help young people understand where our national food & drink comes from.
With Scots celebrating Burns Night every January, it is tied into the theme of a traditional Burns Supper, incorporating the ingredients for which Scotland is most famous.
From growing vegetables for soup and rearing salmon, through to sheep farming, making ice cream and the crucial dram, this highlights the opportunities a career in food & drink can offer.
An Ambassador taking the scientific approach
Emma Agnew is a senior scientific adviser within the Scottish Government and she has joined the Scottish Food & Drink Ambassadors programme.
It’s 25 for 2025 as Scottish Sea Farms sets Ambassador goals
In 2023, we talked to Scottish Sea Farms about the part the Ambassadors play in how they connect with the communities in which they operate. A year on, we’ve gone back to speak to them about the highlights of 2024.
Dumfries employers gain insight into Ambassador programme
The Scottish Food & Drink Ambassador programme was showcased in Dumfries this week, as employers learned how to “feed their future workforce”.
Dumfries employers gain insight into Ambassador programme
The Scottish Food & Drink Ambassador programme was showcased in Dumfries this week, as employers learned how to “feed their future workforce”.
Resource: new toolkit outlines reasons to find a future in food
A newly released toolkit – called Find Your Future In Food & Drink - provides a comprehensive resource for employers, educators, and jobseekers alike, showcasing the sector's diverse and rewarding career paths.
Join in this year’s Tilda Food Sustainability Challenge
Looking for a project that can help you engage with school pupils? Tilda’s Food Sustainability Challenge 2024 might be the answer.
Join in this year’s Tilda Food Sustainability Challenge
Looking for a project that can help you engage with school pupils? Tilda’s Food Sustainability Challenge 2024 might be the answer.
Make it count during Maths Week Scotland
Maths Week Scotland 2024, themed “Maths Tales”, is a dedicated week of events and activity between 23 and 29 September.
Make it count during Maths Week Scotland
Maths Week Scotland 2024, themed “Maths Tales”, is a dedicated week of events and activity between 23 and 29 September.
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”.
Allan Jess
As if gaining a unique double perspective on workforce development was not enough, meat-producer-turned-recruiter Allan Jess now has yet another angle on his impressive CV after signing up to be a STEM Food and Drink Ambassador.