Food & Drinks Skills Wales

New support programme for food & drink businesses in Wales

Mission:

Food & Drink Skills Wales will work with the food and drink industry to develop a skilled and capable workforce to increase productivity and efficiency, and to fuel innovation and sustainable growth in Wales.

How we can support you:

We will support food and drink businesses with a focus on the Welsh food and drink processing and manufacturing industry to ensure employees have the right skills and training for their business and the wider industry.

How your employees will benefit:

We will encourage employees to share knowledge and experiences with fellow peers whilst also increasing confidence and flexibility in the workplace in order to make employees feel valued.

Working together for the benefit of the food and drink sector in Wales:

We aim to prepare employees across Wales to adapt to changes and opportunities in food manufacturing including technical, business and environmental challenges. A skilled workforce will be able to progress careers in the food industry in all parts of Wales.

Focus areas:

Food & Drink Skills Wales will categorise the training provision into six pillars aligned with the main sectors within the industry – allowing streamlined access to up-skilling opportunities:

• Leadership and Management
• Marketing and Sales
• Production and Manufacturing
• Sustainability and Decarbonisation
• Compliance and Statutory for Growth (Industry Skills / Workforce Skills / Beyond Basics)
• Bespoke / Business Led

Eligible businesses will be able to:

1. Complete a Skills Diagnostic with a Workforce Manager to identify skills gaps
2. Access our sector-specific Training Directory to identify training providers and courses
3. Submit funding applications to secure support towards the cost of training courses

For details about current workshops and training, please click here

The team will also deliver services with focus on:

Youth engagement & apprenticeships

Food workforce Wales (jobs notice board, careers passports)

For further information, please contact skills-wales@menterabusnes.co.uk or fill in the FORM and a member of our team will get in touch with you.

Alternatively, to register for Food & Drink Skills Wales please CLICK HERE to complete the short registration form.

Food & Drink Skills Wales is a Welsh Government (WG) funded programme committed to working with the Food & Drink industry to develop a skilled and capable workforce.