All Recruitment & Training articles – Page 9
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ArticleGraduates: the produce sector needs you
UK sector appeals to graduates to commit to a career in fresh produce
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ArticlePropagating talent in ornamentals
Fred Searle speaks to Steve Carter of wholesale plant nursery Fleurie Nursery about how the business near Chichester has benefitted from the MDS fresh produce graduate scheme, hearing his views on the state of recruitment in ornamentals and fresh produce
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ArticleNew app wants to spearhead Pick for Britain drive
App uses social media to track down prospective seasonal workers and matches them with producers, making sure they appreciate tough realities of the job
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ArticleIGD work experience programme tackles unemployment
Virtual event connects job seekers with food professionals, developing employability skills and boosting candidates’ confidence
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ArticleLogistics sector calls for support in spring Budget
Trade body Logistics UK urges Chancellor to offer grants for driver training, freeze fuel duties and incentivise low-carbon alternatives
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ArticleFood and drink firms offer Kickstart
UK food and drink firms offer more than 400 Kickstart job placements
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ArticleBrexit opportunity prompts MDS investment
More young people are looking to pursue career in food, reports grad training organisation, with Brexit expected to boost efforts to nurture homegrown talent
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ArticleNew people at MorePeople
Recruiter kick-starts growth plans with appointment of new business director, as well as bolstering commercial recruitment and financial teams
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ArticleStrawberry brand donates £12k to Prince’s Trust
Owner of Annabel’s Deliciously British wants to help young people affected by pandemic back into employment
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ArticleALP tackles shortages with workers portal
Extra Workers Needed Portal links food businesses with labour providers that can supply them following alarming ALP labour supply survey
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ArticlePink Lady rewards sustainable efforts
Through its yearly Pink Lady Talents competition, Pink Lady Europe is set to recognise the best sustainable initiatives among its growers
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ArticleCambridgeHOK appoints new engineering director
Dr Ian MacKenzie will oversee structural engineering on firm’s large-scale projects, including new commercial glasshouses and vertical farms
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AnalysisIGD report highlights barriers to diversity
New research provides benchmarking framework to help food businesses develop an inclusion and diversity strategy
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ArticleOn a role: MorePeople celebrates 20 years
After two decades recruiting candidates for permanent positions in the food industry, MorePeople knows a thing or two about finding the right person for the job. Fred Searle speaks to chief executive and founder Guy Moreton as his company celebrates its 20th anniversary
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ArticleRising demand for fresh produce apprentices
MDS scheme reports substantial increase in new members, demand for apprentices and graduate applicants
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ArticleLSA Fellowship open to applicants
LSA Charitable Trust 2021-2022 Fellowship Scheme is now open to applicants
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ArticleFormer PI man launches executive coaching business
Leon Mundey is bringing senior-level business coaching to the food and drink trade with a new training programme called Scaling Up
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ArticlePriva launches Open Platform
Using its Plantonomy autonomous growing technology, Priva believes its new Open Platform will take greenhouse crop control to the next level
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ArticleOFC launches new diversity scholarship
Oxford Farming Conference and McDonalds UK launch 'Breaking Barriers Scholarship' to encourage diversity in farming
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Concerns mount around labour shortages
NFU VP getting "more and more worried" that politics will get in the way of securing SAWS expansion to prevent major worker shortfall next year