SFDF Apprenticeship Roadshow Edinburgh 25 October 2012 Caroline Fox - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

SFDF Apprenticeship Roadshow Edinburgh 25 October 2012 Caroline Fox Policy Manager Food and Drink Federation

Agenda 10.50 Skills Investment Plan for Food and Drink Gerry McBride, Food and Drink Industry Manager, Skills Development Scotland 11.10 Business Benefits Muir Sneddon, Maintenance Manager, Devro (Scotland) Ltd 11.30 What I bring to the business Grant Dixon and Chris Hill, Modern Apprentices, Devro (Scotland) Ltd 11.40 Steps to make it happen Justine Fosh, Scotland Food and Drink Skills Academy / Exec Director Improve 12:00 Q&A Session Panel discussion chaired by Alan Clarke, Chief Executive, Scottish Bakers 12:30 Buffet Lunch

The Scottish Food and Drink Manufacturing Industry Almost 1,200 businesses Exporting £4bn in 2011 Largest manufacturing sector £9bn turnover Target to grow to £7bn by 2017 21% of total industry turnover in Scotland 2/3 rds UK Farm Production Annual R&D spend £10m Nearly 50,000 employees growing through the downturn

20/20 Vision for Growth • FDF, Defra & BIS shared vision for the UK food and drink industry is to deliver sustainable growth of 20% by 2020 . • To achieve it we need: – To attract the best talent to our industry through a pipeline delivering employment ‐ ready individuals – To retain and develop our workforce

A Changing Skills Landscape • An ageing workforce : 49% eligible for retirement in the UK food and drink industry in next 20 years • Between 2007 ‐ 2017, 137,000 new recruits required of which 45% are managerial roles • Skills shortages in technical disciplines e.g. food science and technology and engineering

Attracting Talent

Source: Improve/NAS

FDF Apprenticeship Pledge To double the number of food and drink manufacturing apprenticeship starts in England and Scotland by end of 2012 • Pipeline of skilled young people to replace our ageing workforce • Committed to double the number of apprenticeships from 1700 to 3400 in England and Scotland • Collective action will help us build skills for the future. Our industry has already made good progress…………..

Total number of food & drink manufacturing apprentice starts Source: Improve/NAS Source NSA/Improve

A Call for Action FDF is calling on members to contribute towards its Pledge in anyway they can e.g. by providing 1, 10 or 100 new apprenticeships Why get involved in FDF Apprenticeship Pledge? • Reduced administrative burden • Optimised funding streams • High quality training • Promotion of company apprenticeship activities through best practice casestudies