European Screening of Ideal Skills for food science and technology specialists towards food industry Prof.Mona Popa, Dr. Katherine Flynn USAMV Bucharest ROMANIA and SAFE Consortium Belgium International Symposium on Biotechnology, Bucharest 10-11th November 2011
Work Package 1 Assessment of Job Market Needs Codes skills desired by European employers of FSTs who participated in BRAINSTORMING WORKSHOPS International Symposium on Biotechnology, Bucharest 10-11th November 2011
Context: • Food industry is the largest manufacturing sector in Europe • Must have professionals with appropriate skills • Track_Fast project aims to identify training/career requirements of food scientists and technologists (FSTs) • implement a strategy to recruit the FSTs International Symposium on Biotechnology, 10-11th November 2011 Bucharest
Context: Data collected will guide later phases of TrackFast : • Definition of Careers in FST • Continual Professional Training and Career Development for FSTs • Motivation for Pursuit of a Career in FST • Data will be available to FSTs and their employers, to universities and training centers, to regulatory agencies International Symposium on Biotechnology, 10-11th November 2011 Bucharest
Tools In order to identify and define personal skills requirements in food job market for FSTs , 16 brainstorming workshops were we asked supervisors and managers during March 2010-Octomber 2011 , in different countries , i.e.UK, France, Italy, Sweden,Greece, Belgium, Slovenia and Romania, to ‘brainstorm’ the ideal FST employee. International Symposium on Biotechnology, 10-11th November 2011 Bucharest
International Symposium on Biotechnology, 10-11th November 2011 Bucharest
Workshop organizing • an introduction by the local coordinator, • a presentation of the questionnaire results, • instructions/realisation for individual • brainstorming for ideal FST skills, • a networking/coffee break, • instructions/realisation for group brainstorming • for when, where, and how ideal skills should be obtained, a closing discussion. International Symposium on Biotechnology, 10-11th November 2011 Bucharest
Sector (gov’t, industry, research, other) Skills of the ideal FST
Sector (gov’t, industry, research, other) Skills of the ideal ‘no degree’ FST
Sector (gov’t, industry, research, other) Skills of the ideal ‘low responsibility’ FST
Sector (gov’t, industry, research, other) Skills of the ideal ‘mid responsibility’ FST
Sector (gov’t, industry, research, other) Skills of the ideal ‘high responsibility’ FST
__________ FST Level Sector (high, mid, low) (gov’t, industry, research, other) ………
International Symposium on Biotechnology, 10-11th November 2011 Bucharest
International Symposium on Biotechnology, 10-11th November 2011 Bucharest
Definition of brainstorming • a process of spontaneous thinking, used by an individual or by a group of people, to generate numerous alternative ideas while deferring judgment (Alex Osborn’s book ‘Applied Imagination’ ) International Symposium on Biotechnology, 10-11th November 2011 Bucharest
International Symposium on Biotechnology, 10-11th November 2011 Bucharest
International Symposium on Biotechnology, 10-11th November 2011 Bucharest
International Symposium on Biotechnology, 10-11th November 2011 Bucharest
International Symposium on Biotechnology, 10-11th November 2011 Bucharest
The approach • The skills resulted as outcomes in the first part of the workshop were grouped because many skills are called different but they have the same meaning. • In the second part of the workshop where and when the skills have been achieved… International Symposium on Biotechnology, 10-11th November 2011 Bucharest
International Symposium on Biotechnology, 10-11th November 2011 Bucharest
International Symposium on Biotechnology, 10-11th November 2011 Bucharest
Brainstorming Workshop results 1) all of the ideal skills identified by workshop participants, along with the sector of the participant who suggested that skill 2) a subset of ideal skills for which the participants gave their ideas on when, where and how the skills should be obtained. International Symposium on Biotechnology, 10-11th November 2011 Bucharest
Brainstorming Workshop results • 341 ideal skills only from Bucharest ws (23 participants), but finally from 16 ws we collected more than 4213 ideal skills which were provided by 312 workshop participants. International Symposium on Biotechnology, 10-11th November 2011 Bucharest
The approach • We adapted from the Professional Development Portfolio Guide of The Comission on Dietetic Registration, Chicago IL, USA. International Symposium on Biotechnology, 10-11th November 2011 Bucharest
Results: • 11 categories of skills • A shorter list of skills under each category which have been improved after each additional brainstorming International Symposium on Biotechnology, 10-11th November 2011 Bucharest
Major categories of skills 1 . Fundamental Skills 2. Personal Management Skills 3. Teamworking and Interpersonal Skills 4. Business Skills 5. Pedagogical Skills International Symposium on Biotechnology, 10-11th November 2011 Bucharest
Major categories of skills 6. Skills for Food Quality and Food Safety 7. Skills for Research & Development 8. Skills for Food Production and Manufacturing 9. Skills for Food Retail and the Supply Chain 10. Skills for Logistics 11. Skills for Food Processing Sectors International Symposium on Biotechnology, 10-11th November 2011 Bucharest
Results: Section I. Non-sector specific skills 1. Fundamental Skills 1.1. Communicating 1.2. Managing Information and computer literacy 1.3. Using Numbers 1.4. Thinking & Solving Problems 1.5. Providing Leadership 1.6. Managing Personnel 2. Personal Management Skills 2.1. Demonstrating Positive Attitudes & Behaviours 2.2. Being Responsible 2.3. Being Adaptable 2.4. Learning Continuously 2.5. Working Safely 2.6. Improving own performance International Symposium on Biotechnology, 10-11th November 2011 Bucharest
Results: 3. Teamworking and interpersonal Skills 3.1. Working with Others 3.2. Participating in Projects & Tasks 3.3. Communicating with Others 4. Business skills 4.1. Business Planning and strategic management 4.2. Sales and Marketing 4.3. Finance and resource management 4.4. Customer Service 4.5. Corporate social responsibility CSR 4.6. Entrepreneurship International Symposium on Biotechnology, 10-11th November 2011 Bucharest
Results: 5. Pedagogical skills 5.1. Learning & Assessment Section II. Sector non- specific skills 6. Skills for food quality and food safety 6.1. Quality management, quality assurance and quality control 6.2. Food safety management, food hygiene and food safety control 6.3. Food legislation and control International Symposium on Biotechnology, 10-11th November 2011 Bucharest
Results: 8. Skills for Food Production and manufacturing 8.1. Engineering Maintenance 8.2. Health, Safety and the Environment 8.3. Production Management 8.4. Production Operations 8.5. Cleaning and Preparation 8.6. Control Operations 8.7. Waste Disposal 9. Skills for food retail and the supply chain 9.1. Food Retail 9.2. Goods Received and Storage 9.3. Supply to Production 9.4. Pick and Pack 10. Skills for Logistics 9.5. Livestock Droving 10. 1. Transportation 9.6. Food service 9.7. Health and nutrition International Symposium on Biotechnology, 10-11th November 2011 Bucharest
Results: Section III. Sector specific skills 11. Skills for food processing sectors 11.1. Meat and Poultry Processing - Preparation and Abattoirs 11.2. Meat and Poultry Processing - Production Butchery 11.3. Meat and Poultry Processing - Retail Butchery 11.4. Fish and Shellfish Processing 11.5. Dairy products 11.6. Brewing Production 11.7. Beer Packaging 11.8. Milling and Cereals 11.9. Dough and Dough Products 11.10. Flour Confectionery 11.11. Chocolate International Symposium on Biotechnology, 10-11th November 2011 Bucharest
Results: 11.12. Sugar Confectionery 11.13. Winemaking 11.14. Canned Fruit and Vegetables 11.15. Crisps, Snacks and Nuts 11.16. Dietetic Food 11.17. Desserts 11.18. Frozen Food 11.19. Seasonings and Spice 11.20. Soft Drinks and Fruit Juices 11.21. Soups 11.22. Jams and marmalade 11.23. Tea and Coffee 11.24. Vegetarian food 11.25. Ready-to-eat meals International Symposium on Biotechnology, 10-11th November 2011 Bucharest
Example – Bucharest WS COMMUNICATION SKILLS in research field with high responsibility Where When University • Bachelor degree Workshops, courses • Projects Specialized training • Fellowships/ projects Working place • Periodic reporting activity Home, working place • Every day life, through self training IT network socialization • Every day life, through Face book, audio/video conferences, blog, twitter, etc. International Symposium on Biotechnology, 10-11th November 2011 Bucharest
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