Careers & skills development
There is so much opportunity in food and drink in Scotland:
- opportunities for people of all ages to find great careers and jobs for the future
- opportunities for employers to use workforce development to power up their businesses
- opportunities for educators to link to one of Scotland’s most important economic sectors.
Our careers, skills and workforce development resources can help you explore your own opportunities in food and drink, whether you’re looking for a career, for tools to develop your people or for curriculum support.
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People and skills
FDF Scotland lead on the delivery of the People and Skills Priority for the Scotland Food and Drink Partnership Strategy, Sustaining Scotland, Supplying the World.
The purpose of this activity is to tackle the workforce challenges across Scotland’s food and drink industry and ensure that businesses can access the skilled employees that they need.
This activity works across 3 key areas:
Attracting new talent – making the sector a career destination of choice #AFutureinFood
Supporting employers – to attract, recruit, retain and upskill their workforce
Providing insight – into current and emerging skill need to support workforce and stakeholder planning
