Council Focuses on Food Sector Skills

Improve, the sector skills council for the UK’s food and drink manufacturing industry, says it is working to create a qualification that will “imbed the continuous improvement mind-set of lean manufacturing and sustainability into every level of a company”.

Under the Qualifications and Credits framework, the organisation says the skills set will be publicly accredited, helping to produce staff trained in sustainability, team development, company strategy, leadership and quality.

Improve standards and qualifications leader Amanda Clark said consultations will start soon in the UK on the proposed skills guidelines.

“We are already working with several major food manufacturers to ensure that we come up with a qualification which is tailored to meet the specific needs of the food industry,” Clark said.