Now in its third year, the campaign is offering a further 15,000 training places for Britain’s young unemployed to receive vital skills and training to help them enter the workplace. This brings the cumulative total to 40,000 opportunities since its launch.
Companies across the supply chain will open their doors to host pre-employment master classes on CV writing and interview techniques for young, unemployed people. The sessions will also enable them to learn about the varied skills and qualifications needed for the wide range of jobs in the industry.
This year, IGD also extended its Feeding Britain’s Future campaign with a ‘School Pilot’. This saw major food and grocery companies go into schools to offer skills training to hundreds of 13-17-year-olds and show them how they can transfer the knowledge they’ve learned in schools to apply it in the workplace.
Since inception, the campaign has provided opportunities in more than 1,200 locations in the UK, with 97% of participants from last year feeling more confident applying for a job, and 89% more likely to consider a job in the food and grocery industry.
Having already garnered significant support, the industry is calling on more employers from across the supply chain to play their part. IGD is encouraging businesses to sign up online and pledge as many training opportunities as they can.
“For the month of September, we want businesses of all sizes to get involved in the campaign and offer pre-employment training,” said IGD chief executive Joanne Denney-Finch. “Even if you can just provide one session for a couple of hours on interview skills or a CV workshop, it all counts.”
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