All Training and development articles – Page 5
-
NewsMorrisons to recruit ex-services personnel in vow to be ‘forces-friendly employer’
The supermarket said it already employed many ex-servicemen and women across its business
-
NewsNew Scottish Wholesale Association website offers free training courses
Source: Scottish Wholesale Association SWA CEO Colin Smith The Scottish Wholesale Association has launched a new website providing free courses to members. SWA CEO Colin Smith announced the launch of the website, called Training Academy, at the annual Scottish Wholesale Association’s awards on 13 February. The new ...
-
NewsDeliveroo calls for freedom to pass on funds to address ‘chef shortage’
Source: HIT Training/Deliveroo Deliveroo has called on the government to let companies pass a bigger cut of their Apprenticeship Levy funds “down the supply chain” to tackle what it has called a “national chef shortage”. The food delivery company said it was lobbying government to “urgently ...
-
NewsDunbia launches development programmes for graduates and apprentices
The meat giant is hoping to ‘help shape and enhance’ the future of the UK’s meat processing industry…
-
NewsFood engineering excellence research centre opens in Sheffield
The centre has been developed in partnership with the FDF and the National Skills Academy for Food and Drink
-
NewsFive food businesses join Made Smarter digital technology programme
Bell Mount Farming, Blends Holdings, Bells of Lazonby, Lancashire Farm Dairies, and Len Wright Salads are the latest companies to participate
-
NewsThirty Spar members selected for retailer wine club
Opportunities to attend all-expenses paid, incentive-driven trips to vineyards around the world will also be available
-
NewsWaitrose to upskill fishmonger and butcher counter staff
An initial pilot involves 10 butchers and 10 fishmongers
-
NewsConvenience retail diploma launched at University of Surrey
Students will also attend key ACS events such as the Technology Showcase and Summit
-
NewsWomen in Wholesale offers members free confidence counselling
The sessions will be run by qualified confidence coach and Women in Wholesale chair Clare Bocking
-
NewsScottish Wholesale Association to launch training academy
The SWA is working with key stakeholders to help deliver Ambition 2030
-
NewsAsda uses gamification for training with store simulation
Players find themselves in interactions with both customers and colleagues
-
NewsMorrisons to train up 500 extra fresh counter apprentices
Moves comes after Tesco revealed plans to scale back its food counter offering
-
NewsFWD releases online training for wholesale sector
The Bolt Learning-designed Introduction to Wholesale lesson provides immediate insight into how the sector operates
-
Comment & OpinionInexperienced and ignorant buyers are choking the life from suppliers
Product empathy is disappearing, and new buying models are compounding the problem, says David Sables
-
NewsJames Hall retailers win funding from Spar study tour
Store owners and managers visited 21 stores in Preston, Durham, Southport and Manchester
-
NewsSpar stores training employees in disability awareness
Other supporters of Purple Tuesday include, Asda Marks & Spencer and Sainsbury’s
-
NewsCosta rolls out virtual reality training programme to staff
Over 1,500 Costa branches have already received the VR kit
-
NewsLidl to support German-language Oxford undergraduates
Lidl has made a gift to support students that will enable the creation of five annual graduate scholarships
-
Comment & OpinionDon't underestimate the value of learning & development
Our communities are now home to over 250 startup and scale-up brands and we genuinely believe they have a winning formula