A pilot food engineering apprenticeship has been designed by a number of leading Northern Ireland food manufacturing companies in partnership with the Department of Employment and Learning, Southern Regional College and the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise.
Launching the apprenticeship recently, the Employment Minister Dr Stephen Farry said: “The importance of the agrifood sector to Northern Ireland’s economy cannot be underestimated. As Co-Chair of the Food and Drink Future Skills Action Group, I work directly with leading employers from the sector to develop and implement solutions such as this apprenticeship programme to address the skills gaps of the existing workforce and to raise the skills levels of new entrants.”