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Workforce and Skills Group

The Food and Drink Sector Council has six current priorities, one of which is Workforce and Skills. Led by Ian Mace (Head of Government Affairs and Policy, Associated British Foods), the Workforce and Skills Group is a forum for senior industry and government representatives to come together – working across the UK food supply chain – to secure a world-class workforce of the future. The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) is the nominated anchor organisation supporting this workstream.

The Workforce and Skills Group currently functions through three distinct forums:

• Workforce and Skills Core Group
• Workforce and Skills Consultative Group
• Food Strategy Skills Task & Finish Group

Meeting Dates:

Please note that until further notice, all our meetings will be held in a virtual capacity due to COVID-19.

Core Group:

Consultative Group:

Food Strategy Skills Task & Finish Group

Vision and Objectives:

FDSC Workforce and Skills Core Group Vision:

To secure an energetic, ambitious and world-class workforce capable of upholding the UK Food and Drink Industry's position as world leading producers of safe, innovative, quality, affordable and sustainably produced food and drink

1. Develop a long-term action plan to deliver a secure supply of highly motivated labour, at all skill levels, to help driving productivity gains
2. Provide high-level food chain leadership to influence government policy direction
3. Provide a coherent voice from the food and drink supply chain to help design Government skills policy
4. Secure government support to implement key priorities within the plan

Members of the WSG Core Group:

Members of the WSG Consultative Group:

The Consultative Group acts as an advisory group to the Core Group and will meet semi- annually.

Members of the WSG Food Strategy Skills Task & Finish Group:

The members of the Food Strategy Skills Task and Finish Group volunteered to support the development of skills policies to feed into the Food Strategy Industry Report, work that is being led by the Food Strategy Working Group.

Meeting Documents Archive: