Author: Manon Rosser
Organising Partner Cambrian Training Company has named the final six butchers who will be battling it out in the WorldSkills competition. Hannah Blakey, a 17-year-old apprentice at Leeds City College, is both the youngest competitor and the first female to make it to the finals. She’ll be joined by Peter Rushforth (pictured) of Swans Farm… Read more »
Sixteen new apprenticeships are being created with the launch of a training academy at a successful Welshpool company which makes a huge range of artisan desserts for the food service industry. Sidoli, which employs 400 people at its Henfaes Lane headquarters, is launching the academy to grow its own multi-skilled workforce, having previously struggled to… Read more »
The winner of the third and final heat of the WorldSkills butchery competition took place in Leeds City College yesterday (Tuesday, 5 July 2016). Thirty-year-old Daniel Turley from Aubrey Allen in Warwickshire overcame competition from runner-up Jessica Leliuga from Ye Olde Sausage Shop in Accrington, while Ryan Lee of A Charlesworth in Horbury and Jordan… Read more »
The third and final heat of the WorldSkills butchery challenge will take place tomorrow at Leeds City College. The competition is organised by Cambrian Training Company, supported by an industry steering group and exclusive media partner Meat Trades Journal. Daniel Turley (30) of Aubrey Allen in Leamington Spa is taking part in the contest. “I’m… Read more »
James Rees and Lili Woollacott had no idea that signing up for the Jobs Growth Wales programme would open up an opportunity to travel to Madagascar to discover how cacao is produced for them to make quality Welsh handmade chocolate. But that’s exactly what happened last month when seven employees of rapidly growing NOMNOM Chocolate… Read more »
Twenty-year-old James Gracey, of Quails of Dromore in Co Down scored the most points in the Northern Irish heat of the WorldSkills butchery challenge. Commenting on his win, the young butcher said this would help him become more confident. “It shows that I’ve learnt new skills and I can bring new skills into the workplace,… Read more »
The second heat of this year’s WorldSkills butchery challenge is taking place in Northern Ireland today. Today’s competition follows last month’s Welsh heat, which saw 16-year-old Hannah Blakey walk away with the most points. The six young butchers that receive the highest marks out of the Welsh, Northern Irish and English heats will qualify for… Read more »
Vocational qualifications are supporting an award winning North Wales recycling company’s ambition to send zero waste to landfill in the future. Thorncliffe, a double winner at last year’s Apprenticeship Awards Cymru, has successful waste and recycling sites in Mold and Abergele which are each saving 30,000 tonnes of waste a year from landfill. Now the… Read more »
Sixteen-year-old Hannah Blakely from Leeds City College has been crowned the victor of the Welsh heat of the WorldSkills butchery competition. Blakely beat off tough competition from 19-year-old Peter Rushforth from Swans Farm Shop in Mold, who finished in second position, and runners-up Liam Lewis, aged 28 from Hawarden Estate Farm Shop near Chester and… Read more »
Following on from a successful first year, the WorldSkills butchery competition is returning for 2016. Award-winning apprenticeship training provider Cambrian Training Company has organised the butchery competition on behalf of WorldSkills UK, supported by an Industry Steering Group. Meat Trades Journal is proud to be the exclusive media partner. The competition is made from three… Read more »
