A desire to attract, develop and retain employees from the surrounding area persuaded Celtica Foods, a West Wales catering butchery and meat processing business, to develop its own training academy. The Cross Hands-based company has a workforce of 75 and a turnover of £12.8 million. It supplies the hospitality and foodservice sector and many of… Read more »
The six butchers that have made it to the final of the WorldSkills butchery competition 2017 have been announced. The line-up is made up of three new competitors and three returning butchers. Making it to the final for the first time are: James Taylor, from Simpsons Butchers in the East Midlands; Lucy Webster of Taylors… Read more »
Growing your business can be challenging and rewarding at the same time. Sometimes to achieve that growth you need additional help. That’s where Cambrian Training and Jobs Growth Wales can help you and your business. Whether small or large, the Jobs Growth Wales programme helps businesses in parts of Wales to recruit young people into key jobs, helping them… Read more »
While the Lions have been preparing to take on rugby’s giants the New Zealand All Blacks, some of Britain and Ireland’s best butchers have also been hard at work, competing for places at the final of the prestigious Worldskills UK butchery competition. Competitors from across the four nations have come together and been set a… Read more »
The fourth and final winner of the Worldskills butchery competition has been named. Stewart McClymont, from Blair Drummond Smiddy Farm Shop, near Stirling, won the Scottish heat of the competition. This is the first time the competition headed to Scotland in it’s three-year history. The three previous heats were won by: Dylan Gillespie of Clogher Valley Meats… Read more »
James Taylor has been named the winner of the Leeds heat of the Worldskills butchery competition. The 21-year-old butcher (pictured) from Simpsons Butchers in Lincolnshire, was praised for his hard work ethic. Independent meat consultant and judge Viv Harvey explained that Taylor’s previous experience in the Premier Young Butcher and International Young Butcher competitions allowed him to pick… Read more »
VQ Awards 2017 Redundancy opened the door to a rewarding new career for Julie Mundy who has celebrated the success of her learning journey with a Vocational Qualification (VQ) Award for Wales. Julie Mundy, 52, a mother of three from Minffordd, near Porthmadog was named VQ Learner of the Year (Higher) at the annual awards ceremony held at St David’s… Read more »
Jake Laidlaw of Andrews Quality Meats in Swindon has been named the winner of the Welsh heat of the Worldskills butchery competition. The 25-year-old butcher (pictured) said he was really pleased to place first, considering this was his first year competing in the challenge. He overcame competition from 22-year-old Sam Hughes from Brian Crane Butchers in Hengoed;… Read more »
Dylan Gillespie has won the Northern Irish heat of the Worldskills butchery competition. No stranger to the competition, the young butcher from Clogher Valley Meats in Co Tyrone is hoping to do one better than last year when he made it to the grand final and finished in second place. James Gracey, from Quails of Dromore… Read more »
