Section 2 - Development

Training

Dairy UK offers its members a full range of tailor made training aimed at processing and manufacturing businesses, doorstep and wholesale managers, rounds and yard staff, franchisees and Bottled Milk Buyers. These are module based and are delivered through informal sessions usually from 1-4 hours at a time and include:
http://www.dairyuk.org/pdf/training.pdf

Course	Duration (approx)	Content	Cost
Level 1 Food Safety	3 hours	An introduction to Food Safety Microbiological Hazards Contamination hazards & Pests HACCP and Temperature Control Personal Hygiene Cleaning	£40 per head + VAT
Level 3 Food Safety for Supervisors	16 hours + pre-course study	Microbiology Contamination hazards Food poisoning Personal hygiene Hazards and controls Food spoilage and preservation Premises and equipment Cleaning and disinfection Pest management HACCP Supervising management Legislation and enforcement	£275 per head + VAT
Manual Handling – Level 2 (Foundation)	1½ hours	Introduction to Manual Handling Consequences of poor Manual Handling Injury statistics Legislation Risk assessment Ergonomics Safe lifting Carrying and unloading Crates and Roll Containers Pushing and pulling Stacking and stowing	£40 per head + VAT
Health & Safety for Managers	4 hours	To provide an understanding of the principles of Health & Safety To improve the Health & Safety knowledge and management skills of the candidates Understanding Risk Assessment To apply knowledge to control hazards To prevent Health & Safety incidents	£100 per head + VAT
Helping Make Work a Safer Place	1.5 hours	Basic Health & Safety covering Employers and Employees responsibilities, the Health & Safety Policy, dealing with fires and accidents, vehicles, depot safety, manual handling, visibility and safety on the round.	£200.00 per session
Sales & Marketing	4 hours	Helping your staff achieve better sales through identifying sales opportunities, understanding products, customers, dealing with objections and closing the sale.	£40 per head + VAT

The costs shown are for a minimum of six delegates and revised costings may apply for lower numbers. For more information on any aspect of the training that can be provided by Dairy UK please phone Kevin Gotts, Manager - Regional Services

Direct Line: 01508 492656
E-mail:kgotts@dairyuk.org

Improve Ltd is the Sector Skills Council for Food and Drink Manufacturing and Processing across the UK and part of the Skills for Business Network. It works with employers, training providers and the Government to improve productivity and competitiveness and aims to be the centre of excellence on all information and research into employment matters related to skills.
http://www.improveltd.co.uk

Ground Floor, Providence House, 2 Innovation Close, Heslington, York YO10 5ZF
Email: info@improveltd.co.uk
Phone: 0845 644 0448 Fax: 0845 644 0449

The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is Northern Ireland's Centre of Excellence for education and training in the food and land based sectors.
http://www.cafre.ac.uk/

Greenmount Campus, 22 Greenmount Road, Antrim, Co. Antrim, BT41 4PU, Northern Ireland
Enniskillen Campus, Levaghy, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, BT74 4GF
Northern Ireland Loughry Campus, Cookstown, Co. Tyrone, BT80 9AA, Northern Ireland
Phone: 0800 0284291

Coleg Menai offers a range of full and part time courses.

The Services to Business faculty provides a range of educational and consultancy services to local business and public sector organisations. It can offer a one-stop shop for employers with training needs.

http://www.menai.ac.uk/

Coleg Menai, Ffriddoedd Road, Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales. LL57 2TP
Phone: 01248 370125

Fax: 01248 370052

Reaseheath College offers a range of courses, including a number covering agriculture and the countryside.

The specialist study facilities include: A 186 hectare farm, with the world famous Genus MOET (Multiple Ovulation Embryo Transfer) dairy herd, pig unit and sheep flock and growing a full range of forage and arable crops. It also has a fully operational Dairy Processing hall which provides one of the most up-to-date, best-equipped food manufacturing and processing facilities in a well known educational establishment in the UK.

http://www.reaseheath.ac.uk/

Reaseheath College, Nantwich, Cheshire CW5 6DF
E-mail: enquiries@reaseheath.ac.uk
Phone: 01270 625131

Fax: 01270 625665

Lantra, the Sector Skills Council for the environmental and land-based sector, is licensed by the UK government to drive forward the new skills, training and business development agenda for the sector.
http://www.lantra.co.uk/index.asp

Head Office: Lantra House, Stoneleigh Park, Nr Coventry, Warwickshire CV8 2LG
E-mail: connect@lantra.co.uk
Phone: 024 7669 6996
Fax: 024 7669 6732

Welsh Regional Office: Royal Welsh Showground, Llanelwedd , Builth Wells, Powys LD2 3WY
E-mail: wales@lantra.co.uk
Phone: 01982 552646
Fax: 01982 552523

Scottish Regional Office: Newlands, Scone, Perth PH2 6NL
E-mail: lantra.scotland@lantra.co.uk
Phone: 01738 553311
Fax: 01738 553322

Northern Ireland Regional Office: Unit C12, The Business Centre, 80 - 82 Rainey Street, Magherafelt, County Londonderry BT45 5AJ
E-mail:NI@lantra.co.uk
Phone: 028 796 31304

The Peak District Dairy Wagon is a mobile dairy processing facility, where farmers and their families from the Peak District and surrounding areas can learn dairy skills. On board is equipment to make cheese, ice cream, butter, creams, yoghurts and other dairy products. The Dairy Wagon is driven by a technician who teaches the farmer how to make the products.

http://www.dairywagon.co.uk/

Alton Mill Farm, Wirskworth Road, Idridgehay, Belper, Derbyshire DE56 2SH
E-mail: info@dairywagon.co.uk
Phone: 01773 550832

Scottish Food and Drink The Staff Development section on the Learning & HR Information page of the Scottish Food and Drink website contains a wealth of downloadable information.
http://www.scottishfoodanddrink.com

The Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST) is the leading Europe-based independent professional qualifying body for food scientists and technologists.

5 Cambridge Court, 210 Shepherds Bush Road, London W6 7NJ
Email:info@ifst.org
Phone: 020 7603 6316
Fax: 020 7602 9936

Cheese making courses

AB Cheesemaking offers consultancy and training in the dairy industry, focusing on cheese and fermented dairy product production and caters for all levels of the industry. AB Cheesemaking also provides advice on premises, processes and products.
http://www.abcheesemaking.co.uk/training.htm

The courses on offer include:

Basic Cheese Making
Soft Cheeses
Grading

Additionally, on site theory courses can be tailored for individual needs and these could include:

Milk processing
Separation
Homogenisation
Fresh Soft Cheese
Ripened Soft Cheese

A B Cheesemaking, 7 Daybell Close, Bottesford, Nottingham NG13 0DQ
Phone: 01949 842867
Fax: 01949 842867

Yogurt and Fermented Products Courses

AB Cheesemaking runs a course that on which participants can make yogurt and fermented milk and creams. The course topics include:
http://www.abcheesemaking.co.uk/subfermentedprod.htm

Milk
Yogurt and fermented dairy products
Factors affecting quality, yield and shelf life
Manufacturing methods
Practical yogurt, fermented milk and cream manufacture
Legislation and labelling
Introduction to evaluation

A B Cheesemaking, 7 Daybell Close, Bottesford, Nottingham NG13 0DQ
Phone: 01949 842867
Fax: 01949 842867

Ice Cream courses

The University of Reading runs a three-day course for businesses or individuals looking to establish an ice cream processing business or wishing to develop a more fundamental understanding of the manufacture of ice cream and related products. It covers:
http://www.reading.ac.uk/foodbiosciences/shortcourses/foodbio-icecream.asp

Legal requirements for Product and Packaging
Ingredients - Characteristics and Applications
Mix Calculations and Costings
Hygiene - Principles and Practice
Processing of Ice Cream Mixes
Equipment for Ice Cream Making
Freezing and Hardening of Ice Cream
Sorbets and other Frozen Desserts

The British Retail Consortium complements its series of globally recognised Standards with a range of practical bespoke training courses, designed and delivered by leading industry experts. The BRC bespoke training courses provide retailers, manufactures and their suppliers with a greater understanding of the requirements for certification. Links to forthcoming courses are given below.
http://www.brc.org.uk/defaultnew.asp

To learn more about the BRC's bespoke learning solutions contact Azin Parsa
E-mail: azin.parsa@brc.org.ukon
Phone: 020 7854 8987

Accreditation

Please also see the ACCREDITATION section for the publications that the BRC has available.
http://www.brc.org.uk/brctraining05.asp

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