Feeding Workforce Life Skills – the next generation - FDF Scotland & Scotland Food & Drink Partnership

Feeding Workforce Life Skills – the next generation

Welcome to episode 3 in the Feeding Workforce Skills podcast series where we are looking at the importance of life skills in the workplace.

Scotland’s food & drink sector thrives on innovation and collaboration.

While technical expertise is essential, the success of businesses increasingly hinges on the “life skills” of your workforce. 

These higher-order skills – such as self-management, social intelligence and innovation – equip employees to navigate a rapidly changing world, adapt to new challenges and drive business growth. You can download the diagram of the 12 higher skills referred to in the podcast here >> https://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/media/rbmj1kjm/meta-skills-progression-framework.pdf

In this episode, host Joanna Fraser is in conversation with the high flyers of the future. All under 35 years old, they talk about how they have developed their own life skills and the type of workplace and employer that helps them thrive.

They are: 

1. Eilidh Wynd, commercial executive at Simon Howie
2. Finlay MacDonald, owner of Chocolates of Glenshiel
3. Imogen Sherrit, category manager at Highland Spring

We also get to hear the expert thoughts of Sarah Smith, founder and head coach at lightbulb.coach

You can find out more about life skills at >> https://www.foodeducationscotland.scot/life-skills 

Feeding Workforce Skills - https://www.foodeducationscotland.scot/feeding-workforce-skills - was devised to promote existing support available for food & drink employers in Scotland to recruit, retain and develop their workforce.

Created by the Scotland Food & Drink Partnership’s Skills Advisory Group, it continues to bring together the relevant key information from different sources onto one simple platform