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Learning on the job amilies with young children across the UK will by now have said goodbye to their little Emily or Edward as they step into the world of education at their new school. At this stage, there will be little thought of how the child’s learning might determine what career path he or she will take. But if they don’t turn out to be another Theresa May or Stephen Hawking, and they decide to enter the world of food and its various channels, it’s good to see that when they leave school there are opportunities for them to improve their knowledge. Even the august pillar of learning, the University of Cambridge, has an online short course available called The Future of Food, devised by its offshoot, the Institute for Sustainability Leadership. The eight-week course costs £1,800. Yet apart from the Cambridge programme, other universities appear to offer little or no food subject matter. A random check of what is offered by the University of East London, Birmingham University and Durham University found nothing to do with the food trade on the curriculum, let alone cash & carry or delivered wholesaling. Some of our leading C&C/wholesale operators offer training to those who are already employed by these concerns, enabling them to gain certificates and making them suitable for promotion and a higher salary.
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It's been a long time since I was at school, but I was wondering if the likes of Booker, Bestway, Parfetts, Brakes and JJ Food Service are thinking of shaping the next generation of board members when giving youngsters who have just left education the chance of work. Who knows – they may just find the managing directors of the future. Many cash & carries and delivered wholesalers offer jobs to family members of existing staff, reasoning that the knowledge passed on by mum or dad is invaluable. There are also websites that specialise in finding suitable apprentices – those who would benefit by on-the-job training rather than splash out on expensive university degree courses, which wouldn’t necessarily guarantee a position – even a lowly one – at the end of it all. Taking a stand at exhibitions aimed at new business entrants might also attract employees of the right calibre. But that’s expensive. As one who never went to university, I’m biased. Start at the bottom in C&C/wholesale, with willing helpers around you, and you’ll soon realise that college education is not necessarily the way to succeed.
Mervyn Gilbert News Editor
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