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Fish and Shellfish Diplomas available for Fishmongers in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Outside of England, the fish and shellfish proficiency qualifications at Levels 2 and 3 are still being delivered to fishmongers as apprenticeships and standalone qualifications.
Cambrian Training Is the latest Seafish recognised apprenticeship provider to offer Level 3 Fish and Shellfish Apprenticeships and Diplomas. Cambrian Training can support employers across Wales with their apprenticeship needs.
Free Online Training
in Food Hygiene and Health & Safety
Last month Seafish launched their free online learning resources at Billingsgate Seafood Training School.
The online learning materials are hosted on the Seafood Academy website, along with an online testing system. The free package does not result in a nationally recognised qualification. To achieve a recognised, regulated qualification you would need to sit a written multiple choice test for which there would be a charge, but Seafish’s innovative free online resources go some way to reducing the cost of this essential training.
For more information contact Seafish, the NFF or visit www.seafoodacademy.org
49th Annual Shellfish Conference
This year’s conference took place over 1st – 2nd May with over 100 delegates in attendance. The Federation were represented by Past President Tim Silverthorne.
Following the opening address by Chris Leftwich – Chairman of SAGB, the event welcomed 17 speakers covering a wide and varied selection of subjects. These included “The Drummond Lecture “presented by Libby Woodhatch of the IFFO RS Governing Board, on the Past, Present & Future of Shellfish. Keynote speakers were George Eustice, minister of state for DEFRA, who gave an excellent address and Tim Heddema , Agricultural Counsellor for the Netherlands Embassy who discussed Seafood trade and Brexit – from a Dutch perspective!
Other topics discussed included shellfish in the retail sector by Ally Dingwall of Sainsburys PLC and opportunities in the health food market covered by Ms Eva Humphries of Wholefood Warrior.
Following the 2 day conference the AGM took place, where all were welcome. Full details of all the speakers and presentations will be available on the SAGB website www.shellfish.org.uk. The 50th consecutive annual conference has been set for Tuesday 14th – Wednesday 15th May 2019.
UK Seafood Summit 2018
Seafood is the way forward
This year’s UK Seafood Summit (formerly known as the Humber Seafood Summit) has been moved to a larger venue due to the success of the 2017 event. The event has become increasingly popular year on year and is now one of the flagship events in the global seafood calendar, attracting delegates from all over the UK and indeed overseas.
The UK seafood industry stretches across every corner of the UK and this summit provides an invaluable opportunity for the industry to come together to network, share ideas and discuss major issues impacting their business.
This year’s event promises to be bigger and better than ever and Seafish look forward to continuing to host this event for many more years to come.
The summit will feature topics such as:- Brexit, the Consumer and Sourcing sustainable Seafood. The two day programme includes a seminar, seafood fare event followed by the Seafood Summit itself. It is a great opportunity for networking and it’s free to attend.
The events are completely free to attend. For more information on how to register and the programme of speakers please go to: www.seafish.org/ukseafoodsummit
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