Dawnfresh Seafoods, which is based in Uddingston, has already recruited some young people from the company’s first Certificate of Work Readiness group. They were offered Modern Apprenticeships and are working in new product development and the company’s engineering team.
The company’s Organisational Development Business Partner Lyndsey Gaja explained: “We wanted to offer meaningful work experience for the young people in our community and we also know that there will be a significant number of new jobs in the food and drink sector in the future, partly due to an ageing workforce.”
“The Certificate of Work Readiness is a great way to attract new talent into our growing business. It gives young people the opportunity of workplace experience and it gives us an opportunity to complement our existing recruitment and development strategy by matching a young person to the right job.”
Having benefited from taking part in the Certificate of Work Readiness scheme, Dawnfresh are taking part in an SDS marketing campaign aimed at telling more employers about the benefits it offers.
Lynsey added: “The business benefits include identifying people with the right attitude and those with potential to be developed and progressed at Dawnfresh. It’s also good for companies to support their local communities and local economy.”
