Minister and students get inside information from CCE
The UK Minister of State for Business and Enterprise, Mark Prisk, this week joined students from Uxbridge College on a visit to the Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) site in Edmonton to witness the Government’s ‘See Inside Manufacturing’ programme in action.
The Minister and students saw inside CCE’s state of the art manufacturing site and met its employees. The Minister also got to see how CCE uses its multi-award winning ‘Education Centres’ to give students the opportunity to develop their knowledge and understanding of the world of work and to make connections between what they learn in the classroom and real life business and manufacturing practice.
CCE is one of several food and drink manufacturers opening its doors to pupils, teachers and careers advisers this month.
In partnership with the Food and Drink Federation (FDF), nearly 1,250 people will be visiting food and drink companies all across the UK to learn more about the sector.
“As an industry, we know that to realise our potential and to deliver our shared vision with Government of 20% growth by 2020, we will need to attract the best talent,” says FDF director of communications Terry Jones. “Engaging with young people to bring to life a career in food and drink is a key priority for FDF, and the main driver behind our Taste Success – A Future in Food campaign.
“Programmes such as See Inside Manufacturing support this work by offering an invaluable opportunity for young people, teachers and careers advisers to learn more about food and drink manufacturing and what a great career choice it is.”