Priorities for Seafood Training in Scotland

- a brief survey from the Scottish Seafood Training Network

This year we will roll out a programme of training courses for fish and shellfish employers across Scotland. To do that we need to ask you which courses are of most importance to you and other employers in Scotland. Based on the results of this survey, and other information, we will publish a programme of courses designed to help you access cost effective training to meet your specific business needs. If you need to find out more about individual courses before you respond then please look at this list of courses and follow the link to more information on individual courses.

The survey will not take too long to complete, and the feedback that you provider is an essential part and one of the key benefits of being a Network Member. This is how you influence the direction the Network will take.

Many thanks for your time and contribution to this process.

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* 1. Are we communicating with you effectively?

	Yes	No	N/A
Are we using the right email address to get in touch? (if not update the details at the end of this survey)	Are we using the right email address to get in touch? (if not update the details at the end of this survey) Yes	Are we using the right email address to get in touch? (if not update the details at the end of this survey) No	Are we using the right email address to get in touch? (if not update the details at the end of this survey) N/A
Are you receiving the Scottish Network newsletter?	Are you receiving the Scottish Network newsletter? Yes	Are you receiving the Scottish Network newsletter? No	Are you receiving the Scottish Network newsletter? N/A
Have you visited the Scottish Network Website yet? (addresses available at the end of the survey)	Have you visited the Scottish Network Website yet? (addresses available at the end of the survey) Yes	Have you visited the Scottish Network Website yet? (addresses available at the end of the survey) No	Have you visited the Scottish Network Website yet? (addresses available at the end of the survey) N/A
Have you visited the Seafood Training Academy Website yet?	Have you visited the Seafood Training Academy Website yet? Yes	Have you visited the Seafood Training Academy Website yet? No	Have you visited the Seafood Training Academy Website yet? N/A
Are you happy to continue to receive communications from the Scottish Network via email	Are you happy to continue to receive communications from the Scottish Network via email Yes	Are you happy to continue to receive communications from the Scottish Network via email No	Are you happy to continue to receive communications from the Scottish Network via email N/A
Would you like to become an employer member of the Scottish Seafood Training Network?	Would you like to become an employer member of the Scottish Seafood Training Network? Yes	Would you like to become an employer member of the Scottish Seafood Training Network? No	Would you like to become an employer member of the Scottish Seafood Training Network? N/A

Have you any comments on how we communicate with you?

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* 2. What practical skills training courses are important in Scotland? This is both about courses that may be important to you, as well as courses that are important to your sector. If there are courses you think we have missed out then please comment. This question is about skills training courses. Please tick ALL the boxes that apply.

	This is of use to my business	This is of use to my sector	This doesn't apply to my business	I already have a training provider for this type of training
Knife Skills - 1/2 day use and care of knives	Knife Skills - 1/2 day use and care of knives This is of use to my business	Knife Skills - 1/2 day use and care of knives This is of use to my sector	Knife Skills - 1/2 day use and care of knives This doesn't apply to my business	Knife Skills - 1/2 day use and care of knives I already have a training provider for this type of training
Fish filleting introduction - 1 day	Fish filleting introduction - 1 day This is of use to my business	Fish filleting introduction - 1 day This is of use to my sector	Fish filleting introduction - 1 day This doesn't apply to my business	Fish filleting introduction - 1 day I already have a training provider for this type of training
Fish filleting basic - 2 day	Fish filleting basic - 2 day This is of use to my business	Fish filleting basic - 2 day This is of use to my sector	Fish filleting basic - 2 day This doesn't apply to my business	Fish filleting basic - 2 day I already have a training provider for this type of training
Other, more specialist filleting courses (pls give details below)	Other, more specialist filleting courses (pls give details below) This is of use to my business	Other, more specialist filleting courses (pls give details below) This is of use to my sector	Other, more specialist filleting courses (pls give details below) This doesn't apply to my business	Other, more specialist filleting courses (pls give details below) I already have a training provider for this type of training
Fish quality assessment - Introductory (1 day)	Fish quality assessment - Introductory (1 day) This is of use to my business	Fish quality assessment - Introductory (1 day) This is of use to my sector	Fish quality assessment - Introductory (1 day) This doesn't apply to my business	Fish quality assessment - Introductory (1 day) I already have a training provider for this type of training
Fish quality assessment - advanced (5 day)	Fish quality assessment - advanced (5 day) This is of use to my business	Fish quality assessment - advanced (5 day) This is of use to my sector	Fish quality assessment - advanced (5 day) This doesn't apply to my business	Fish quality assessment - advanced (5 day) I already have a training provider for this type of training
Fish smoking Introductory (1 day)	Fish smoking Introductory (1 day) This is of use to my business	Fish smoking Introductory (1 day) This is of use to my sector	Fish smoking Introductory (1 day) This doesn't apply to my business	Fish smoking Introductory (1 day) I already have a training provider for this type of training
Fish smoking basic (2 day)	Fish smoking basic (2 day) This is of use to my business	Fish smoking basic (2 day) This is of use to my sector	Fish smoking basic (2 day) This doesn't apply to my business	Fish smoking basic (2 day) I already have a training provider for this type of training
Fish smoking advanced (5 day)	Fish smoking advanced (5 day) This is of use to my business	Fish smoking advanced (5 day) This is of use to my sector	Fish smoking advanced (5 day) This doesn't apply to my business	Fish smoking advanced (5 day) I already have a training provider for this type of training
Fish Frying skills - practical workshops	Fish Frying skills - practical workshops This is of use to my business	Fish Frying skills - practical workshops This is of use to my sector	Fish Frying skills - practical workshops This doesn't apply to my business	Fish Frying skills - practical workshops I already have a training provider for this type of training
Fishmongering skills - Introduction (1 day)	Fishmongering skills - Introduction (1 day) This is of use to my business	Fishmongering skills - Introduction (1 day) This is of use to my sector	Fishmongering skills - Introduction (1 day) This doesn't apply to my business	Fishmongering skills - Introduction (1 day) I already have a training provider for this type of training
Fishmongering - Display techniques	Fishmongering - Display techniques This is of use to my business	Fishmongering - Display techniques This is of use to my sector	Fishmongering - Display techniques This doesn't apply to my business	Fishmongering - Display techniques I already have a training provider for this type of training
Seafood cookery programmes (1/2 to 2 day)	Seafood cookery programmes (1/2 to 2 day) This is of use to my business	Seafood cookery programmes (1/2 to 2 day) This is of use to my sector	Seafood cookery programmes (1/2 to 2 day) This doesn't apply to my business	Seafood cookery programmes (1/2 to 2 day) I already have a training provider for this type of training

What courses have we missed out?

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* 3. What theory training courses are important in Scotland? This question is about knowldege training courses. Please tick ALL the boxes that apply.

What courses have we missed out? Are there any technical issues that a course could help solve?

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* 4. Languages. The Level 1 / Introductory Food Hygiene in the seafood Industry is available in multiple languages. Which are of importance to you (yes or no)? How many employees do you have that speak each language? (optional)

English

Latvian

Lithuanian

Polish

Portuguese

Russian

Spanish

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* 5. We have open learning modules and eLearning programmes available as alternatives to taught courses. Please tick any that you would like to find out more about.

Level 2 Food Safety or Elementary Food Hygiene by open learning

Level 2 or Elementary Health & Safety by open learning

Level 3 or Intermediate Food Hygiene by eLearning

Distance Learning programme in Fish Frying Skills

Distance Learning programme in Customer Service Skills

If you have suggestions for other open learning/eLearning programmes then please comment.

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* 6. If you use a training provider who is not yet a Network member, please provide their contact details and we may invite them to join. It's free. This applies to fish and shellfish training and not to more generic training such as finance or management training.

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* 7. Have you any final comments or suggestions about the kind of training and development support that you would like the Network to get involved with or support?

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* 8. We will keep your responses confidential, but to ensure we have feedback from every Network member we need to know who has already responded. And, if you have asked for more information on any of the above topics we will need an email address and telephone number so we can get in touch.

Name

Company

City/Town

ZIP/Postal Code

Email Address (optional)

Phone Number (optional)