11 Courses in Glasgow

food hygiene academy

ace food hygiene training

soul food sisters

We’re a group of migrant women based in East Glasgow and together we’re creating a vibrant, female-led collective based around our favourite thing: food! By swapping recipes, ideas and skills, we’re making women’s lives brighter. Our not-for-profit organisation brings together women from all over the world, ending social isolation and empowering them to develop their talents- in the kitchen and beyond. 1. WE ARE A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE When we say ‘not-for-profit’, we mean just that! We believe that making a difference to people’s lives is more important than making money. Soul Food Sisters’ role is to empower migrant women in the local community to start their own businesses, encourage their abilities and increase confidence. That’s much more valuable than a fistful of tenners. 2. IT’S A LEARNING CURVE Sharing skills is a big deal for us. We are paid a flat rate and we all work together, which can mean anything from peeling bags of spuds to attending high-flying business meetings. By learning from each other, we can become stronger and more powerful together. 3. WE ARE ALL WOMEN We are built on the idea of sisterhood, so Soul Food Sisters is a women-only workers co-op, open to females from diverse backgrounds who love to cook. (Sorry, guys!). But if you’re female and you’d like to join our collective, get in contact as we would love to hear from you. If you work with us for a while, you could be offered membership to the co-operative. 4. EVERYTHING WE GET, WE PUT BACK IN Soul Food Sisters have an appetite for making great food, but when it comes to business, we’re not greedy. Any surplus cash after paying wages goes straight back into the collective. Also our assets are locked, so in the unlikely event we go bankrupt, nobody will be allowed to go home with the soup urns or chopping boards! 5. WE ARE A DEMOCRACY All the women in the Soul Food Sisters collective get a fair share and a listening ear. We make all our decisions by consensus, which isn’t always the quickest way, or the easiest. But consensus means that everyone is treated with respect and that we genuinely make decisions as a unified group. Every single one of us has equal ownership. 6. WE ARE ETHICAL To us, having a clear conscience is just as important as having a clean kitchen. We source ethical ingredients wherever possible and support other co-ops, making sure to buy our food locally. Of course, sometimes there are ingredients - like rice paper, for example - that we have to go further afield to find! But ethically sourced food is our utmost priority. 7. WE BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF FOOD We believe that food has the power to bring people together. By harnessing the spirit of Glasgow and it’s culturally diverse and fascinating communities, we provide food that celebrates diversity and for people of all cultures to enjoy together. 8. WE ARE SMART LADIES FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE At the moment, Soul Food Sisters is made up of eight women from 5 different continents. From Malaysia and Cuba to Poland and Thailand, we are a culturally mixed group, with many skills to share. And our talents extend further than just the kitchen. Together our cooks can do anything, whether it’s teaching German, making wine, designing buildings or driving trains! 9.THE HIDDEN GARDENS HAVE HELPED US GROW We would not be here without the help of the Hidden Gardens, at Tramway. This is the place where we met and cooked together for the first time, and we are grateful for their continued support. 10. AND FINALLY…WE MAKE GREAT FOOD Our food is what makes us tick. It’s who we all are, what we grew up with, what brings us together. We believe that our food is a reflection of our individual personalities and family traditions. And we’d like to share it with everyone!

effective solutions training & consultancy

Ask any business owner and they will readily acknowledge that health and safety in the workplace is becoming more and more important. Many accidents and incidents could have been avoided if only the proper training had been carried out. As an employer, no doubt you want your employees to be safe whilst at work. Effective Solutions provides training courses designed in consultation with you and cover many subjects including first aid, manual handling, fire safety, food hygiene and Health & Safety management. You can opt for courses that are 1, 2, 3 or 4 days in length and also have the choice of first time training or refresher courses for those who may have attended these courses previously. If you have your own employee that you would like to deliver your safety training, then we have train the trainer courses available too.

safety first solutions

Gary was employed by Glasgow City Council as an EHO for 23 years gaining invaluable experience across a wide sector of health and safety and food safety enforcement activities which has given him a great depth of knowledge and understanding of the safety environment. During his time at GCC, Gary developed a speciality for health and safety enforcement within the Events & Entertainment Industry contributing to the UK’s guide to the Events Industry - “The Events Guide” Founding Safety First Solutions in 2004, Gary has established a wide variety of clients in the Events Industry working at festivals, stadium tours, international awards ceremonies street events and the like (see Events List here). Since that time Gary has gone on to provide health and safety services at many events all over the World including Europe, USA, Africa and the Middle East.

emcare

Our company started away back in 1991 with the formation of Stewart First Aid Training by Peter Stewart RGN. Though we started small a great ethos was built into the business in terms of its focus on delivering practical workplace first aid training in a way that learners understood and could apply confidently in emergencies.

verg

The Vocational Education Resource Group (VERG) is a quality training and employability provider offering affordable accredited qualifications and employability programmes within numerous sectors.

deer ridge training

Welcome to Deer Ridge Training - We have many fully regulated and accredited training courses within the following areas: Mental Health First Aid , Care Industry, Hospitality Training, First Aid, Health & Safety, and finally Fire Safety Training Courses. To view these training courses, please look below where you can see a selection of the courses we offer clients within Glasgow, Edinburgh, across Scotland and U.K. You can also see a full list of training courses. We will also bring our training courses to your business premises, which saves time and money for your company and offer the opportunity to save money on expensive travel costs. You can be confident of a first-class service and full support from initial enquiry to undertaking training. Quality and customer service are at the heart of everything we do. We look to continuously add value and improve our service and products to ensure all our clients receive the best as standard. We cover the whole of Central Scotland and the Highlands including Glasgow, Stirling, Aberdeenshire, Inverness-shire, Perthshire, Fife and Edinburgh areas. We also have a base in Leeds that includes Yorkshire and the North of England. Our Clients expect quality and value for money and our philosophy is to ensure that is exactly what you get. We go the extra mile and offer the following added value benefits for you: