Dairy / Arable
TESCO GETS ON BOARD WITH DAIRY PRO
Tesco is the latest partner to start using Dairy Pro to accredit training
workshops for its milk producers. The circa 750 dairy farmer members of the
Tesco Sustainable Dairy Group (TDSG) will now be able to earn points on their
professional development register each time they attend a TDSG workshop.
» » LAUNCHED FIVE YEARS AGO, DAIRY
Pro is the main professional development
register for the dairy industry and a ‘one-
stop-shop’ for all training whether it’s
finding events or recording attendance and
learnings. It now has around 1,500 active
members and 100 training partners, now
including Tesco.
Nic Parsons, Tesco Dairy Agricultural
Manager, explains that joining Dairy Pro will
remain voluntary for the members of the
TDSG group but participating producers
will find it simplifies their record-keeping
for training and development activities. It
will also help them meet the Red Tractor
recommendation introduced in October
2014 that at least one staff member per
site should be a member of a scheme that
records skills, development and training.
He says: “Dairy Pro is a natural fit for
our workshops, which we run on five or
six different topics each year. Our milk
suppliers gain recognition as a business
for attending these courses on subjects
as varied as lameness and responsible
medicine use throughout the year. So it
makes sense for them to receive third party
endorsement for their efforts while they are
meeting our own requirements for being
part of the producer group.”
Helen Brookes of Dairy Pro says that with
each TDSG event being evaluated as worth
4 Dairy Pro points, each attendance will be
a significant step towards reaching Dairy
Pro Endorsed status, awarded once 20
points is reached in a single year.
“Endorsement is a sign of commitment to
personal development, and those achieving
this will receive a certificate and can use
the logo on their farm literature or CV,” she
explains.
“For TDSG producers who are already
members of Dairy Pro, all they need to do
is register their attendance at each TSDG
event and their record will be automatically
updated. Alternatively, they can find that
event on the Dairy Pro website and click
the button that logs their points.
“And as well as all TSDG events, which
can be accessed by logging in to Dairy Pro,
the on-line events calendar has upwards
of 30 other new dairy-relevant events
on it each month, promoting training and
activities provided by the 100 organisations
linked to the scheme.”
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