Taste Local ESF Programme

DBC have been allocated £2m of European funding to deliver the ‘Taste Local’ programme. The funding is being invested in skills to help support unemployed people into food & drink sector jobs in the Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire regions.

DBC is working with Orbital Recruitment and the Food & Drink Forum with aid from European Social Investment Funding to boost employment in this sector - supporting over 1500 local people into new jobs.

Taste Local will fund training for D2N2 residents to help improve their employability and support business’ recovery at this challenging time through a tailored offer and no cost recruitment solutions.

Courses include (but are not limited to):

• Basic Food Hygiene

• Food Safety

• Standards & Certification

• Health & Safety in the workplace

• Bespoke modules such as Butchery / Bakery

• Access to additional funding such as Kickstarter & Apprentice incentives

Read More about Taste Local, here