2016 Scottish Craft Butchers Training Awards

The finalists have been selected and invited to attend the SFMTA AGM at Houston House Hotel on 20th November 2016 for the Awards Ceremony - where the winners will be announced.

The judges were very impressed with the high standard of all the nominations that were received and were hard pressed to make their final selections. Indeed in two of the categories they couldn’t decide on only two finalists and three have gone through.

This is the first year of what is destined to become an annual Craft Butchers Training Awards and we were delighted with the response from our assessors, trainees, training partners and their customers who all nominated.

SVQ Level 2 Modern Apprentice of the Year
Ryan Briggs, A J Learmonth, Jedburgh
Louise Gillanders, J Munro Ltd, Dingwall
Chris Wright, Anderson Butchers Ltd, Shetland

SVQ Level 3 Modern Apprentice of the Year
Nicola Gaffney, Falleninch Farm Butchers,
Robbie Henderson, Charles MacLeod Butcher, Stornoway

Training Mentor of the Year
John Johnstone, Dunnabie Farm Shop, Lockerbie
Mark Ramsay, Falleninch Farm Butchers, Stirling
Steven Strachan, Hendersons of Hamilton

Training Partner of the Year
Anderson Butchers Ltd, Shetland
Falleninch Farm Butchers, Stirling

Extra Mile Award
Erin Conroy, Falleninch Farm Shop, Stirling
Jenna Douglas, J C Douglas, St Boswells

Scottish Meat Training are very appreciative of the ongoing support that we receive from all of our trainees and their employers. We are delighted that these awards are recognising some of the outstanding talent that we have going through the Modern Apprentice training programme.

Congratulations to all our finalists and a big thank you to all those who were nominated.

We don’t find butchers we make them!! Employ for attitude – train for skills.