Royal Highland Show - A Career Destination

2010 ROYAL HIGHLAND SHOW IS KEY CAREER DESTINATION

The Royal Highland Show will this year be offering the opportunity for young people to find out more about the variety of career opportunities available within the Scottish farming, food and drink and allied industries.

Today in Scotland, these industries provide employment for more than 400,000 people, are worth more than £10billion per year and account for 27% of Scotland’s exports.

The Royal Highland Show initiative, entitled “Discover Careers...from farm to fork” is run by the RHASS President, Sir Garth Morrison and his team.

With the help of young people aged 16-25 three “career pathways” around the Showground are being devised. By following these pathways, those interested in careers will visit a whole variety of stands and displays at the Show, speak to staff and get the opportunity to read story boards – all of which can teach them more about the opportunities that are open to them.

Speaking of the pathways, Sir Garth Morrison said:

“We wish to encourage young people to visit the Royal Highland Show to follow the pathways and see all this for themselves.

“In particular, groups from schools and colleges which make arrangements beforehand and let us know, will have free entry to the show – quite a saving.  Young people under 16 will all get free entry, even if not in a prearranged group.

“At a time when many able young people are worried about the prospects before them, this may be just the thing to give them a lift. We all look forward to welcoming young people to the Show for a career boost.”
If you wish to arrange to visit in a group, staff would be happy to meet you and explain a little more about the “Discover careers” initiative. Please contact us on rhass@sceneandherdpr.co.uk to arrange a time or find out more.

INSPIRATION

If you would like inspiration for your entry, or more information about the variety of careers available in the food and drink industry follow the links below:

• Careers in the food & drink Industry video (from Scotland Food & Drink Federation)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9yyD76abPM&feature=player_embedded#

• Scottish Food and Drink Federation (SFDF) represents the interests of the Scottish food and drink manufacturing industry.
www.sfdf.org.uk

• Skills and Training for Environment and Land Based Sectors
www.lantra.co.uk

• Supporting Schools in teaching Scottish schoolchildren the issues surrounding food, farming and the countryside
www.rhet.org.uk

• Soon to be launched Scotland Food & Drink National Skills Academy facilitated by Abertay University
www.abertay.ac.uk

• Careers in food and drink website
www.careersinfoodanddrink.co.uk

• Scottish Enterprise webpage
http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/sedotcom_home/your-sector/food_and_drink/foodanddrink-facts/foodanddrink-work.htm

• Other web links:
http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/workin/food.htm
www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk
www.careers-scotland.co.uk
www.improveltd.co.uk

MORE INFORMATION

For more information, or for full terms and conditions for the competition, please contact:

Anna Davies
07775 894012
anna@sceneandherdpr.co.uk

Graeme Davies
07767 472363
graeme.davies@sponsorshipconsulting.co.uk

PI Competition - Terms & Conditions

2010 ROYAL HIGHLAND SHOW PRESIDENT'S INITIATIVE - Terms & Conditions of the Competition

1. By entering the competition, entrants agree to be bound by these terms and conditions.

2. The competition is organised and promoted by The Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, Edinburgh EH28 8NF (the "Society").

3. The competition opens March 2010 and ends 1 July 2010 with deadline for submissions of 30 April 2010. No purchase necessary.

4. To qualify to enter the competition entrants must be between the ages of 16 and 25 and currently be either a) living in Scotland or b) studying at a recognised educational establishment in Scotland. The Society reserves the right to verify the status of all entrants.  The competition is not open to the Society’s directors and staff, or to those professionally connected with the competition.

5. To enter the competition, please send your submission as an attachment (ideally PowerPoint, Word or PDF) by electronic mail along with a completed cover sheet to RHASS@sceneandherd.co.uk to arrive by midnight UK time on 30 April 2010. Acknowledgement of receipt will be supplied by return email, however this does not guarantee that the entrant has met the competition requirements. Entries are limited to one submission per person/team. The Society accepts no responsibility for entries which fail to arrive.

6. Teams are limited to a maximum number of 4 people.

7. A strict limit of 10 sides of A4 per submission (excluding cover sheet) applies. Any entries over this will be disqualified.

8. By entering the competition, entrants thereby warrant that all information submitted by them is true, current, complete and their own work (unless acknowledging it to be otherwise).

9. The Society reserves the right to disqualify any entrant if it has reasonable grounds to believe the entrant has breached any of these terms and conditions.

10. The criteria for judging submissions are that the author(s) should provide a thorough demonstration of the range of skills required to bring their selected product to market, and have created a vibrant and eye-catching presentation that will be engaging and educational to the general public. All projects will be short listed by a representative of the Society. Selected short listed entries will then be judged by a panel selected by the Society to include, but not necessarily be limited to, (a) Sir W Garth Morrison KT CBE, President of the Society, and (b) a notable business person currently working in the Scottish food and drink sector. The judges' decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

11. The judging panel will select the finalist entries, the authors of which will be invited to work with Society representatives to bring the information to life on display boards that will be placed around the Royal Highland Show. The judging panel will also select, from within these finalists, the overall winner(s).

12. Finalists will be notified on or before 17 May 2010 by email sent to the email address submitted with their entry and will be required to discuss their entry with Society representatives between this date and 7 June 2010.

13. There is one prize to be won, a cash prize of £1,000, which is to be split equally amongst the winning entrant(s).

14. The Society reserves the right to cancel or amend the competition or these terms and conditions at any time without prior notice if forced to do so for reasons beyond its control.

15. The authors of all projects, by submitting their entry, thereby irrevocably assign and relinquish all copyright in their work to the Society and any partners or sponsors of the competition.

16. All entrants agree to participate in publicity in connection with the competition and to allow their name and likeness to be used without compensation for the same.

17. All personal data submitted will be stored and processed in the UK on behalf of the Society as data controller in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. A request to access, update or correct any information should be directed to the promoter at the address set out above. Entrants' personal data will be processed in order to enter their essay into the competition and will be used by the Society and their partner organisations to send information on products or services which may be of interest. Processing may continue after the competition has closed. lf an entrant does not wish to receive such information, please let the Society know within the covering email of the submission.

18. A list of winners' names and counties will be available by sending a stamped self-addressed envelope to: 2010 President's Initiative, The Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, Royal Highland Centre, lngliston, Edinburgh EH28 8NF between 01 July 2010 and 31 August 2010.

19. The Society regrets that return of submissions is not possible.

20. These terms and conditions shall be governed by Scottish law and any matters arising from them are subject to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Scottish courts.

ENDS