They way in which apprenticeship opportunities in this seafood sector are offered across the UK is different from nation to nation.
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Overview
A variety of apprenticeships are available to help businesses in the seafood retail and wholesale industry ensure that their staff have the knowledge and skills to become excellent fishmongers.
Seafood businesses can access Level 2 and Level 3 fish and shellfish industry framework based apprenticeships in Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. These frameworks have a significant fishmonger content to draw from.
In England the available apprenticeship is a standards-based retail fishmonger apprenticeship at Level 2. The Standard has been revised to include wholesale fishmongering.
The various Regional Colleges may be able to support apprenticeships in the seafood industry.
England
There are several providers of fishmonger apprenticeships. Those supporting independent fishmongers include MEAT Ipswich and Chef Benson-Smith Ltd.
For an up to date list of training providers, please follow the link to the GOV.UK website.
Fishmonger apprentices in England can follow the link to the Learner journey resources webpage where there are online resources available to support their learning journey.