Director Training Programme

The RABDF and the Plunkett Foundation have long recognised that the level of performance and effectiveness of milk groups is intrinsically linked to the ability and dynamism of their governing bodies.

The Farmer Director Training Programme was designed to enhance the management capabilities of these governors, many of whom are experts in the management of their own farms, but who sometimes lacked the required skills for directing large and complex added-value milk processing enterprises.

RABDF and Plunkett Foundation are grateful for the support of the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs which is financing the development of this programme through its Agriculture Development Scheme which is helping to reduce attendance costs for participants.

The above conference marked the culmination of the milk co-op's two year Scholarship Programme.

The following presentations were given by speakers at a one day conference organised by the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers, Plunkett Foundation, English Farming and Food Partnerships, and Dairy Farmers of Britain held on Tuesday 29 April at the Moat House Hotel, Stoke on Trent.

Some 120 delegates attended the conference and were drawn from the farming community, from education and training sectors, finance and Government and from the width of the dairy industry.

The presentations cover a range of relevant topics aimed at the development of farmers for a competitive industry and include speakers with experiences of other industries as well as the dairy industries in the United States and Ireland. The presentations also give an insight into the Scholarship programme.

Presentations PDF - click here
Final Programme PDF - click here