Inge Laperre from Vonst, in Brussels, shares her tips on how to deliver training on the job.
The videos included in the presentation are in Dutch – the English translation can be found in the notes section for each slide
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How Food Savers Ghent train volunteers
Kenny Willems, instructor at Foodsavers Ghent, explains how, step by step, they guide their new sorters on the work floor from more simple sorting tasks to more complex tasks such as scanning and distributing food surpluses.
Foodsavers Mechelen – tips on training staff
Foodsavers Mechelen, is an organisation in Belgium tackling food waste and provide job opportunities for people who are unemployed.
Here they share their tips on how to train staff who are new to the work, including the role of coaching and the use of self managed teams
How to lift boxes
Here’s a poster which shows how to lift boxes
Manual handling
Laura Pope from Fareshare Sussex talks through the different parts of manual handing that are useful to know if you’re working in a food distribution centre.
Ergonomics at work
Here’s a powerpoint which visually shows how to how to move boxes, lift different weights and to mop correctly.
This is provided by Panier De La Mer, a food processing centre in France.
Labels for use on the work floor
Here is a set of labels which you can print and use to label food storage areas
Tips on how to chop fish
Here are two posters which provide visual step by step instructions on how to prepare fish.
These are provided by Panier De La Mer, a food processing centre in France. They are in French and may give you ideas for posters you could create
Poster 1
Poster 2
Visual instructions
Here’s a great use of visual instructions – it’s a poster which gives step by step instructions on how to build a box.
This is provided by Panier De La Mer, a food processing centre in France. It is in French and may give you ideas for posters you could create
Food, health, and wellbeing
Every day, you’re helping to make sure food doesn’t go to waste – by making sure it reaches the people who need it the most. By doing this you it improves people’s health and wellbeing and it helps the planet too. 😊
Food plays a huge part in our health and wellbeing. Having food to eat helps to keep us well and sustain us. And knowing that we are working or volunteering in a project which helps others, helps our own well being too.
Sharing food with others is also a huge step in reducing the amount of food which gets wasted. Take a look for extra hints and tips on what else we could do use to help health and wellbeing and to reduce food waste in our work places and our homes.
Dietary requirements for different cultures and religions
Food surplus and redistribution projects touch a diverse group of people who differ in their cultural and religious dietary practices and preferences. Having an awareness of these differences and treating people as individuals with respect and dignity is important. This guide and poster explains the cultural and religious differences that one should consider in food preparation and redistribution.
Religious, cultural, and nutritional considerations – guide
Religious dietary requirements table
How different age groups can eat well
Our dietary needs change depending on our age. These posters show what makes a healthy diet for: children, teenagers, adults and older adults.
Tips on how to eat well
Fran Taylor, the Brighton Nutritionist, shares her knowledge on how we can all eat well. Take a watch below.
Food inequity and the importance of food for good health
Ann Lebaq works at Gezond Leven, a not for profit organisation in Brussels, where they specialise in supporting food banks and community kitchens.
Find out what Ann has to say on food inequity and the importance of food for good health.
Bringing people together through cooking workshops
Panier De La Mer is a food processing centre in France which works with left over fish. It also runs cooking workshops in the local community which helps bring people together.
Tips on helping people to eat well
Chris Clyburn works at the Full Crumb Kitchen. Here, Chris shares his tips for helping their customers to eat well.
The Real Junk Food Project (Brighton)
The Real Junk Food Project (Brighton) is a café which feeds people with food that would go to waste. Find out more about how they do this and how it improves peoples’ health.
Eating well on a budget
There are lots of ways to eat well and make tasty and filling meals on a budget. This leaflet from the Brighton and Hove Food Partnership shares lots of great ideas.
Supporting the wellbeing of staff or volunteers
Download and print this handy set of cards which contain a range of questions you can use to create a positive work environment and support the wellbeing of your staff and volunteers.
What is wellbeing?
Sharing this poster will help increase the understanding of what helps to make good wellbeing.