Your invitation to the Grower Seasonal Worker 2024 Roadshow

30 Jan 2024

Join the free 2024 Grower Seasonal Worker Roadshow. Events will be held at venues across the UK and will welcome all UK businesses that employ seasonal horticultural workers, whether through the Seasonal Workers’ Scheme or via other recruitment routes. Help us to reach as wide an audience as possible by sharing with any farms or growers in your supply chain – all are welcome.

The 9am-12pm morning workshop will cover an update on the Seasonal Worker Scheme for the coming season, developments to the UK Grower Seasonal Workers’ Toolkit & Checklist and a focus on addressing key challenges identified through Defra surveys and other sources.

• The 1pm-4pm afternoon workshop will focus on seasonal worker supervisor development through a train the trainer session to support on-farm, start of season supervisor training modules practically focused on worker interactions in the field.

Please click on the links to book your spaces. You will need to state during the booking process whether you are attending the morning, afternoon or both sessions.

• South West - Taunton, 28^th February - Book Here
• Herefordshire - Ledbury, 29^th February - Book Here
• Kent - Faversham, 5^th March - Book Here
• Scotland – Angus, 12^th March - Book Here
• Lincolnshire - Spalding, 19^th March - Book Here
• Cambridgeshire - Ely, 20^th March - Book Here
• South - Godalming, 27^th March - Book Here

The Roadshows will be delivered by experienced practitioners from the ALP (Association of Labour Providers) and Stronger Together, and have been developed with valuable inputs from SWS Taskforce members. They are free to attend and have been funded through the Seasonal Worker Scheme Taskforce (see link for the current list of funding organisations).