Plumpton College further develops WineSkills short courses

> Sarah Midgley

Plumpton Wine Division is set to further invest in their WineSkills Programme by diversifying the range of short courses off ered, as the demand for wine industry skills and development continues to rise.

Sarah Midgley, Plumpton’s award-winning winemaker, will be leading the programme development alongside her Higher Education targeted teaching, as she returns from maternity leave next month.

WineSkills, which was fi rst launched in 2010, is a training programme designed to support the UK wine production industry. Covering the principles of vinegrowing and winemaking in a series of short courses held throughout the year.

Dr Greg Dunn, head of Plumpton Wine Division commented “As a leading land-based college, Plumpton have always developed programmes specifi cally to meet the needs of the sector and local employment opportunities. The vision for WineSkills going forward is to continue to up-skill the UK Wine Industry and provide current and

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industry relevant short courses and masterclasses. We are delighted to welcome back Sarah and are very much looking forward to driving and developing this arm of our Wine Division.”

Sarah Midgley commented: “I am very much looking forward to getting stuck into my new role which will also allow me to use my winemaker knowledge and teaching skills.”

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