National Association of Master Bakers

Benevolent Fund

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The National Association of Master Bakers Benevolent Fund can help Master Bakers, both past and present, and their families with money problems. The Fund makes quarterly grants with a gift at Christmas to it's beneficiaries. We are also able to help in special cases with an ex-gratia payment for special needs.

Buying a Bakery

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The industry magazines are the first place to look if you have no idea of which bakery to buy. Ooh and British Baker carry adverts for bakeries for sale. Contact the NAMB for advice and help in what to look for and the all the support you need during your search.

Events Calendar

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Annual Conference 2008 National Association of Master Bakers Conference at the De Vere Herons Reach, Blackpool weekend 9th - 12th May. Annual Dinner and Dance Saturday 7th October, The Midland Hotel, Manchester Sunday 7th October - The Western Bakery Championships - hosted by BAKO Western Western Bakery Championships

careers

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Careers in Baking

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* The Bakery Industry * What does it take to become a Baker? * What is it like to work in a bakery? * What Salary and Hours can I expect * What type of skills will I need? * What Qualifications do I need? * What Training is available to me? * Colleges Offering Training Courses

Colleges Offering Training Courses

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London and South East CollegeContact Phone Website Barking College of TechnologyRay Morum 01708 770000 EXT 7173 www.barking-coll.ac.uk Southbank UniversityMr J Marchant 020 7815 8115www.lsbu.ac.uk/nbsBarnet CollegeMr G Fraser020 8200 8300www.barnet.ac.ukThanet CollegeRoger Phillips01843 605040www.thanet.ac.ukBrooklands College Jane Hatton 01932 797700 www.brooklands.ac.uk South West CollegeContact Phone Website Sailsbury CollegeGwilym Thomas 01722 344344www.salis…

Contact Us

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Please complete the form below to contact us. Don't forget to double check your email address or we may not be able to reply to you. Address National Association of Master Bakers Address: 21 Baldock Street Ware SG12 9DH Tel:01920 468061 Fax:01920 461632

Site Map

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NAMB HOME PAGE Members Web Sites Our Shop Events Calendar Buying a Bakery News Member Benefits Members Only Careers Training Benevolent Fund Bakery Links Members Only

Employers currently offering at least 28 days in total

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There is minimal impact on employers who already offer four weeks plus the Bank/Public holidays but there are a few traps: • Where workers are on maternity or unpaid sick leave on a Bank/Public holiday, you should ensure that they still receive the appropriate minimum statutory holiday and, if necessary in order to ensure this, they may be entitled to carry the day forward to take at a later time. Check your records and ensure that your managers (or whoever keeps the individual leave records) …

Employers currently offering less than 28 days in total

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If you currently fall below the minimum requirement the action to be taken is as follows: • Re-calculate the leave entitlements from April 2009. If your holiday year starts at a different time to April you will need to calculate the increase pro-rata (see below)

Forum

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Please note the forum uses different user Id's and passwords from the main site. To join simply select the register on the forum and follow the on screen instructions. Go to the Forum If you are a member of the NAMB. Once your ID has been activated, to access the members only area, please select the usergroups option at the top of the screen and request to join the members2007 group.

Get Ready For

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No more sick notes: Ill health currently costs the UK economy £100 billion a year. In November 2008 the Government confirmed its proposal to overhaul the current GP sick note system in an effort to reduce this amount and the impact staff absence has on businesses.

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NAMB HOME PAGE

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The Number 1 Show for Bakers Register for your free tickets! Array WALLACE & GROMIT ARE HERE To Order your Wallace & Gromit Cake toppers exclusive to NAMB members Click here Wallace & Gromit A MATTER OF LOAF AND DEATH National Association of Master Bakers has teamed up with with California Raisins

Inland Revenue or Customs Excise

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The National Association of Master Bakers Tax Protection Scheme Covers: • HMRC aspect enquiries (£250 excess applies) • HMRC full enquiries • VAT appeals • PAYE appeals • National Insurance contribution appeals • Social Security contribution appeals

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NAMB HOME PAGE

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The Number 1 Show for Bakers Register for your free tickets! Array National Association of Master Bakers Seminars and Courses Bakery Visits for 2008 On Line Training Courses FOOD HYGIENE:RIPH Commended and HEALTH & SAFETY:RIPH Commended

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Array Array INTRODUCING NATIONAL CRAFT BAKERS’ WEEK 2009 The first ever National Craft Bakers’ Week will take place this year from June 8-13. It’s a week-long celebration of the specialist skills that are practised by thousands of independent bakers up and down the country.

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* Home * Contact Us * Bulletins and News * Employment * Direct Helplines * Technical Information * Latest News * Seminars and Courses * Member Benefits * Conference News Blackpool 2008 * Events Calender * Shop * On Line Training

NAMB HOME PAGE

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The Number 1 Show for Bakers Register for your free tickets! Array On Line Training Courses FOOD HYGIENE:RIPH Commended and HEALTH & SAFETY:RIPH Commended Both Courses available in ENGLISH & POLISH New Lower Salt Targets For Bread Latest News

The Bakery Industry

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There are approximately 27,000 people currently working in this Industry at present (2007) and about 40% of these are bakers, the remainder work in retail, distribution and administration. Quality training is available both on and off the Job leading to nationally recognised qualifications.

Training

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Urgent Food Safety Alert

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Boiling of Drinking Water, Northampton, Daventry and West of Daventry This message was last updated at 14:00 on 4th July 08 Further to our previous food safety alert, please note that with effect from 14:00 today, that the Anglian Water Boil Notice has been lifted for all affected customers in the Northants area. (see press release extract below)

What does it take to become a Baker?

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A baker in a craft bakery bakes products to be sold in a small shop or chain of specialist shops. As there is less automation, bakers have more varied work and usually see a product through from start to finish. They use some machinery, but also do work by hand. They may even be trained in confectionery work, which includes cake decoration. If the bakery is attached to one shop, they might also be involved in serving customers, ordering and doing deliveries

What is it like to work in a bakery?

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Bakers work in a busy environment. They may find it hot near the ovens, and dusty near where the dough and pastry is being formed. Good ventilation and other control methods reduce the problems from the dust as much as possible. Decorating tasks may be done in a cooled room.

What Qualifications do I need?

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You don’t need any formal qualifications but GCSEs would be useful especially in English, Maths, Science or Food Technology. There are no age restrictions but you would normally need to be at least 18 to work in a Plant Bakery because of shift work. If you want to be a supervisor or manager the BTEC National Diploma in Science (Baking Technology) is a two year full-time course that can be taken before entering the Career Progression:

What Salary and Hours can I expect

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Most bakers work 39 hours a week over five days and often start very early in the morning These figures are purely for guidance only. Salaries may vary for the area the job is situated in, age, experience along with a host of other factors: New entrants earn about £10,000.

What Training is available to me?

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Most people start as trainees and get on the job training working towards NVQs levels 2 and 3 in Craft Baking. Careers in plant bakeries normally require you to work towards NVQs levels 1 and 2 in Food and Drink Manufacturing Operations. As basic food hygiene is compulsory for all food handlers, food hygiene and health and safety qualifications are recommended for all bakery work.

what type of hours will i have to work

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Section Careers in Baking

What type of skills will I need?

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You will need to have some or all of the following type of skills to carry out this job: • to enjoy doing practical work • you will need some creative skills, for moulding dough and decorating confectionery products • to be able to read labels and instructions to be able