This document discusses formation initiatives in the French agri-food sector. It begins by introducing ANIA, the National Food and Drink Federation, which represents over 16,000 French food companies. It then discusses the formation challenges facing the sector, including recruitment difficulties, an aging workforce, and the need to adapt training to changing consumer habits and new technologies. Several European projects are highlighted that aim to develop new digital training tools and work-oriented formation methods. These include creating an e-learning platform and developing virtual reality training modules. The conclusion notes that lifelong learning must be made effective and attractive for workers through innovative tools and formats.

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Testimony :
French Agri-
Food sector &
Formation
initiatives
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 Presentation of ANIA
 Formation challenges & needs of the sector
 Projects
 Working with new digital tools: virtual reality

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ANIA (National
Food & Drink
Federation)
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 16 218 companies (98% SME)
 + 400 000 employees, + 4 332 jobs created
in 2019
 170 Md EUR turnover
 70% of French agri production is processed
by the food industry
 ANIA gathers sectorial federations and
regional associations
 Our mission: represent, inform and support
food companies in France in order to
valorise their role and contribution to public
bodies, medias, consumers.

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ANIA (National
Food & Drink
Federation) –
Research &
Innovation
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 32 european projects carried out with a
dissemination role
 A regional network
 An effective communication team
 A good knowledge of public and private
stakeholders
 Our missions:
• Contact point for enterprises with an innovation
project
• Animation of the Food For Life France network
• Research programmes implemented on various
themes: environmental labelling, training, food
safety, nutrition, etc.
• Helping to remove the obstacles encountered by
companies in financing their innovations
• Leading the Strategic Committee of the Food
Sector on structuring actions related to
Innovation (Flavours, Proteins, Digital).

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Formation
challenges &
needs of the
sector
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 Recruitment difficulties (image,
salary…)
 Ageing of the employees
 Strong renewals of the workforce
 Need to adapt to changing consumer
habits
 Need to adapt to technological
developments.
= Need to evolve training/formation
methods to meet current and future
needs

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Projects on
training /
formation
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 ReSkill: to stimulate and to optimize the
trainings in the agri-food sector:
- Creation of study program on a free e-platform
- Develop new methods of work (team
collaboration, case studies…)
- Define needs and required skills
- Develop new methods of learning in adequacy
with the needs for the food industries
= Proposing work-oriented digital formation tools
 FRESH: improving the formation of Human
Resources Managers through new courses and
pedagogical tools
 FEEDTheMIND: MOODLE Platform to support
ECOTROPHELIA Students & staff
 FOODIMPROVIDERS: Training in short food
chains

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Conclusions of
the projects on
training /
formation
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 MOOCS & e-learning platforms were used
mainly by students and university staff
[FEEDTheMIND]
 It is complex to create attractive tools for
workers or adults in continuing education: little
time/interest in formats that are considered
"academic".
 Needs vary from one sector to another: the
meat sector has developed the use of MOOCs,
while other sectors are still identifying their
training needs.
= How can lifelong learning be made effective and
attractive? With what tools?

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Virtual Reality
project
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In a context of transformation of skills for current and
future needs, the European training offer in the food
sector is not up to standard. The project aims to propose
new training tools related to Virtual Reality (VR), through
an unprecedented European cooperation, to train current
and future workers of the food sector.
 Target: Vocational training providers
 Objective: study the best practices in Virtual Reality
training, and develop VR training modules co-
constructed by several european countries
= Revolutionising training methods and adapting to a
ubiquitous digital environment
= a training enabling direct integration into a production
line, for example, by having upstream knowledge of
procedures, machines...

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Thank you !
Contact: jchauveau@ania.net