TWELVE employees at Pocklington-based Sundora Foods have proved their leadership qualities after successfully completing a programme of training.

Each gained an Introductory Certificate In Team Leading, accredited by the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM).

They are the latest in a long line of employees to pass the training at Sundora Foods, which produces a range of dried fruit snacks and home baking products under the Sundora name, as well as own label products for supermarkets

The ILM course covers every aspect of becoming a team leader, from managing colleagues to improve their efficiency, through to managing projects to ensure tasks are completed on time.

The group comprises engineering supervisors Jason Walker and Peter Barrow; hygiene co-ordinators Tony Sellars and Robert Daley; senior warehouse operative Adrian Oliver; quality assurance supervisor Sonia Benge; and production operatives Paul Woodhouse, Jane Wilson, Michelle McCue, Christopher Cox, Susan Kirby and Peter Barclay.

Brian Young, chief executive of Sundora Foods, presented the employees with their certificates.

Updated: 11:04 Wednesday, February 11, 2004