Skills and qualifications for the whole of the food and drink industry
We’re a single source of training for the food and drink sector. From food hygiene courses and food safety training to degrees, apprenticeships and IPQs in everything your business needs to improve efficiency, increase productivity and boost your profits, we’re the experts.
Speak to one of our experienced skills consultants and find the right courses and qualifications from the hundreds on offer through our network of specialist food and drink training providers.
See our latest general food and drink training courses
You’ll find a selection of our latest courses in the panel on your right or see the full range of food and drink training courses. You can also learn more by joining our food and drink network groups or seeing our full list of training providers.
Through our UK-wide network of training providers we can offer a range of training courses tailored specifically for the food and drink industry, including:
- Food and drink IPQs, certificates, diplomas, apprenticeships, degrees and post graduate qualifications
- Food and drink manufacturing
- Food safety training
- Health and safety training
- Quality and audit
- Food science and technology
- I.T. and administration training
- Leadership & management, finance and business & management
- Marketing, sales and customer service training
- Risk assessment training
- Supply chain management
Read our food and drink training case studies.
Training for a thriving industry
The UK food and drink manufacturing sector is thriving. We have an annual turnover of £77 billion, achieve exports of almost £14 billion and generate £22.6 billion in goods and services – that’s more than any other UK manufacturing sector. But it’s only by investing in future skills that we can maintain our position and contribute so much to the economy.
There are an estimated 385,400 people employed in the food and drink manufacturing and processing industry across Great Britain with a further 21,800 employed in Northern Ireland – and we have a course or qualification that could improve the skills and knowledge of every single one of them.
Network Providers
List of available providers within Food and drink training courses network.
www.cenfra.co.uk | nsachampion
Since its formal launch in 2007, the Doncaster-based Centre for Food Robotics and Automation (CenFRA) has established itself as…
www.cafre.ac.uk | nsachampion
The College for Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (Cafre) has a long-standing reputation as the key resource for education,…
www.cqmltd.co.uk | nsachampion
A highly respected business improvement consultancy and training organisation, with over 17 years experience delivering practical business…
www.leicestercollege.ac.uk | nsachampion
Work-based training services for the food and drink manufacturing industry were first launched at Leicester College in 1997.
Since then,…
www.poultec.co.uk | nsachampion
Poultec Training Ltd was one of the first members of the National Skills Academy for Food and Drink Manufacturing and was awarded the…
www.reaseheath.ac.uk | nsachampion
One of the UK’s most celebrated specialists in land-based education and training, Reaseheath College enjoys a growing international…
www.seafoodacademy.org | nsachampion
As champion of the National Skills Academy for Food and Drink Manufacturing’s Seafood Network, the Seafood Training Academy provides…
www.barkingcollege.ac.uk | nsaspecialist
With a history of working with bakers employed by two of the country’s supermarket giants, Barking and Dagenham College has built up…
www.seafoodtraining.org | nsaspecialist
Billingsgate Seafood Training School is ideally located at the world famous London Fish Market and offers a range of courses to independent…
www.bmetc.ac.uk | nsaspecialist
Birmingham Metropolitan College is a leading provider of work-based…
www.campden.co.uk | nsaspecialist
Being part of the Bakery and Confectionery Network within the National Skills Academy for Food and Drink Manufacturing, Campden BRI…
www.develop-u.co.uk | nsaspecialist
Develop-U specialises in providing companies with a wide range of training, assessment and consultancy services aimed at boosting business…
www.cornwall.ac.uk | nsaspecialist
In addition to specialising in food processing and manufacturing, Duchy College is also a leading centre of learning in all aspects of…
www.festo-didactic.co.uk | nsaspecialist
A division of an internationally renowned manufacturing, sales and service company in its own right, Festo Didactic Training…
www.foodanddrinktraining.co.uk | nsaspecialist
Food and Drink Training Solutions is a forward thinking training provider, able to offer flexible programmes on or off-site for employers…
www.grimsby.ac.uk | nsaspecialist
The Grimsby Institute is located at the heart of one of the greatest concentrations of food factories anywhere in the UK, and certainly the…
www.hartpury.ac.uk | nsaspecialist
Hartpury College, situated just off the M5 north of Gloucester was awarded a Centre of Vocational Excellence for Food and Drink in 2005 and…
www.igd.com/academy | nsaspecialist
For over 100 years IGD has delivered training and development tailored to people at all levels of the food and grocery industry. Today, we…
www.industryforum.co.uk | nsaspecialist
From its origins in the automotive sector Industry Forum has evolved into a truly multi-sectoral provider of business solutions.
During…
www.leanpal.com | nsaspecialist
Leanpal's major strength is the ability to demonstrably improve profitability through the practical application of lean manufacturing tools…
www.leedscitycollege.ac.uk | nsaspecialist
Leeds City College has specialised in delivering craft and plant bakery, patisserie and confectionery training to businesses in Yorkshire…
www.liv-coll.ac.uk | nsaspecialist
With a history stretching back to 1890, Liverpool Community College is one of the UK’s longest-established bakery training…
www.mgts.co.uk | nsaspecialist
Midland Group Training Services (MGTS) has been meeting the needs of manufacturers and their employees in the development of engineering…
www.federationoffishfriers.co.uk | nsaspecialist
Serving up a perfectly battered fish to partner a portion of chips and create the nation’s tastiest takeaway dish requires a trained…
www.seafoodtrainingcentre.co.uk | nsaspecialist
The North West Seafood Training Centre is a collaboration between Seafood Northwest and Blackpool and the Fylde College which allows…
www.parity.net | nsaspecialist
Parity has more than 20 years’ experience of helping some of the UK’s largest public and private organisations to develop and…
www.petroc.ac.uk | nsaspecialist
Petroc, which was formed in 2009 as a result of the merger of the former North Devon and East Devon Colleges, provides learning for the…
www.quaestus.co.uk | nsaspecialist
Quaestus trainers, coaches and facilitators work hard to “create the buzz, boost confidence and exceed expectations” in all…
www.scottishbakers.org | nsaspecialist
Scottish Bakers is the trade association for the Scottish baking industry. It includes the delivery of work-based learning and…
www.seafoodtrainingcentre.co.uk | nsaspecialist
Located in the heart of a thriving fishing community, the Seafood Training Centre North East offers a wide variety of courses designed for…
www.sheffcol.ac.uk | nsaspecialist
The Catering and Bakery Department of Sheffield College provides world-class training facilities close to Sheffield city centre and within…
www.shropshiretrainingltd.co.uk | nsaspecialist
Shropshire Training is an independent provider committed to working with businesses to identify their training needs and deliver…
www.tameside.ac.uk | nsaspecialist
Tameside College provides bakery knowledge and skills for individuals preparing for or already working in the industry, as well as…
www.totalexcellencecentre.com | nsaspecialist
Since it was founded in 1992, Total Excellence Centre has an established track record for providing training and recruitment solutions for…
www.ucb.ac.uk | nsaspecialist
University College Birmingham’s BusinessHub offers a range of expert training, consultancy and business development services to a…
www.chester.ac.uk | nsaspecialist
The University of Chester is one of the UK’s leading providers of work-based learning within higher education.
In partnership with…
www.lincoln.ac.uk | nsaspecialist
As a specialist member for Food Innovation within the National Skills Academy for Food and Drink Manufacturing, the University of Lincoln's…
www.vsslearning.co.uk | nsaspecialist
Valkyrie Support Services based in Stoke-on-Trent is a member of the Lean Manufacturing network within the National Skills Academy for Food…
www.wnc.ac.uk | nsaspecialist
West Nottinghamshire College is an Ofsted Outstanding Beacon status college with a long-standing reputation for excellence in providing…
www.westking.ac.uk | nsaspecialist
Located in the heart of the West End of London, Westminster Kingsway College has a 100 year history of training provision for the food and…
www.adt-ltd.com
Established in 1983, Arfon Dwyfor Training (ADT) is one of the leading vocational training providers in Wales.
In collaboration with the…
www.backuptraining.co.uk
Back-up Training & Recruitment is one of the UK’s leading providers of training and personal-development programmes for the food…
www.barnsley.ac.uk
Barnsley College offers a range of bespoke training facilities for the food and drink sector as well as other industries.
The South…
www.bishopburton.ac.uk
Bishop Burton College positions itself at the forefront of agricultural applied research and education.
The Bishop Burton Centre for…
www.burton-college.ac.uk
Based in one of the UK’s most famous brewery towns, Burton College has a long history of delivering training to the food and drink…
www.campustraining.co.uk
Campus Training has built up an enviable reputation for delivering outstanding training programmes to all sectors of the food and drink…
www.derby-college.ac.uk
Derby College leads the field in supporting businesses and organisations to gain a competitive advantage through bespoke skills…
www.training.dialog.com
Dialog Training has earned a reputation for delivering innovative and superb quality training programmes to some of the country’s…
www.harper-adams.ac.uk
Set on a 343 hectare estate in Shropshire, Harper Adams is Britain’s largest land-based sector college. It is also home to the West…
www.eucanlearn.com
Eucanlearn is a consultancy division within Industrious Ltd who are a team of professionals delivering ethical and innovative workforce…
www.foodresearchcentre.co.uk
The Manchester Food Research Centre is an unparalleled business support resource for food and drink companies in the north-west and…
www.peterrowley.co.uk
Peter Rowley is widely recognised as a UK leader in lean manufacturing training and consultancy, serving many industries and especially the…
www.derby.ac.uk/corporate
University of Derby Corporate is on a mission to offer effective employer engagement through work- based learning.
Offering training and…
www.vwa.co.uk
Established in 1990, Verner Wheelock Associates (VWA) is a leading specialist provider of high-quality training to the food and drink…
www.wiltshire-enterprise.co.uk
Wiltshire Enterprise (WE) is the Business Services Division of Wiltshire College and is one of the South West's largest training…