Higher Apprenticeship Introduction

The University delivers a Higher Apprenticeship in Food Manufacturing supported by Cogent, the Sector Skills Council for the Science and Technology based industries. The scheme is delivered in partnership with named employers and to qualify along with holding the prescribed entry requirements, the Foundation Degree has two intake points per year in September and January. There are two distinct routes for in Quality and Technical (including product development) and Operations management (including planning). These routes offer the opportunity for individuals to specialise in specific key areas of the industry.

The National Centre for Food Manufacturing has a proud history of providing flexible learning courses to food sector personnel.  Our courses cover a wide range of food manufacturing subject areas, including food quality and safety management, microbiology, new product development and food processing technologies. Students receive a high level of support, tutor contact and regular course correspondence.  We are very responsive and have student welfare and success at the heart of everything that we do.

See our website for further information on the Foundation Degree:

https://www.lincoln.ac.uk/home/holbeach/degreefoundation/

Programme Duration

The Higher Apprenticeship is a three year programme. Embedded into the scheme are a range of long and short programmes of study of which the Foundation Degree is the key qualification. This is supported by attendance on three short courses and is usually delivered in parallel with the first year of the Foundation Degree.  However courses required extended knowledge for example BRC Third Party Auditing would be delivered later in the programme. The programme runs for three years to accommodate a September or January start onto our Foundation Degree programme. Individuals can then progress onto the BSc (Hons) programme if they wish after completion on the Foundation Degree. As a part time distance learning programme, this programme can be accessed from anywhere in the UK and is supported by visits in the workplace.