The BSc (Hons) Agri-Produce and Supply Chain Management has been developed in order to best prepare students for managing multi-disciplined teams in today’s fast-paced food manufacturing environments. Students are introduced to both the theoretical and practical aspects of management within food manufacturing sector including planning, logistics, technical support and resource management.

This FdSc programme is mapped to the FdSc Agri-Produce and Supply Chain Management standard to enable employers to utilise the apprenticeship levy to develop their management teams and provide progression opportunities for employees. This programme is also available as a stand-alone FdSc to provide access to non-levy funded or self-funded students.

This course is aimed at students who wish to pursue a career in bakery or patisserie, either within a craft or industry setting, in roles such as quality management, food marketing or new product development. It is designed to give students a fundamental understanding of food science and food safety, progressing to specialist knowledge of cereal, flour , sugar and chocolate technology, delivered in a vocational setting.

This course is aimed at students who wish to pursue a career in bakery or patisserie, either within a craft or industry setting, in roles such as quality management, food marketing or new product development. It is designed to give students a fundamental understanding of food science and food safety, progressing to specialist knowledge of cereal, flour , sugar and chocolate technology, delivered in a vocational setting.

As a bakery apprentice you will be working either in a traditional craft bakery, large automated processing plant, a specialist retail shop or supermarket.

This qualification covers a wide range of craft & automated baking techniques, as well as good service & retail skills to confirm occupational competence.

Currently, the qualification is available within the Food and Drink Apprenticeship framework. However, learners may wish to achieve this qualification outside of the apprenticeship
framework where this better meets their learning and development needs or training plan and future progression goals.

This qualification offers learners the opportunity to develop skills and knowledge required to prove competence at work. It will also suit learners who are competent at specialist bakery industry activities and are looking for ways of developing their existing skills and knowledge, perhaps to support product development, advanced craft skills or
managing sales and technical operations.

Designed for intermediate / advanced hobbyists and professionals alike, in this intensive and comprehensive two-day masterclass, and using only the finest ingredients, you will learn how to bake three of our most sought-after flavours.
Under the expert guidance of Nichola, the ONLY Great Taste Award winning chef to teach baking courses, learn how to correctly cut, level, layer and fill your cakes. You will also learn how to correctly cover your cakes with buttercream, ganache and fondant for a professional finish as well as how to finish and present your cakes.
You will learn everything you need to know to make a professional single tier cake that is also suitable for stacking as part of a tiered cake, and you will have three delicious creations of your own to take home

This qualification is designed primarily for learners who wish to develop intermediate occupational skills and knowledge in a wide range of brewing skills to confirm occupational competence.
Currently, the qualification is available within the Food and Drink Apprenticeship framework. However, learners may wish to achieve this qualification outside of the apprenticeship framework where this better meets their learning and development needs or training plan and future progression goals.

Butchery is one of the oldest crafts in the world, where innovation meets tradition to play a critical role in our economy. This Apprenticeship has been designed to fully prepareyou for careers in a vast range of butchery environments and businesses, from the largest processors and supermarkets to the smallest high street butchers and independent farm shops. If you are already in the industry, the qualification provides additional skills and a professional qualification.

Our programmes are a combination of on-the-job learning and part-time study at the National Centre for Food Manufacturing, with delivery consisting of attended learning through block release and distance learning study. The courses aim to provide comprehensive work-based training schemes for people wishing to develop their career in the food manufacturing industry, complemented by ‘off the job’ learning to develop the supervisors, managers and technologists of the future.
The BSc (Hons) Agri-Produce and Supply Chain Management has been developed in order to best prepare students for managing multi-disciplined teams in today’s fast-paced food manufacturing environments.

Shaped by major food industry employers, this degree offers a strategic overview of this innovative and fast-moving industry. The course aims to provide students with specialist knowledge of food factory processing and automation, management, quality assurance and new process development.
Our programmes are a combination of on-the-job learning and part-time study at the National Centre for Food Manufacturing, with delivery consisting of attended learning through block release and distance learning study. The courses aim to provide comprehensive work-based training schemes for people wishing to develop their career in the food manufacturing industry, complemented by ‘off the job’ learning to develop the supervisors, managers and technologists of the future.