Join our renowned six-month Advanced Diploma in Artisan Baking and immerse yourself in the world of traditional, sustainable food production. Delivered by expert bakers on the historic Welbeck Estate in Nottinghamshire, this full-time course offers a rich, unique experience that combines hands-on training in bread, patisserie, and viennoiserie with essential business skills and four weeks of work experience.


Applicants typically need five GCSEs at Grade C/4 or above (including Maths and English) and qualifications equivalent to 64 UCAS points. However, as an inclusive organisation committed to widening participation in bakery, we also welcome those with relevant experience and a love of baking.


Whether you're dreaming of opening your own bakery or joining the thriving artisan food industry, our accredited diploma equips you with the knowledge, confidence, and connections to succeed. We welcome students from all over the world seeking formal qualifications in artisan food as professionals and entrepreneurs 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. 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 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.

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.

The BSc (Hons) in Artisan Food Production at Nottingham Trent University, offers a deeper academic and industry-focused exploration of the artisan food sector. Students develop advanced knowledge in food science, sustainability, and business management, preparing them for leadership roles in the food industry. The course combines practical training such as baking, patisserie, viennoiserie, and dairy with critical thinking and research skills, enabling graduates to innovate and influence the future of artisan food. With access to purpose-built facilities and industry networks, this degree is ideal for those passionate about creating high-quality, ethical, and sustainable food products.

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.

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) in Food Operations and Supply Chain Management has been developed to prepare students for managing multi-disciplined teams in today’s fast-paced food manufacturing environments.

It provides advantage over the use of proficiency qualifications in food industry skills in that they develop dairy specific skills and specialist dairy subject knowledge which
support career progression in dairy industry roles.

The qualification is composed of large numbers of units of assessment which provide considerable choice for learners to select the relevant units to meet development and achievement needs.

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 FdSc in 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.