Build the industry qualification you need
The Food Industry Skills qualifications are designed for those already working in a food business. They are appropriate for various levels of staff from operatives on automated lines, in packaging, distribution and sales ops to team leaders, supervisors and technicians. The Food Industry Skills certificates and diplomas are included in the apprenticeship framework for food and drink.
There are two types of qualifications which sit within the Food Industry Skills suite, these are below:
Food Industry Skills
These offer learners the opportunity to develop skills and knowledge required to prove competence at work. They also suit learners competent at core production/processing activities looking to expand their existing skills, perhaps to support multi-skilled activities or to develop into a specialist area such as quality assurance or laboratory operations.
The flexible choice of units, allows learners to select units that are most relevant to their own employment, learning and progression requirements. The choice of units also reflects the wide variety of jobs which people do in different types of companies in the industry. These qualifications also offer learners the opportunity to develop knowledge in food technology.
The breadth of the qualification extends into retail, service, distribution and specialist knowledge.
Key information:
- Units within the qualifications now cover roles across the food supply chain allowing learners access to knowledge specific to their organisation/industry
- Employers can build a qualification to up-skill their employees in the areas which their business needs most
- Learners will emerge with enhanced practical skills, as well as food technical and scientific underpinning knowledge
Below is a full list of our Food Industry Skills qualifications. To access more detailed information about these, please click this link to our Regulated Document Library.
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Level 2 Award for Proficiency in Food Industry Skills |
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Level 2 Certificate for Proficiency in Food Industry Skills |
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Level 2 Diploma for Proficiency in Food Industry Skills |
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Level 3 Award for Proficiency in Food Industry Skills |
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Level 3 Certificate for Proficiency in Food Industry Skills |
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Level 3 Diploma for Proficiency in Food Industry Skills |
Would you like to speak to us?
If the above qualifications seem to be what you are looking for, but you need some guidance around where to start, please give us a call on 0113 3970 395 or email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Food Processing Cutting Operations
This qualification is designed for learners working in the food manufacturing industry.
It offers learners the opportunity to develop the skills and knowledge required when carrying out cutting operations in a food processing environment. The Food Processing and Cutting Operations qualification offers the industry a unique mix of occupational skills and knowledge units. The choice of units allows learners to select units that are most relevant to their own employment, learning and progression requirements.
The qualification is made up of units from 2 groups:
- Core food operations - these are specific to working in the food manufacturing industry with cutting tools and equipment
- Sector application - this group of units includes occupational skills and knowledge relating to application of skills across: meat, fish, fresh produce, baking and cutting.
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Level 2 Award in Food Processing Cutting Operations |
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FME - The jewel in the crown
FME is a revolutionary new qualification which can drive productivity and sustainable growth across the total business. It is proven to generate significant commercial wins specifically for food manufacture or supply chain businesses.
Be lean and thrive
In order to remain competitive and survive in this challenging economic environment, food businesses need to be genuinely lean and agile. This is why so many have already embarked on their 'lean journey', unfortunately with varying results.
FME has been designed to help you to ensure that your lean journey - or that of your clients - has a truly successful outcome. It is for companies who are driven to gain the edge in a challenging market. It is for those who wish to further train their workforce; empowering them to drive productivity, reduce waste, improve efficiency implement change and drive sustainable growth. But it is also for those who appreciate that simply enrolling individuals on a qualification is just not enough - it requires business analysis and buy in.
How lean are you?
Embarking on FME involves being really honest about where you are on your lean journey; furthermore it requires businesses to analyse their situation, their resources and their capabilities.
Out of this analysis, it will become clear exactly which FME qualification is right for your business and at what level of responsibility this roll out should start. FME is not an off-the-shelf product, with the right expertise it can be flexed and tailored to ensure best fit for your business at every level.
Why FDQ?
Because, FDQ is run by the two people who developed the qualification for the whole industry, and therefore know it and its potential inside out. Who best to support you on your journey to Food Manufacturing Excellence than those who worked with industry to write and develop the qualification?
In-house or outsourced?
As with all training, FME can be brought in-house by forward thinking food businesses and tailored to drive specific business results; meeting the needs of both business and learner. Again if this is your aim, we can offer you the expert advice and support in achieving the cost reductions and increased control that you seek.
Thorntons & Britvic
To find out more about industry's experience of FME including comments from Britvic and Thorntons, click this link. To read about Thorntons and Kensey Foods, please use these links.
Would you like to speak to us?
If the above qualifications sound just what you are looking for, but you need some guidance around where to start, please give us a call now on: 0113 3970 395 or email us at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Qualifications structures, purposes and units
Below is a list of Food Manufacturing Excellence qualifications available from FDQ; to access structure, purpose and units please click this link. Alternatively, visit www.fdqawards.co.uk and use our Document Library to access our full list of qualifications.
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Level 2 Award for Proficiency in Food Manufacturing Excellence |
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Level 2 Certificate for Proficiency in Food Manufacturing Excellence |
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Level 2 Diploma for Proficiency in Food Manufacturing Excellence |
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Level 3 Award for Proficiency in Food Manufacturing Excellence |
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Level 3 Certificate for Proficiency in Food Manufacturing Excellence |
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Level 3 Diploma for Proficiency in Food Manufacturing Excellence |
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Level 4 Award for Proficiency in Food Manufacturing Excellence |
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Level 4 Certificate for Proficiency in Food Manufacturing Excellence |
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Level 4 Diploma for Proficiency in Food Manufacturing Excellence |
FME - The jewel in the crown
FME is a revolutionary new qualification which can drive productivity and sustainable growth across the total business. It has huge potential to generate significant commercial wins specifically for food manufacture or supply chain businesses.
Be lean, be agile and thrive
In order to remain competitive and survive in this challenging economic environment, food businesses need to be genuinely lean and agile. This is why so many have already embarked on their 'lean journey', unfortunately with varying results.
FME has been designed to help you to ensure that your lean journey - or that of your clients - has a truly successful outcome. It is for companies who are driven to gain the edge in a challenging market. It is for those who wish to further train their workforce; empowering them to drive productivity, reduce waste, improve efficiency implement change and drive sustainable growth. But it is also for those who appreciate that simply enrolling individuals on a qualification is just not enough.
Where is the business now?
As a college or learning provider working with food businesses, it is critical that you encourage your partner business to undertake an analysis of where they are on their lean journey. Embarking on FME involves being transparent about where the business is now; furthermore it requires businesses to analyse their situation, their resources and their capabilities.
Out of this analysis, it will become clear exactly which of the FME qualifications is right for your partner business and at what level of responsibility this roll out should start. As an example, level 2 FME is suitable for line operatives; level 3 is suitable for team leaders, supervisors and line managers, whereas level 4 is for strategic staff.
Excellence for industry
FME is not an off-the-shelf product; with the right expertise it can be flexed and tailored to ensure best fit for your business at every level. FDQ is run by the two people who developed the qualification for the whole industry, and therefore know it and its potential inside out. Who best to support you on your journey to Food Manufacturing Excellence than those who worked with industry to write and develop the qualification?
Would you like to speak to us?
If the above qualifications sound just what you are looking for, but you need some guidance around where to start, please give us a call now on: 0113 3970 395 or email us at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Qualifications structures, purposes and units
Below is a list of Food Manufacturing Excellence qualifications available from FDQ; to access structure, purpose and units please click this link. Alternatively, visit www.fdqawards.co.uk and use our Document Library to access our full list of qualifications.
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Level 2 Award for Proficiency in Food Manufacturing Excellence |
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Level 2 Certificate for Proficiency in Food Manufacturing Excellence |
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Level 2 Diploma for Proficiency in Food Manufacturing Excellence |
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Level 3 Award for Proficiency in Food Manufacturing Excellence |
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Level 3 Certificate for Proficiency in Food Manufacturing Excellence |
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Level 3 Diploma for Proficiency in Food Manufacturing Excellence |
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Level 4 Award for Proficiency in Food Manufacturing Excellence |
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Level 4 Certificate for Proficiency in Food Manufacturing Excellence |
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Level 4 Diploma for Proficiency in Food Manufacturing Excellence |
Food and drink industry qualifications
We have a full portfolio of work-based (competence) and vocationally-related (VRQ) qualifications, covering all the key industries within food and drink.
- Baking
- Meat and Poultry
- Fish and Shellfish
- Dairy
- Fresh Produce
- Milling
- Brewing
FME: We also have the much heralded Food Manufacturing Excellence (FME), which is a clever qualification designed to upskill those implementing a lean programme to deliver improved efficiency and sustainable growth.
FIS: Another food industry qualification which will be of great interest to food businesses and learning providers is Food Industry Skills (FIS). It is designed to provide the skills for automated and semi-automated food processing, especially convenience foods, snacks and large scale food processing. It is good for multi-skilling of operators and technicians to better tackle the range of maintenance, operative and techncial skills required.
Food Safety and HACCP qualifications
We also have a range of Food Safety and HACCP based compliance qualifications; to view our full list, click here or use the menu to the right.