Our Industry Approved

Training Providers

Our NSAFD Industry Approved training providers range from prestigious universities and colleges to expert consultancies and trainers. Each one has been rigorously vetted to ensure they have the right industry experience, capabilities and capacity to ensure courses and flexible study programmes deliver real, tangible bottom line benefits for you – whether they’re delivered on the job, in the classroom or both.

All NSAFD Industry Approved providers must have their application approved by the relevant Industry Skills Partnership or Trailblazer employer groups before being allowed into our network.

All

Compliance

Alcoholic Beverages

Bakery & Confectionery

Commercial

Continuous Improvement

Dairy

Food & Drink Engineering

Food Operations

Food Science

Fresh Produce

General

Higher Education

HR

Leadership & Management

Manufacturing

Meat & Poultry

Operational Excellence

Packaging

Professional Services

Seafood

Soft drinks

Supply Chain

Birmingham Metropolitan College (BMet)

Complete Lean Solutions

With extensive experience within the food & drink industry, our CLS lean apprenticeship training programmes are designed to empower individuals with the tools and methodologies of lean thinking, fostering a culture of continuous improvement within their organisations. Each apprenticeship...

Develop Training

Develop Training is the UK’s leading accredited provider of compliance, technical and safety training. We train over 30,000 professionals each year and our customers include some of the UK’s largest and best-known organisations from the Utilities and Construction, Defence, Healthcare,...

Fuel Learning

Fuel Learning is a world-class training provider specialising in leadership and management development, delivering a diverse range of bespoke and apprenticeship levy funded programmes. Fuel Learning work with some of the world’s leading brands and most recognisable organisations to support...

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Instep UK

Instep UK Ltd is a specialist solutions provider with over 30 years of experience supporting the food sector, PLC’s and large businesses . We offer innovative education and training solutions, through the delivery of apprenticeships, and commercial training across the country and overseas. Our...

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Kirklees College

Food & Drink Engineering Maintenance – Creating new talent and enabling industry skill succession Kirklees College offers both work based and in-college learning from our purpose built Process Manufacturing Centre. The Centre provides a fully operational process manufacturing batch...

LI Europe

LI Europe is the continuity of Lauras International in Europe. We have been working since 2001 to make productivity improvement in factories happen. Lean culture refers to a mindset and approach to work that is based on the principles of lean management. This culture is characterized by a focus...

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MBKB

MBKB, an Ofsted Outstanding provider, a specialist training provider with over 25 years experience delivering high quality bespoke training apprenticeships and staff development. Available for apprenticeships in England and commercial training in Scotland and Wales. Apprenticeships and...

MOL Learn

MOL leads the way in helping individuals learn, develop and excel through innovative, high quality professional development. We specialise in professional qualifications and are committed to supporting our learners and their employers to achieve their goals. We design our flexible programmes to...

National Centre for Food Manufacturing

The University of Lincoln’s National Centre for Food Manufacturing (NCFM) is a food and drink industry specialist provider of education, research, and consultancy. Situated at the South Lincolnshire Food Enterprise Zone, it serves UK and international food and drink and produce industry. We...

North West Training Council

NWTC have been in existence as an Engineering Training Provider since 1963. We have a wide range of experience in the delivery of national, bespoke and commercial engineering training courses for member employers. These courses have supported the development and progression of employees within...

Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham Trent University’s School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences is a thriving specialist science department based at Brackenhurst Campus in Nottinghamshire. It has links to employers both in the UK and abroad and an established reputation in land-based education reflecting...

Reaseheath College

One of the UK’s most celebrated specialists in land-based education and training, Reaseheath College enjoys a growing international reputation for offering world-class training services to the food and drink manufacturing and processing sector. As champion of the National Skills Academy for...

Siemens plc

Siemens is an Ofsted rated ‘good’ training provider specialising in the delivery of Engineering Apprenticeships. Through Siemens Digital Factory Apprenticeship packages, we are providing specific automation and mechatronic skills to ensure apprentices have the right foundation to meet the...

SR Supply Chain Consultants

Since establishing in 2007, SRSCC has been a leader in delivering procurement qualifications, apprenticeships, and training to a wide range of organisations and their employees. Beginning with our first study centre in Preston in 2009, we have expanded our presence, adding four additional study...

Total People

Total People is one of the largest providers of work-based learning in the North West, offering a wide range of industry-recognised apprenticeships in sectors including professional services, technical and trade, plus early years and education; in addition, they offer short courses to improve...

Verner Wheelock

Established in 1990, Verner Wheelock is a leading specialist provider of high-quality training to the food and drink industry. Delegates achieve consistently high examination pass rates and have won the prestigious annual RSPH prizes for Level 4 HACCP and Level 4 Food Safety several times....

Wigan & Leigh

With a proud history spanning over 165 years, Wigan & Leigh College is a leader in providing high-quality, higher-level technical education and training. We offer an extensive range of apprenticeship opportunities and traineeship programmes catered to both young people and adult...

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