Program Overview

Level 6 Food Industry Technical Professional

Overview

Technical professionals utilise their knowledge to ensure the smooth transition of food and drink products from farm to fork. They ensure that technical and quality standards are achieved whilst maximising profitability to meet customer requirements. They have a set of skills, knowledge, and behaviours that provide the opportunity for an exciting and rewarding career in the food industry.

Course Details

Course Duration

42 months (excluding EPA)

Start Date

October and January

Level

Level 6

Campus

Holbeach

Award

BSc (Hons) Food Science and Technology Apprenticeship Standard

How You Learn

This course is designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive. You'll be taught by industry experts and active researchers in a supportive and inclusive environment.

• You will learn through three study blocks per year (Monday to Friday for each block)
  • Online lectures and tutorials
  • Work-based projects
  • Problem-solving exercises
  • Class discussions/debates
  • Presentations by subject matter experts and peers
  • Group activities
  • Independent study

Assessment

Your assessments will vary in format with opportunities to choose an area of focus related to your workplace and role.

Modules

The programme adopts a blended learning approach with modules delivered through a combination of lectures, class-based seminars, online teaching, and practical work.

Module Structure

Year One

• Reflective and personal development skills
• Chemical and microbiological principles of food
• Physics of food
• Work-based review of food supply chain management practices

Year Two

• Reflective skills for professional apprentice performance
• Work-based investigation in food safety, HACCP, and risk assessment
• Food processing and packaging
• Practices in food product development

Year Three

• Food innovation
• Food manufacturing
• Reflective practice for professional development
• Food end-point assessment

Applied Learning

All years of the course are structured around applied learning. This links your studies to real-world situations within your workplace.

• Undertake live projects - develop high-quality and sustainable products in line with consumer trends
  • Apply your new skills at work - learn from colleagues and complete tasks independently
  • Network with other professionals both within and outside of your organisation

Entry Requirements

Applications can be from existing employees looking to develop their careers, or new applicants to the employer with employer approval.

• Applicants must:
  • be over 18
  • not be in full-time education
  • have the right to abode in the UK
  • be able to achieve the standard by the end of the programme
  • be in a relevant role linked to the apprenticeship standard
  • If under 19, you will need to hold GCSE (or equivalent) Maths and English at level 2 or above (grade 4, or previously C)
• UCAS Points and College Grades
  • For school leavers:
    • 96 UCAS points (280 UCAS points pre-2017) and
    • One A Level in a science or food technology
  • For applicants with relevant work experience in food and drink manufacturing, we will consider each application on an individual basis to ensure that you are selecting the right level of programme.