Level 3 Food Industry Technologist Apprenticeship

Our Level 3 Food Industry Technologist Apprenticeship gives you the opportunity to enhance your skills and career prospects within the food and drink industry. The course has been carefully designed to meet the needs of the food and drink industry to develop your core skills, knowledge and behaviours in food science and technology.

Upon completion of this apprenticeship you will be working in an industry which offers many ongoing career opportunities in roles such as Technical Manager, Quality, Process Development or New Product Development specialist or an Auditor. Alternatively, once qualified there is also the opportunity to progress onto studying at degree level via our Level 6 Food Industry Technical Professional Apprenticeship (FITP) to further develop career prospects.

Why choose this apprenticeship?

The food industry is one of the most dynamic and fastest growing sectors of industry, facing many challenges; recruitment and retention being one of the biggest.

This Level 3 apprenticeship has been designed in conjunction with the food and drink manufacturing industry to deliver taught blocks alongside practical on-the-job learning that benefits both the employer and the employee — supporting learners to develop valuable skills, and enabling them to make an immediate contribution to the workplace.

Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, individuals are eligible to apply for The Science Council for Registered Science Technician (RSiTech) through a shortened application route.