Apprenticeship in Food and Drink Industry Process Operations Level 2

Unit topics include:

• The need for and principles of quality management
• Environmental Management System requirements
• The Food and Drink sector: businesses and principles within it
• Product origin and end-to-end supply chain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Hygiene standards and food safety - Health and Safety in the food industry
• Products: how to handle products and the effects of external influences on them
• The Operator’s role: how it fits into the wider business and adds customer and consumer value
• Effective communication skills and team working
• How to use relevant tools and equipment in food production
• Continuous Improvement (CI) in the food production industry
• Good manufacturing practice in the food industry
• Performance data: understanding, interpreting and acting on it

Entry Requirements

An apprentice should be employed in a role where they can be assessed in the workplace and should be able to provide evidence from the job role for assessment against the qualification criteria.

Employers will set their own criteria, but typically an entrant to this apprenticeship will already have achieved a minimum of Entry Level 3 in English and maths.  Candidates with less than C grades in Maths and English will need to work towards Functional Skills Level 2 as part of the apprenticeship.

Entry Requirements

An apprentice should be employed in a role where they can be assessed in the workplace and should be able to provide evidence from the job role for assessment against the qualification criteria.

Employers will set their own criteria, but typically an entrant to this apprenticeship will already have achieved a minimum of Entry Level 3 in English and maths.  Candidates with less than C grades in Maths and English will need to work towards Functional Skills Level 2 as part of the apprenticeship.