We believe the most effective way to make real progress on reducing food waste is to empower every food business with the knowledge & skills they need to take action.
Every business is different and will have its own unique food waste challenges, but it’s highly likely that the people best suited to understand the complexity and then create & implement solutions are probably already working there.
With that in mind, we’ve created a range of food waste reduction training options to upskill you and your team.
By following our systematic approach to reducing food waste, you can identify your food waste hotspots, determine how to best address them and seek out waste valorisation opportunities.
Our training will enable your business to make the incremental changes needed to tackle food waste – importantly at your own pace and with no reliance on ongoing external input.
Our course offers self-paced, online learning, which has been specifically designed for food manufacturers. It will guide you through the entire process of how to reduce food waste in your business in logical, step-by-step stages.
In partnership with Senara Learning, we’ve created engaging and informative online training. This includes an opportunity to join our Food Waste Community with interactive live webinars to provide ongoing support and resource updates.
We’re confident that this course will equip you with all the skills you need to independently and effectively reduce food waste in your business.
If you prefer an onsite approach, we can deliver impactful, hands-on, onsite training. We’ll walk your team along a product line to demonstrate our methodology so everyone understands the process so they can confidently replicate it.
This comprehensive ‘how-to’ course is specifically designed to help tackle food waste in the manufacturing sector.
We’ll guide you through our step-by-step process to advocate for food waste reduction, identify food waste hotspots, uncover their root causes, implement effective solutions and document a food waste reduction plan.
Developed referencing the latest industry guidance and best practices, this course will equip you with a clear, concise framework to drive impactful food waste reduction within your business.
In partnership with Senara Learning, this course is delivered in 10 eLearning modules which you can work through at your own pace.
After enrolling in the course, you’ll be invited to join us for 3 of our exclusive Food Waste Community classes. During these interactive webinar sessions you can clarify any concepts from the course directly with us and also share your food waste reduction experiences.
In addition, there’s a bonus FREE eLearning module specifically designed to align your food waste reduction strategy with the FSSC 22000 Additional Requirements for Food Loss and Waste.
Upon completing this course, you will be able to:
This course has been specifically designed for anyone working in the food manufacturing sector.
Roles within the business who will benefit from this course include; Production (all roles), Management, Maintenance, Quality Assurance/Food Safety, Sustainability, Waste Services, New Product Development, Logistics, Marketing and Auditors.
100% online – which you can work through at your own pace.
The course is delivered via the Senara Learning website.
The total course will take a minimum of 6 hours to complete.
There are 10 modules which take approximately 30 – 45 minutes each to complete.
The modules are available immediately after you purchase the course on the Senara Learning site.
After purchasing the course you have 6 months to complete it.
There’s no formal assessment however there is a knowledge check quiz at the end of each module.
Participants who complete the course will receive a downloadable Certificate of Completion.
A basic understanding of food manufacturing terminology and typical processes will make the contexts & examples within the course easier to understand.
And of course a desire to reduce food waste and the enthusiasm to learn how to do it.
We’ll guide you through a process based approach that you can customise to your operations. You’ll also be equipped with industry tools to enhance problem solving and prioritise effective solutions.
In-house knowledge, expertise & capabilities are key to driving change. Our step-by-step training empowers and enables employees to identify waste and find novel solutions.
By applying your new skill set to reduce food waste in your business, you’ll also be helping to make a significant contribution to minimising food waste across your industry sector.
Our onsite training covers all the same concepts as the online version, but in a very practical, hands-on style, delivered inhouse in the familiar surrounds of your own business.
We’ll share all our knowledge, skills & tips with your team so they can develop and implement a food waste reduction plan for your business.
A key part of our onsite training is to undertake a walk through of your process line so that the entire crew understands what to look for, what to do and how to do it.
Our onsite training includes a review of your selected product or process line to provide a relatable context to our methodology. We can specifically customise the training to suit your needs and the participants.
At the conclusion of the training you’ll have the confidence to identify your hotspots and implement solutions to reduce, redirect or repurpose your waste.
