Food and drink business support and funding

Skills support for food and drink businesses

Guide

Developing up-to-date knowledge and skills in your workforce is important to all businesses. It can improve competitiveness and boost your business performance and profitability.

Invest Northern Ireland skills support

Invest NI offers a range of skills development options to local businesses:

Food and Drink Sector Skills

Food and Drink Sector Skills is an employer-led body which champions the skills agenda on behalf of the Northern Ireland agri-food sector. They provide training courses to help improve the skills within food and drink businesses. Find out about Food and Drink Sector Skills(link is external).

National Skills Academy for Food & Drink

Helping businesses in the food and drink sector boost productivity, innovation, profitability and growth by accessing skilled workforce training, vocational study and skill upgrades. Find out about the support from the National Skills Academy for Food & Drink(link is external).

Lantra

Lantra helps local businesses in the food and drink sector access training, qualifications, skills and knowledge. Find out more about Lantra in Northern Ireland(link is external).

Funding to employ apprenticeships

The Department for the Economy (DfE) provide funding for employing apprenticeships for food and drink manufacturing. Find out about the finance and funding for apprenticeships.