A variety of apprenticeships are available to help businesses in the fish and chip industry ensure that their staff have the knowledge and skills to become excellent fish friers.    

Fish frying businesses can access Level 2 and Level 3 fish and shellfish industry framework based apprenticeships in Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. These frameworks have some fish frying and cooked food/food service content to draw from.

England

The available apprenticeships are standards-based production chef apprenticeships available at Levels 2 and 3. 

HIT Training – contact 0800 093 5892 or info@hittraining.co.uk.

Chef Benson-Smith Academy – contact details here.

Scotland

Polaris Learning – contact Helen Rush on 07780 772508 or helen@polaris-learning.com to talk about fish and shellfish or hospitality based apprenticeships.

Wales

Coleg Cambria, contact their Employer Engagement team on 0300 3030006 or employers@cambria.ac.uk (North Wales fish friers – production chef and senior production chef standards only).

Cambrian Training – contact Mark Llewellyn on 01938 555893 or email mark@cambriantraining.com (All of Wales, fish and shellfish frameworks at Levels 2 and 3, also production chef and senior production chef standards).

Northern Ireland

The various Regional Colleges may be able to support apprenticeships in the seafood industry.