Campden BRI will be making its specialist training courses available to a wider international audience via a new relationship with SGS – a leading global provider of food auditing, certification, technical services and training.

Currently, Campden BRI trains over 5,000 people each year, mostly in the UK and EU, but via the collaboration with SGS it will deliver selected Campden BRI training programmes across its network of 100 countries. The collaboration will also allow development of new courses designed for specific markets or clients, using the combined expertise of Campden BRI and SGS.

The move comes in light of Campden BRI’s recent consultation with its industrial members on the scientific and technical needs of the food and drink industry. Among the many needs identified, significant concern was raised about the emerging ‘skills shortage’ in the industry.

Campden BRI offers training across a wide range of areas including raw materials, food technology, bakery and cereals science, microbiology, brewing and malting, quality and safety management, wines and spirits, legislation and consumer and sensory science. It also manages a series of ‘academies’ – providing structured training and ongoing professional development - for a number of major food and drinks companies and their suppliers.