Premier Foods × Sheffield Hallam — Packaging professional (integrated degree)
- Employer
- Premier Foods
- University
- Sheffield Hallam University
- Location
- Worksop (S81 7AY)
- Intake
- September 2026
- Wage
- £23,809 a year
- Duration
- 48 months (about 4 years) · Level 6
- Closing
- Closes in 7 days (Friday 31 July 2026)
Premier Foods is recruiting for this apprenticeship with training delivered by Sheffield Hallam University — advertised on the government's Find an apprenticeship service (checked 2026-07-24).
View and apply on Find an apprenticeship (VAC2000041868)
The role
People who complete this standard typically work as:
- Packaging technologist
- Packaging designer
- Packaging development manager
- Packaging innovation technologist
- Packaging manufacturing lead or manager
- Packaging operations manager
- Packaging professional
- Packaging project manager
- Packaging specialist
- Packaging technical sales
- Senior packaging technologist
What you'd be signing up for
Packaging professional (integrated degree) is a degree apprenticeship (integrated degree) typically taking 48 months (about 4 years), plus a 6-month end-point assessment. The training itself is funded through the apprenticeship levy at up to £27,000 — as the apprentice you pay no tuition and earn £23,809 a year from day one.
You come out with BSc (Hons) Packaging Professional, plus professional recognition from Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.
What you'll learn
The official standard defines 13 core duties, 47 knowledge areas, 31 skills and 8 behaviours that are assessed across the programme. The full lists — worth reading before an interview, because competency questions are usually written straight from them — are on the Packaging professional (integrated degree) course page, along with entry requirements and every university registered to deliver it.
The training provider
Sheffield Hallam University is registered to deliver 31 degree-level apprenticeship standards across 8 routes — a larger portfolio than 99% of the 104 universities on the register. See everything Sheffield Hallam delivers.
Details change every recruitment cycle — always confirm on the official advert before applying.