Specialist Apprenticeships and Training for Print, Packaging and Manufacturing
Training built for print, packaging and manufacturing
We’re the UK’s leading provider of print apprenticeships, with decades of industry experience behind us and an Ofsted Grade 2 rating.
We deliver 11 apprenticeship standards from level 2 to level 7, alongside NVQs, short courses and bespoke training designed around how your business actually runs. From press operation and packaging through to team leadership and senior management .
Whether you’re hiring your first apprentice, upskilling an experienced team member, or starting your own career in the industry, we’ll help you work out the right route.
For employers
Hire an apprentice, upskill your existing team, and make your levy work harder.
For apprentices
Start a career in print, packaging or manufacturing.
Our qualifications
11 apprenticeship standards from Level 2 to Level 7, plus NVQs and short courses.
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Your feedback matters: a message from Fiona Hudson-Kelly
Our Owner and Executive Chair asks employers, apprentices and partners what BPIF Training
should do next.
BPIF completes sale of BPIF Training
BPIF Training is now under new ownership, with Fiona Hudson-Kelly as Owner and Executive
Chair. What changes, and what doesn’t.
Skills funding policy update
What the 2026 reforms mean for apprenticeships, and what employers should be planning for.
Learner and employer success stories
What our apprentices have achieved
Business Administrator
Izelda Lala
A Distinction, the Kathy Woodward Award at the House of Lords, and third in Europe at the
Intergraf Young Talent Awards.
Print Technician
Kaden Adamson
Completed his Print Technician apprenticeship in 2025 and won a BPIF Cartons award for the
standard of his work.
Signage Technician
Erin Horsfield
Named Signage Technician Apprentice of the Year at the Sign Industry Awards — while
still on programme.
Vacancies
Apprenticeships open now
Live apprenticeship vacancies with employers across print, packaging and signage. No experience
needed — you earn while you learn.