The NPTA's Accreditation scheme is an optional extra that business members can apply for and join when they believe it will help and assist their business. However, a key element is that continuous membership of the Association has to take place.
The history behind the need for our Accreditation is that members from time to time in the late nineteen-nineties (1990’s) were being asked for a measure of their ability and professionalism from several of the major supermarket chains. These large supermarkets along with other players in the UK food industry were all looking for "suitable benchmarks", "performance standards" and "critical control points" that can be measured. We believe these can be answered by members presenting their NPTA Accreditation Registration Certificate.

Registration is a unique document based upon facts and details already made available when applying for ordinary membership (Insurance matters and Education and training qualifications) plus certain specific matters relating to legal requirements (for example the Health & Safety at Work Act and its Codes of Practice and Regulations), plus extra information about health matters and compliance with the Association’s Code of Practice. The majority of these legal requirements are only obtainable by a visit to the business itself by a suitably trained Auditor.

For the scale of charges please contact the office.
Once the application form has been received and accepted, an auditor will be appointed to visit the business. Whilst this fee is non-returnable it should be appreciated that Accreditation lasts for a period of three years with a re-accreditation taking place towards the end of the third year. Annually a national register of Accredited Members will be published and made available to interested clients.