Food Intersections Awareness Training
Overview
A systems thinking training programme for organisations working with food, health and communities
Why It Matters
Food systems are under growing pressure — and the challenges are deeply interconnected.
Food insecurity is rising, health inequalities are widening, and organisations are expected to respond while working within tight budget constraints. At the same time, sustainability pressures and climate impacts are reshaping how food is produced, accessed, and distributed.
Policy complexity adds another layer, with fragmented systems often addressing problems in isolation rather than together.
Traditional training rarely captures these connections. As a result, teams are left without the system-level understanding needed to respond effectively.
Food Intersections Awareness Training helps bridge that gap — building a clearer understanding of how food connects across health, equity, sustainability, and policy.
Lack of understanding of food intersections leads to fragmented responses across the NHS, education, government, and the food industry, limiting the development of products and policies suited to diverse needs.
Target Audience
This training is designed for organisations and teams working across food, health, sustainability, and community wellbeing.
It is especially relevant for:
Local authorities and public sector teams
NGOs and third-sector organisations
Public health and wellbeing professionals
Food policy and sustainability practitioners
Community development and social impact teams
Cross-sector teams beginning to explore systems thinking
This programme is ideal for teams who want to build a shared, practical understanding of how food connects to wider social, environmental, and economic systems, and how these connections influence real-world decisions.
What This Programme Is
A practical systems thinking learning system
Designed for organisations to deliver internally
This programme is created for in-house delivery, allowing teams or facilitators within your organisation to run the training with ease. It integrates smoothly into existing learning and development structures without the need for external trainers.
Practical, applied learning approach
The focus is on real-world understanding rather than theory alone. Participants engage in structured activities and guided discussions that explore how food systems operate and how they connect to everyday organisational decisions, challenges, and priorities.
Food Intersections Service Packages
Essential Package
- Single Organisation Use
- Up-to 10 named users
- 12-month licence access
- Reusable for onboarding new staff within user limit
- Facilitator Guide, Activity Pack, Slides, Reflection tools
Best for:
- Small charities
- Community organisations
- Small departments
- Pilot programmes
Professional Package
- Full training system access
- Up to 30 named users
- Multi-session programme structure
- PAR methodology tools
- Implementation guide
- Adaptation support
Best for:
- Councils (small–medium teams)
- Universities
- Housing associations
- Medium charities
- NHS teams (single departments)
Strategic Package
- Full platform access
- Unlimited internal access (within organisation)
- Multi-team deployment
- Train-the-trainer capability
- Strategic rollout framework
- Impact & evaluation system
- Documentary reflection module integration
- Annual review support
Best for:
- NHS trusts
- Large councils
- Universities
- National charities
- Multi-site organisations
Optional Add-ons
Language Adaptation
Adaptation of training materials into accessible language formats, ensuring clarity for different audiences, literacy levels, and cultural contexts.
Industry Adaptation
Customisation of Food Intersections content for specific sectors (e.g. education, public health, food industry, local government), ensuring relevance to operational realities and policy environments.
Live Session Delivery
Interactive live sessions delivered online or in person, designed to support applied learning, discussion, and contextual understanding of the Food Intersections framework.
Train the Trainer
Capacity-building programme designed to equip professionals to deliver Food Intersections training within their own organisation or community setting, supporting long-term internal delivery and scaling.
Impact
What organisations gain
Better systems understanding
Teams understand how food connects across systems
Improved decision-making
More awareness of trade-offs and consequences
Shared language across teams
Improved collaboration and alignment
Let’s Find the Right Fit for You!
If you’d like to explore which package best suits your needs, feel free to get in touch to discuss further.