KER1: Helping consumers to make informed food choices

EIT Food: free online training on food waste reduction

This course explores causes and impacts of food waste and offers practical actions and policy-oriented solutions to transform waste at home, in the community, in retail, and at national levels.

Updated food fraud prevention MOOC Series celebrates tenth anniversary

The Food Fraud Prevention MOOC Series, initiated in February 2013 by Dr. John W. Spink, has undergone a comprehensive update to mark its tenth anniversary. The series now offers approximately 40 hours of free, online training, encompassing core courses like the Food Fraud Prevention Overview and specialized topics such as Advanced Criminology and Organic Fraud Prevention. These courses are designed for professionals in food fraud prevention, supply chain management, corporate security, and auditing.

WWF Planet-Based Diets Impacts & Action Calculator

The WWF Planet-Based Diets Impacts & Action Calculator is an interactive tool that allows individuals to assess how their dietary choices influence environmental and health outcomes. By inputting daily intake levels of various food groups, users can visualize the potential impacts of different diets—such as flexitarian, pescatarian, vegetarian, and vegan—on key indicators like greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity loss, water use, and premature mortality.

Food allergy and intolerance training for food businesses

The Food Standards Agency offers free online training to help food businesses manage allergens effectively. The course includes six modules covering topics such as allergen effects, labelling rules, and cross-contamination prevention. Completion of all modules and assessments leads to a CPD-certified certificate.

KER2: Building sustainable supply chains

List of free UN sustainable development courses 2025

A compiled list of free online courses from top universities covering environmental, social, and economic dimensions of sustainability corresponding to different UN Sustainable Development Goal topics.

Barriers and Opportunities in the Fishing Industry

This course examines the environmental and social challenges of fishing and aquaculture, and presents innovations and practices to build sustainable seafood systems.

FutureLearn sustainability courses

Study sustainability online and learn more about how our business and society can co-exist with the planet.

Sustainable Lifestyles – Transforming Economies for Sustainable Development.

This engaging and thought-provoking 5-week facilitated online course will investigate current economic development paradigms and examine why they necessitate a transformative shift in our understanding of what is needed for sustainable development.

KER3: Implementing innovative technologies

FutureLearn food tech courses

Boost your knowledge of food tech with these courses from FutureLearn examining how food production can become more efficient and sustainable.

Agricolus professional academy

Agricolus Professional Academy offers a free, six-module online course designed for agronomists, agricultural technicians, and farmers. The curriculum covers topics such as precision farming, satellite imagery, drone applications, weather stations, sustainability practices, and decision support systems. Participants receive a certificate upon completion and gain complimentary access to the Agricolus Observa platform for six months.

EBSI explained series simplifies blockchain and verifiable credentials

The European Blockchain Services Infrastructure (EBSI) offers an “Explained Series” to demystify blockchain technology and its applications in the public sector. The series covers topics such as blockchain fundamentals, verifiable credentials, decentralized identifiers, and digital identity models. Each chapter provides concise, accessible explanations to help stakeholders understand and implement EBSI’s solutions.

CHAISE Blockchain course offers free training with career pathways

The CHAISE Blockchain Skills online course provides 32.5 hours of free, interactive learning across 12 modules, covering topics like blockchain security, smart contracts, and applied cryptography. Learners can specialize in one of three career pathways—Blockchain Developer, Architect, or Manager—each with tailored content and assessments. The course is designed for all levels, offering badges upon completion of each module.

KER4: Following the food system approach

EIT Food’s accredited learning programmes

EIT Food offer a wide catalogue of online and blended courses on food systems, data, leadership, and innovation to upskill individuals or workforces in transforming the food sector.

Slow Food RegenerAction Program

The Slow Food RegenerAction Program offers an online training to understand the transition to good, clean, and fair food systems. Participants can choose from three thematic pillars, including Biodiversity, Education, or Advocacy, and engage in sessions that explore sustainable practices, policy advocacy, and educational approaches to reshape local food systems.

FAO e-learning: Food security, nutrition and health

Explore our wide variety of free, multilingual courses in the areas of food and nutrition security, social and economic developmentand sustainable management of natural resources, all supporting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Systems design course introduces key principles for effective innovation

The Systems Innovation Network offers a video course on systems design, covering essential principles such as modularity, feedback loops, and emergence. These concepts are crucial for addressing complex challenges and fostering sustainable innovation.