This accreditation builds on the recent EAL approval of UKBIC’s Introduction to Battery Manufacturing and designates UKBIC’s training delivery as meeting EAL’s high quality assurance and assessment standards.

UKBIC is now working with the awarding body to approve its full range of open access and tailored training programmes, which also include specialist modules covering electrode manufacture, cell assembly and other key stages of the battery production process.

The accreditation also enables UKBIC’s trainers to deliver EAL’s Level 2 qualification in battery manufacturing – a course co-created by UKBIC and EAL – and future battery manufacturing qualifications, including Level 3 which is now in development.

Jonty Deeley-Williamson, Head of Learning and Development, added: “This is fantastic news for us and for the wider battery industry. As an officially recognised EAL centre, we can now register learners for qualifications and benefit from EAL’s quality assurance, assessment processes and centre support services. This ensures training meets the highest possible standards and ensures that what we deliver is trusted by industry and aligned with employer expectations.”

Robert Stott, Senior Industry Manager – Engineering and Manufacturing at EAL, said:  “We’re delighted to welcome UKBIC as an EAL Centre. UKBIC sits at the heart of battery innovation in the UK, and formalising this partnership creates more opportunities for learners and employers to access world‑class training aligned to real industrial needs.

“UKBIC delivers training in a fully equipped, industrial‑grade, giga‑scale environment where candidates work directly with real, production‑scale battery manufacturing equipment – not classroom simulations or pilot rigs. The type of hands‑on experience offered is usually only available within commercial gigafactories.”

In 2025, UKBIC and EAL jointly developed and launched the Level 2 Award in Battery Manufacturing, a qualification designed with direct input from UKBIC experts to provide learners with practical, industry‑relevant experience.

Organisations wishing to find out more UKBIC’s ‘off the peg’ training or needs based training should go to www.ukbic.co.uk/training or email training@ukbic.co.uk.

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UKBIC is the UK’s national manufacturing development facility, providing scale-up, laboratory expertise, and module and pack assembly, and helping develop skills to support the sector. 

By bridging the gap between research and high-volume manufacturing, UKBIC plays a critical role in supporting the UK’s transition to net zero and strengthening its position in the global battery supply chain.

UKBIC provides state-of-the-art equipment, technical expertise, and training to help manufacturers and researchers validate processes, optimise performance, and reduce risk before committing to large-scale investment.

The facility offers both pilot and industrial-scale lines, enabling customers to trial new materials and processes under real-world conditions.

UKBIC also supplies its own benchmark products for component testing and delivers specialist training to develop the skills required for a battery-powered future. 

UKBIC is uniquely positioned to tackle complex manufacturing challenges. With expertise in processing diverse materials and products, and access to a broad range of advanced technologies, its engineers bring a comprehensive understanding of issues that span the entire battery value chain.

UKBIC is part of The Battery Innovation Programme, a flagship of the UK Industrial Strategy, funded by the Department for Business and Trade and delivered by Innovate UK.