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Qualifications

Certificate I in Food Processing
This can be used as an induction level qualification for people wishing to enter the food and beverage processing industry.

Certificate II in Food Processing
This qualification can be undertaken by new operators, labourers or people involved in packing for the food processing industry. This qualification is also used for trainees who wish to progress to Certificate III in Food Processing. A number of the core and technical units from this qualification are pre-requisites for Certificate III & IV and the Diploma in Food Processing.

Certificate III in Food Processing
This qualification can be undertaken by more experienced operators and employees (one year or more in the industry). This qualification contains a number of units for people beginning in a supervisory or team leader role. This qualification is trade equivalent, e.g. same level as a trade butcher or baker.

Certificate IV in Food Processing
This qualification is classed as post trade. The qualification can be undertaken by quality assurance officers, team leaders and supervisors. It is an ideal qualification for people entering middle management or a quality/ technical role.

Diploma of Food Processing
This qualification is designed for people planning to enter the management level of the food industry or wishing to enter the food industry at a technical or management level.
The College delivers the qualification in a format that enables completing students to move into either operational, technical or management roles within the food industry. More information

Training in the food processing industry

The Australian College of Training delivers training to the food processing industry on a National basis
Many of the College's clients are offering traineeships in food processingClick here to view a list of traineeships available

For information on food processing traineeships in your company click here

Digital induction media development
To assist clients with the induction of new workers, the College is able to film and edit induction videos
Training resource development
As part of our commitment to industry the College has invested considerable money into the development of training resources and is able to provide training resources for all units of competency selected by employers of trainees.

College's Traineeships Delivery Capability
The College's considerable investment in learning and development resources enables the College to deliver training in all sectors of the food processing industry. This includes the following:

Food Processing Sectors
Biscuit	Cake
Confectionary	Dairy (ice cream, cheese & yoghurt)
Edible Oils and Fats	Flour Milling
Fruit and Vegetable	Honey
Ice	Pasta
Pet Food	Plant Baking
Poultry	Rice
Stock Feed	Stock Feed Pre-mixing

Beverage Processing Sectors
Aerated Waters	Non Aerated Waters
Coffee	Cordials
Juice	Milk Beverages (fresh and flavoured)

Present and Past deliveries
The Colleges delivery of traineeships to the food processing industry include the following:

Edible Oils and Fats	Canola oil refining
Pasta	Noodle & pasta manufacturing
Stock Feed	Stock feed pre-mixing, pelleting, mash mix
Aerated & Non Aerated Waters	Aerated & bottled water
Poultry	Poultry boning/value adding/franchise
Dairy	Ice cream, cheese, yoghurt, milk
Plant Baking	Breads, rolls and traditional breads/pizza bases/pies/pasties/sausage rolls
Biscuit & Cake	Biscuits and cakes
Beverages	Juice/fruit/vegetable/cordial

Best Practice Training in the Food industry
The Australian College of Training is becoming Australia's prominent food processing specialist training organisation, delivering core and technical training in all sectors of the food processing industry. The College has enormous capability to deliver targeted technical training in food processing, employing both industry experts and food technologists.

The College is presently delivering almost 20% of the food processing traineeships in Australia and has clients in more food processing sectors than most other Registered Training Organisation.

A critical factor in the success of the College in delivering targeted training to the industry is in both the delivery processes and the resources provided to its customers. The College has developed training delivery resources for almost 200 units of competency and has the delivery resources for all technical units of competency for Certificate I - III in Food Processing and a number of units from Certificate IV in Food Processing. A curriculum development team works full time on developing and optimising technical training resources that can be customised for the food industry.

The College endeavours to increase individual and organisational learning in all client organisation. It is the College's experience that only though the provision of flexible and effectively resourced training delivery is real learning achieved.

Click on the following link to view a conference presentation delivered by the Managing Director of the College titled 'Training Versus Ignorance'

Food processing short courses
The College delivers a number of short courses in the food industry, these include food safety, food safety auditing, HACCP, occupational health and safety and food industry supervisory training.

Careers in the food and beverage processing industry
The College is developing careers brochures for the various sectors of the food processing industry. Please return to this page at a latter date to view these brochures.

For Further Information on Food Processing Training
For further information on food processing training contact Terry Richards , the College's Managing Director by email:terry.richards@auscollege.com.au or mobile: 0402 786 544 or international +61 402 786 544.

Food and Beverage processing training news
The College is in the process of developing a quarterly newsletter on food processing training. Please revisit this page at a future date to view the newsletter.