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Qualifications

Certificate II in Meat Processing (Abattoirs)
This can be used as an induction level qualification for people wishing to enter the meat processing industry. A trainee in this qualification learns a variety of skills and tasks in many aspects of meat processing.

Certificate III in Meat Processing (Boning)
This qualification can be undertaken by Certificate II trainees wishing to progress to a trade level. At this level a trainee will learn boning or slicing techniques or parts of both. This qualification is trade equivalent, e.g. same level as a trade butcher.

Certificate III in Meat Processing (Slaughtering)
This qualification can be undertaken by Certificate II trainees wishing to progress to a trade level. At this level a trainee will learn slaughtering techniques. This qualification is trade equivalent, e.g. same level as a trade butcher.

Certificate III in Meat Processing (General)
This qualification can be undertaken by Certificate II trainees wishing to progress to a trade level. At this level a trainee will learn a variety of skills and knowledge for various roles in the meat industry. This qualification is trade equivalent, e.g. same level as a trade butcher or baker.

Certificate IV in Meat Processing (Quality Assurance)
This qualification is classed as post trade. The qualification can be undertaken by quality control officers, quality assurance managers and supervisors. It is an ideal qualification for people entering a quality/ technical role.

Certificate IV in Meat Processing (Leadership)
This qualification is classed as post trade. This qualification can be undertaken by team leaders and supervisors. It is an ideal qualification for people entering middle management or a quality/ technical role.

Training in the meat processing industry

The Australian College of Training delivers training to the meat processing industry in slaughtering, boning and value adding.
Many of the College's clients are offering traineeships in meat processing. Click here to view a list of traineeships available

For information on meat 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.
Critical Skills Training
As part of a commitment to skills development in the meat industry the WA Department of Education and Training has provided the Australian College of Training with considerable funding to build skills in the meat industry for new and existing workers.

Australian College of Training Traineeships Delivery Capability
The College's trainers and assessors have considerable experience in all sectors of the meat processing industry. This enables the College to deliver training in the following:

Meat Processing Areas
Abattoir General	Slaughtering
Boning	Rendering (By-products)
Retail Meat (Butchering)	Food Service (Meat)
Meat Safety (Meat Inspectors)	Quality Assurance
Leadership (Supervisory & Management)	Smallgoods

Meat Industry Qualifications Delivered
The Colleges delivers traineeships for the following meat processing qualifications:

Certificate I	Meat Processing (Smallgoods)
Certificate II	Meat Processing (Abattoirs)
	Meat Processing (Smallgoods)
Certificate III	Meat Processing (Smallgoods)
	Meat Processing (Boning)
	Meat Processing (General)
	Meat Processing (Slaughtering)
	Meat Processing (Rendering)
Certificate IV	Meat Processing (Quality Assurance)
	Meat Processing (Leadership)

Best Practice Training in the Meat Industry
The Australian College of Training is becoming Australia's prominent meat processing specialist training organisation, delivering core and technical training in all areas of the meat processing industry. The College has enormous capability to deliver targeted technical training in meat processing, employing both industry experts and experienced trades people.

The College is the most active Registered Training Organisation in the meat processing industry in Western Australia, delivering meat processing training from Certificate I right through to the Diploma in Meat Processing.

A critical factor in the success of the College in delivering targeted training to the meat industry is in employing industry champions. The College employs trainers with extensive skills and experience in general butchering, boning, slaughtering, rendering, meat inspection and meat management.

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'

Meat 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 meat industry supervisory training.

Careers in the Meat Processing Industry
The College is developing careers brochures for the various sectors of the meat processing industry. Please return to this page at a latter date to view these brochures.

Quality Assurance

There is presently an ongoing shortage of trained quality assurance personnel in the meat processing industry. The role of a quality assurance manager or officer is a semi technical role that includes monitoring, inspection and the management of quality assurance functions, Down load a brochure on Certificate IV in Meat Processing (Quality Assurance)

Further Information
For further information on meat 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.

Meat Processing Training News
The College is in the process of developing a quarterly newsletter on meat processing training. Please revisit this page at a future date to view the newsletter.