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AMP Australian Meat Processing Training Package Update

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AMP Australian Meat Processing Training Package Update

Get Involved in the Continuous Improvement of Training Packages

We encourage you to participate in the Continuous Improvement Process for any areas in which you have an interest. Stakeholder feedback is critical to ensuring that Training Package components meet the current and emerging needs of industry.

Training Package updates and alerts will continue to provide you with information about ongoing projects, however we encourage you to join Consultation Lists for relevant projects in order to directly receive notification of the release of new material and other project information.

Development of the AMP Training Package is being undertaken by MINTRAC. If you have technical expertise in an industry sector under our coverage, you might consider nominating for a position on the Technical Reference Group (TRG) with MINTRAC. Industry-based TRGs are set up to assist us with projects by providing technical advice on Training Package content and stakeholder feedback. TRGs for AMP projects will be recommended to the MINTRAC development team by our Meat Standing Committee.

If you would like to be included on the Consultation List for meat industry projects, or nominate for a TRG, please email your contact details to trainingpackages@agrifoodskills.net.au.

Don’t forget to say which project or projects you have an interest in.

Abattoirs

Abattoirs qualifications have been drafted under the NSSC Standards and will be available for consultation early in 2015. Consultation materials will include three new qualifications
  • AMP30715 Certificate III in Meat Processing (Quality Assurance)
  • AMP31115 Certificate III in Meat Processing (Livestock Handling)
  • AMP31215 Certificate III in Meat Processing (Packing Operations)
Other Projects

Projects are ongoing in the following areas: Meat Retailing; Management and Leadership qualifications; Meat Safety; Smallgoods; Food Services; Skill Sets; and Plant Engineering. Don’t forget to let us know if you want to be involved with these or future developments in the Australian Meat Processing Training Package.
Standing Committees

The membership of AgriFood’s five sector-based Standing Committees has recently been renewed. Standing Committees provide specific industry expertise and advice to the Board, particularly in relation to the prioritisation, establishment, conduct and finalisation of Training Package review projects.

The Standing Committee with coverage of the Australian Meat Processing Training Package is the Meat Standing Committee, composed of:

  • Gary Brown, Teys Australia Pty Ltd
  • Amanda Carter, Gundagai Meat Processors
  • John Hughes, MINTRAC
  • Matthew Journeaux, Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union (AMIEU) Queensland Branch
  • Jenny Kroonstuiver, MINTRAC
  • Clive Richardson, MINTRAC
  • Graham Smith, Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union (AMIEU)
  • Laurie Tobin, Rivalea (Australia)
  • Diedre Williams, Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union (AMIEU) NSW Branch
  • Geoff Yarham, Australian Country Choice

The next meeting of the Meat Standing Committee is on Tuesday 17 February 2015. A chair will be nominated at that meeting, to be confirmed by the Board.

Should you have any industry intelligence or advice around the Australian Meat Processing Training Package and associated skills and workforce matters, please let us know so that we can provide the information to the Standing Committee and assist them to make informed decisions about Training Package projects and priorities.

Review of Training Packages and Accredited Courses
The Federal government is currently undertaking a full review of Training Packages and accredited courses in the Vocational Education and Training System. A discussion paper is available for review and consultation here.

We encourage you to review the discussion paper. If you have any questions or would like to discuss any aspect of the paper, please contact us at trainingpackages@agrifoodskills.net.au or phone Jeannie Cotterell, General Manager Industry Skills Development, on 02 6163 7200.

Consultation on the paper closes on 18 February 2015.

More information
For further information about Training Packages please contact AgriFood Skills Australia at trainingpackages@agrifoodskills.net.au or (02) 6163 7200.