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Development of the Australian Meat Processing Training Package - where are we up to?


Meat retailing qualifications

  • National validation meeting completed
  • Case for Endorsement completed
  • Implementation Guide completed
  • Companion volume under development
  • Now going through the formal QA processes managed by AgriFood Skills Australia

Certificate IV qualifications in General, Quality Assurance and Leadership

  • National validation meeting completed
  • Case for Endorsement completed
  • Implementation Guide completed
  • Companion volume under development
  • Now going through the formal QA processes managed by AgriFood Skills Australia

Diploma, Advanced Diploma, Graduate Certificate and Diploma qualifications

  • National validation meeting completed
  • Case for Endorsement completed
  • Implementation Guide completed
  • Companion volume under development
  • Now going through the formal QA processes managed by AgriFood Skills Australia

Certificates II (Abattoirs) and III (Slaughtering, Rendering, Boning Room, QA, Livestock Handling, Packing Room)

  • Consultation period completed
  • Next step is National Validation meeting

Certificates III and IV (Meat Safety)

  • Draft qualifications completed and submitted to AgriFood Skills Australia
  • New units completed and submitted to AgriFood Skills Australia
  • Next step is public consultation period once loaded to the AgriFood website

Smallgoods qualifications

  • All current units have been re-coded and rewritten
  • Draft qualifications and Units completed and submitted to AgriFood Skills Australia
  • Next step is public consultation period once loaded to the AgriFood website

Certificates II and III (Food Services)

  • Draft qualifications and Units completed and submitted to AgriFood Skills Australia
  • Next step is public consultation period once loaded to the AgriFood website

Skill Sets
New Skill Sets

  • New Supervisor Skill Set – completed and submitted to AgriFood Skills Australia
  • Waste Water Skill Sets – completed and submitted to AgriFood Skills Australia
  • Next step is public consultation period for all 60 Skill Sets once loaded to the AgriFood website.

Engineering maintenance

  • Concepts for possible development consultation period – completed
  • Next step is to prepare draft qualifications for industry consultation between July and December.