Subjects
Total number of units: 17
Core Units: 8
Elective Units: 9
Core Units
Unit Code | Unit Title |
Maintain personal equipment | |
Apply hygiene and sanitation practices | |
Comply with Quality Assurance and HACCP requirements | |
Follow safe work policies and procedures | |
Communicate in the workplace | |
Overview the meat industry | |
Implement food safety program | |
Conduct an internal audit of a documented program |
Elective Units
A minimum of 9 elective units must be completed.
Select a minimum of 6 units from Group A
Select a maximum of 3 units from Group A or Group B, or from this or any other endorsed Training Package or Accredited Course
Selected units must be relevant to job outcomes in meat processing Quality Assurance and must be chosen to ensure the integrity of the qualification outcome at AQF level 3
Group A
Unit Code | Unit Title |
Apply animal welfare and handling requirements | |
Assess effective stunning and bleeding | |
Perform carcase Meat Hygiene Assessment*
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Perform process monitoring for Meat Hygiene Assessment | |
Perform boning room Meat Hygiene Assessment | |
Perform offal Meat Hygiene Assessment | |
Implement a Quality Assurance program for rendering plant | |
Grade beef carcases using Meat Standards Australia standards | |
Use standard product descriptions - sheep/goats | |
Use standard product descriptions - beef | |
Use standard product descriptions - pork | |
Use standard product descriptions kangaroos | |
Perform manual chemical lean testing | |
Conduct start up procedures and preoperational checks on slaughter floor NLIS data equipment*
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Monitor temperature and pH decline | |
Oversee plant compliance with the Australian Standards for meat processing | |
Inspect transportation container or vehicle | |
Oversee humane handling of animals | |
Conduct an animal welfare audit of a meat processing plant*
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Collect and prepare standard samples | |
Assess product in chillers | |
Perform pre-operations hygiene assessment | |
Contribute to team effectiveness | |
Identify and minimise environmental hazards | |
Perform standard calibrations | |
Record and present data | |
Obtain representative samples in accordance with sampling plan | |
Perform basic tests | |
Perform aseptic techniques | |
Perform sampling and testing of water |
Group B
Unit Code | Unit Title |
Overview of the NLIS for sheep and goats | |
Overview of the NLIS program utilising RFIDs | |
Apply food animal anatomy and physiology to inspection processes | |
Overview of the NLIS Pork | |
Sharpen knives | |
Follow and implement an established work plan | |
Contribute to assessment | |
Provide work skill instruction | |
Use computer applications relevant to a workplace |