Are you considering a career involving food safety? This course will get you qualified for work in the specialist field of meat safety, in meat processing enterprises.
Meat safety inspectors inspect animal carcasses, internal organs and meat processing facilities for disease to ensure compliance with government and industry standards with respect to quality and health. Work may take place at export processing plants, or within large scale meat processing operations.
This qualification leads to a skilled profession in the stable meat processing industry. Among other important skills, you'll inspect animals and animal products, monitor quality procedures, ensure hygiene standards are maintained, and perform post-mortem and ante-mortem inspections.
If you have experience in meat processing and you're looking to progress into a supervisor role, this qualification is the next step in your career.
Completion of this nationally recognised and accredited qualification can provide credit towards a relevant higher level qualification, should you wish to pursue further study.
Choose a private training provider that delivers this course
This course is available from registered training organisations (accredited private training providers) that are also funded through Jobs and Skills WA. Select from the list below, and follow the link to the provider's website for further information about the course and how to enrol.
TSA offers Traineeships in AMP40516 Certificate IV in Meat Processing (Meat Safety) . This qualification covers work activities undertaken by meat inspectors in meat processing enterprises. It covers the duties of a meat inspector performing post-mortem inspection and, in some cases, ante-mortem inspection. TSA deliver training, coaching and assessment within the workplace to benefit both the employer and the participant. TSA develop in consultation with the trainee and employer an individual training plan selecting units of competency that suit your work requirements and enable career path progression.
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