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Begin your career in the meat industry and learn essential skills and knowledge about cuts of meat, meat preparation basics and food safety.
Thinking about a career in the meat industry? This full-time, eight-week course is a great starting point for learning meat processing.
The qualification covers the day-to-day work of meat enterprises, including preparing retail-ready products, wholesale meat preparation and smallgoods production. You’ll get plenty of hands-on practice, and work placement opportunities are included in the program.
Where it can take you
Once you’ve completed the course, you’ll have the skills to look for work in supermarkets, meat processing plants and butcher’s shops. It also prepares you to continue your career pathway into an AMP30815 – Certificate III in Meat Processing (Retail Butcher) apprenticeship.
TasTAFE Locations
South: Hobart, Collins Street
Learning outcomes
Butchery tools and equipment
Processing meat cuts and meat products
Workplace hygiene and sanitation
Communication
First aid and safety
Career outcomes
Retail Butcher Apprentice
Abattoir Butcher
Butchery / Service Assistant
Small goods Manufacturing