Certificate II in Meat Processing (Meat Retailing) - AMP20415

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Description

This qualification covers work activities undertaken by workers working in meat retailing enterprises.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.

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Student Outcomes

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Satisfied with Training

Percentage of graduates in the Food, Hospitality and Personal Services field who were satisfied with the training (Certificate II).

Improved Work Status

Percentage of graduates in the Food, Hospitality and Personal Services field who started/expanded a business or who have a new job, more highly skilled work, a promotion or higher pay (Certificate II).

Salary

The middle of the range of salaries earned by graduates in the Food, Hospitality and Personal Services field starting their first ever full-time job after graduating (Certificate II).

Jobs

Graduates of the Food, Hospitality and Personal Services field (Certificate II) are most often employed as:

28.2%

Community and Personal Service Workers

26.1%

Sales Workers

21.6%

Labourers

Industries

Graduates of the Food, Hospitality and Personal Services field (Certificate II) are most often employed in:

45.8%

Accommodation and Food Services

21.9%

Retail Trade

6.5%

Other Services

All statistics are supplied by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research.

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Career Information

Career development is the ongoing process of managing your life, learning and work. It involves developing the skills and knowledge that enable you to plan and make informed decisions about your education, training and career choices.

Australian Meat Processing Career Pathway

Certificate II in Meat Processing (Meat Retailing) is in the Food, Hospitality and Personal Services Field of Education. For more information about this kind of career, you can explore Australian Meat Processing.

Stream

Meat Retailing

Certificate II

Meat Retailer Assistant

Certificate III

Butcher

Certificate IV

Diploma

Sales Manager

Advanced Diploma

Other courses in this pathway

Stream

Abattoirs

Smallgoods

Food Services

Certificate II

Wholesale Meat Packer

Certificate III

Certificate IV

Meat Processing Team Leader

Diploma

Advanced Diploma

Note: Information provided as a guide only. Chart developed by the Australian Apprenticeships & Traineeships Information Service (aapathways.com.au). Information in this chart may be reproduced with acknowledgement of its source: "The Australian Apprenticeships & Traineeships Information Service (aapathways.com.au/jpc) funded by the Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations".

Australian Apprenticeships

Australian Apprenticeships (also known as apprenticeships and traineeships) combine work with training in a nationally recognised qualification. Australian Apprenticeships are available to anyone of working age and offer opportunities to learn new skills and be paid in over 500 different jobs.

This qualification is available as an Australian Apprenticeship in the states and territories highlighted in blue on the map. For more information go to the Australian Apprenticeships Pathways website.

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Units & Packaging

To achieve this qualification, competency must be demonstrated in:

27 units of competency:

5 core units plus

22 elective units.

Elective units must ensure the integrity of the qualification’s Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) alignment and contribute to a valid, industry-supported vocational outcome. The electives are to be chosen as follows:

8 units from Group A

8 units from Group A or Group B

6 additional units from the elective list, or this or any other endorsed Training Package or Accredited Course.

Selected units must be relevant to job outcomes in meat retailing and must be chosen to ensure the integrity of the qualification outcome at AQF level 2.

Core Units

AMPCOR202	Apply hygiene and sanitation practices
AMPCOR204	Follow safe work policies and procedures
AMPCOR205	Communicate in the workplace
AMPCOR206	Overview the meat industry
FBPOPR2069	Use numerical applications in the workplace

Elective Units

An asterisk (*) next to the unit code indicates that there are prerequisite requirements which must be met when packaging the qualification. Please refer to the Prerequisite requirements table for details.

Group A

AMPCOR201	Maintain personal equipment
AMPR101	Identify species and meat cuts
AMPR102*	Trim meat for further processing
AMPR103	Store meat product
AMPR104*	Prepare minced meat and minced meat products
AMPR105	Provide service to customers
AMPR106	Process sales transactions
AMPR107	Undertake minor routine maintenance
AMPR108	Monitor meat temperature from receival to sale
AMPR203	Select, weigh and package meat for sale
AMPR212	Clean a meat retail work area
AMPX209	Sharpen knives
HLTAID011	Provide First Aid

Group B

AMPCOR203	Comply with Quality Assurance and HACCP requirements
AMPR201*	Break and cut product using a bandsaw
AMPR202*	Provide advice on cooking and storage of meat products
AMPR204	Package product using manual packing and labelling equipment
AMPR205*	Use basic methods of meat cookery
AMPR206	Vacuum pack product in a retail operation
AMPR207	Undertake routine preventative maintenance
AMPR208	Make and sell sausages
AMPR209*	Produce and sell value-added products
AMPR210	Receive meat products
AMPX201	Prepare and operate bandsaw
AMPX210*	Prepare and slice meat cuts
AMPX211*	Trim meat to specifications
AMPX212	Package product using automatic packing and labelling equipment
AMPX213	Despatch meat product
AMPX214	Package meat and smallgoods product for retail sale
BSBITU111	Operate a personal digital device
SIRRRTF001	Balance and secure point-of-sale terminal

Prerequisite requirements

Unit of competency	Prerequisite requirement
AMPR102 Trim meat for further processing	AMPX209 Sharpen knives
AMPR104 Prepare minced meat and minced meat products	AMPX209 Sharpen knives
AMPR201 Break and cut product using a bandsaw	AMPX201 Prepare and operate bandsaw
AMPR202 Provide advice on cooking and storage of meat products	AMPR105 Provide service to customers
AMPR205 Use basic methods of meat cookery	AMPX209 Sharpen knives
AMPR209 Produce and sell value-added products	AMPX209 Sharpen knives
AMPX210 Prepare and slice meat cuts	AMPX209 Sharpen knives
AMPX211 Trim meat to specifications	AMPX209 Sharpen knives

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