Certificate III in Meat Processing (Retail Butcher)

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Description

This qualification is the trade qualification for butchers.

Job roles

Job role titles covered by this qualification may include:

butcher.

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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 III).

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 III).

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 III).

Jobs

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

38.5%

Technicians and Trades Workers

26.6%

Community and Personal Service Workers

13.1%

Labourers

Industries

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

42.4%

Accommodation and Food Services

15%

Other Services

10.7%

Retail Trade

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

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Units & Packaging

Packaging Rules

Complete a total of forty-three units of competency.

In Stage 1:

complete all fifteen core units of competency from Group A

complete one elective unit of competency from group D

In Stage 2:

complete all ten core units of competency from Group B

complete one elective unit of competency from Group E

In Stage 3:

complete all thirteen core units of competency from Group C

complete three elective units of competency from Group F

Qualification structure

Core Units
Group A - Stage 1
MTMCOR201A	Maintain personal equipment	MTMR103C	Store meat product
MTMCOR202A	Apply hygiene and sanitation practices	MTMR104C	Prepare minced meat and minced meat products
MTMCOR204A	Follow safe work policies and procedures	MTMR106C	Provide service to customers
MTMCOR205A	Communicate in the workplace	MTMR203C	Select, weigh and package meat for sale
MTMCOR206A	Overview the meat industry	FDFOP2061A	Use numerical applications in the workplace
MTMPSR203A	Sharpen knives	HLTFA301C	Apply first aid
MTMR101C	Identify species and meat cuts	CPPCLO3038A	Clean food-handling areas
MTMR102C	Trim meat for further processing
Group B - Stage 2
MTMCOR203B	Comply with Quality Assurance and HACCP requirements	MTMR207B	Use basic methods of meat cookery
MTMPR201C	Prepare and operate a bandsaw	MTMR210B	Make and sell sausages
MTMR201C	Break and cut product using a bandsaw	MTMR211B	Produce and sell value-added products
MTMR202C	Provide advice on cooking and storage of meat products	MTMSR201C	Prepare and slice meat cuts
MTMR204C	Package product using manual packing and labelling equipment	MTMSR202C	Trim meat to specifications
Group C - Stage 3
MTMR301C	Prepare specialised cuts	MTMR317B	Cure, corn and sell product
MTMR302C	Assess carcase_product quality	MTMR318B	Assess and sell poultry product
MTMR303C	Calculate yield of carcase or product	MTMR320B	Locate, identify and assess cuts
MTMR304C	Manage stock	MTMR321A	Assess and address customer preferences
MTMR305C	Meet customer needs	MTMR323A	Prepare and produce value-added products
MTMR306C	Provide advice on nutritional role of meat	MTMSR302C	Prepare primal cuts
MTMR307C	Merchandise products and services
Elective units
Group D - Stage 1
MTMR107C	Process sales transactions	MTMR109B	Monitor meat temperature from receival to sale
MTMR108B	Undertake minor routine maintenance
Group E - Stage 2
MTMR208B	Vacuum pack product in a retail operation	MTMSR204C	Despatch meat product
MTMR209B	Undertake routine preventative maintenance	MTMSR215A	Package meat and smallgoods for retail sale
MTMR212B	Receive meat product	BSBITU101A	Operate a personal computer
MTMSR203C	Package product using automatic packing and labelling equipment	SIRXFIN201	Balance and secure point-of-sale terminal
Group F - Stage 3
MTMP3102B	Provide coaching	MTMR316B	Utilise the Meat Standards Australia system for beef to meet customer requirements
MTMP3103B	Provide mentoring	MTMR319B	Break carcases for retail sale
MTMR309C	Prepare, roll, sew and net meat	MTMR322A	Collect and prepare standard samples
MTMR310C	Bone and fillet poultry	MTMS306B	Identify and repair equipment faults
MTMR311C	Cost and price meat products	MTMSR303A	Smoke product
MTMR312C	Prepare portion control to specifications	SIRXMER303	Coordinate merchandise presentation
MTMR313C	Bone game meat	SIRXSLS201	Sell products and services
MTMR314B	Order stock in a meat enterprise	TAEDEL301A	Provide work skill instruction
MTMR315B	Calculate and present statistical data in a meat enterprise

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Student Outcomes

Satisfied with Training

Improved Work Status

Salary

Jobs

38.5%

26.6%

13.1%

Industries

42.4%

15%

10.7%

Financial Assistance

Subsidised Training

VET Student Loans

Apprenticeships and Traineeships

Units & Packaging

Training Providers

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