New Zealand Certificate in Meat Processing and Meat Product Manufacturing

Te Pukenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Subject area

Butchery

Qualification

Check out Fees Free to see whether you are eligible for a year of fees-free study or two years industry training. Contact your provider to confirm your study options meet the criteria.

Entry requirements

The following legislation and guidelines, and subsequent amendments apply:
- Animal Products Act 1999
- Biosecurity Act 1993
- Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
- Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997
- Overseas Market Access Requirements (OMARS), and
- General requirements for export (GREXs) outlined by the Ministry for Primary Industries.

About the course

What can I expect out of this qualification?

The purpose of this qualification is to provide the meat and meat product manufacturing sector with competent employees, who are able to work in a boning, grading, meat quality assurance, slaughter, dressing or meat product manufacturing operation producing meat and manufactured meat products.
This qualification is stranded to recognise the specialist skills and knowledge required of the meat and meat product manufacturing industry.
This qualification will allow meat and meat product manufacturing workplaces to recognise graduate skills and knowledge that meet domestic and international market standards in a range of quality meat manufactured meat products.
This qualification is targeted at people who either have some experience, or who have a desire to progress through the industry.