Certificate III in Food Processing - FDF30103

Training Focus: The key clients for this qualification are more experienced employees in the food processing industry seeking to progress to higher levels of responsibility. The overall aim of this training is to progressively expose the students to more demanding and complex tasks and situations, thereby achieving specific business goals for the organisation.

Requirements: A total of thirteen units are required to achieve the qualification, consisting of:

Four (4) core units and nine (9) optional / specialist units.

Core Units

The 4 core units from Certificate III are compulsory. These are:

Code

Title

FDF CORWCM3A
FDF CORHS3A
FDF CORQFS3A
FDF CORBM2A

Present and apply workplace information
Monitor the Implementation of O,H&S policies and procedures
Monitor the implementation of quality and food safety programs
Use basic mathematical concepts

Optional/Specialist Units

The optional and specialist units are selected to best align with the areas that each employee is working in and take into account potential career paths. A full listing of units is available upon request.

Off-the-Job Workshops

For ease of delivery the core and optional units are organised into a training program consisting of 6 separate modules.

For example: Employees may have the following mix of units:

Area

Code

Units of Competency

Food Safety and Quality Assurance

FDFCORFSY2A

Implement the food safety program and procedures

FDFCORQFS3A

Monitor the implementation of quality and food safety programs

FDFOPTHCP3A           

Participate in a HACCP team

Workplace Safety

FDFCORHS3A

Monitor the implementation of O,H&S policies and procedures

Workplace Communication

FDFCORWCM2A

Present and apply workplace information

FDFOPTTG2A

Participate in work teams and groups

FDFOPTSM3A

Support and mentor individuals and groups

Workplace Calculations

FDFCORBM2A

Use basic mathematical concepts

Process Improvement

FDFOPTPIP3A

Participate in improvement processes

Process Operation
(On-the-job training)

FDFZPRSYS3A

Operate processes in a production system

FDFZCSCS2A

Clean and sanitize equipment

FDFZMHTS2A

Work with temperature controlled stock

FDFOPTMR1A

Measure and record workplace information

Duration: A combination of both on-the-job and off-the-job training is required to complete the qualification. A total of 49 hours of off-the-job training is required (the equivalent of 7 full days). We recommend either half day (8:00am – 11:30am) or full day sessions (8:00am – 3:30pm) to best fit into operational requirements.

Recognition of Prior Learning

Courses may be shortened considerably through students gaining exemption from units, or parts of units, under recognition of prior learning provisions. The main focus of RPL is to determine the student's current level of competency, so that courses can be tailored (and where possible shortened) to gain maximum benefit from each training investment.

Download our RPL Brochure to find out more.