Following endorsement by the Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC), the revised qualification, new skill set and 14 units of competency have been published on training.gov.au and are available for use by registered training organisations (RTOs). The qualification, skill set and units are embedded within the AMP Training Package (Published on 1/2/2018).
This project reviewed and updated the Certificate II in meat processing, developed one new skill set for an animal welfare officer and developed four new units of competency for meat processing. Ten poultry units of competency were also reviewed and updated and migrated from the FDF10 Food Processing Training Package to the AMP Australian Meat Processing Training Package. These components were reviewed and developed in consultation with industry, to reflect current industry skills standards and practices, so that all job functions are accurately described.
What does this mean for training providers?
Registered training organisations (RTOs) have 12 months to transition to delivering the new and updated qualification, skill set and units of competency, from the date of publish. For more information, visit the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) website.
A Companion Volume Implementation Guide has also been produced to help training providers implement the new and revised qualifications, skill sets and units. It can be downloaded from VETNet.com.
Please see the Case for Endorsement for more information about the changes made:
Download the AMP Case for Endorsement
Please find below links to the final qualifications, skill sets and units on training.gov.au
| AMP20117 Certificate II in Meat Processing (Food Services) | View qualification on training.gov.au |
This new skill set AMPSS00061 Animal Welfare Officer Assistant Skill Set includes the new unit AMPA3136 Monitor welfare of stock during out-of-hours receival.
| AMPSS00061 Animal Welfare Officer Assistant Skill Set | View skill set on training.gov.au |
| AMPA2078 Inspect meat for defects in a packing room | View unit on training.gov.au |
| AMPA3136 Monitor welfare of stock during out-of-hours receival | View unit on training.gov.au |
| AMPA413 Review or develop an Emergency Animal Disease Response Plan | View unit on training.gov.au |
| AMPX312 Calculate carcase yield in a boning room | View unit on training.gov.au |
Ten units of competency were revised to meet the Standards for Training Packages 2012 and migrated from the Food Processing Training Package into the Meat Processing Training Package.
| AMPP201 Operate a poultry dicing, stripping or mincing process | View unit on training.gov.au |
| AMPP202 Operate a poultry evisceration process | View unit on training.gov.au |
| AMPP203 Grade poultry carcase | View unit on training.gov.au |
| AMPP204 Harvest edible poultry offal | View unit on training.gov.au |
| AMPP205 Operate a poultry marinade injecting process | View unit on training.gov.au |
| AMPP206 Operate a poultry washing and chilling process | View unit on training.gov.au |
| AMPP207 Operate the bird receival and hanging process | View unit on training.gov.au |
| AMPP208 Operate a poultry stunning, killing and defeathering process | View unit on training.gov.au |
| AMPP301 Operate a poultry carcase delivery system | View unit on training.gov.au |
| AMPP302 Debone and fillet poultry product manually | View unit on training.gov.au |
Consultation with stakeholders
During development of the training package products, the following communication strategies were used for consultation with stakeholders:
- meetings – teleconferences with key industry stakeholders and TAC members
- National Meat Industry Training Advisory Council’s (MINTRAC) communications with their industry networks
- MINTRAC Network meetings held in Victoria, Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia, New South Wales and South Australia
- draft materials available for feedback
- MINTRAC newsletter and website.
Please refer to Appendix 2: Industry support in the Case for Endorsement (linked below) for a list of activities conducted, together with organisations and individuals consulted.
Activity Orders
This project was completed under two separate Activity Orders.
1. Transitioning of FDF10 Food Processing Training Package to the 2012 Standards for Training Packages
Ten revised units of competency were updated in response to this Activity Order which was approved for the FDF10 Food Processing Training Package in June 2016. the Activity start date ran from 20 June 2016 – 30 June 2018.
The requirements set by the AISC in relation to the FDF10 Food Processing Training Package development work were to:
- address independent QA concerns with the design of the Certificate IV in Food Processing and Diploma of Food Processing qualifications
- address non-compliance with Standard 6 Assessment requirements specify the evidence and required conditions for assessment and Standard 8 Qualifications comply with the Australian Qualifications Framework specification for that qualification type.
- develop the retail baking component, and validate with industry the proposed changes.
2. Animal Welfare Officer Skill Set
This Activity Order was approved by the AISC. The requirements set in relation to the training package development work were the development of an Animal Welfare Officer Skill Set and one new unit of competency.