Subjects
Total number of units = 44
Core units = 37
Elective units = 7
Core Units
Stage 1
Unit Code | Unit Title |
Maintain personal equipment | |
Apply hygiene and sanitation practices | |
Follow safe work policies and procedures | |
Communicate in the workplace | |
Overview the meat industry | |
Identify species and meat cuts | |
Trim meat for further processing*
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Store meat product | |
Prepare minced meat and minced meat products*
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Provide service to customers | |
Select, weigh and package meat for sale | |
Clean a meat retail work area | |
Sharpen knives | |
Use numerical applications in the workplace |
Core Units
Stage 2
Unit Code | Unit Title |
Comply with Quality Assurance and HACCP requirements | |
Break and cut product using a bandsaw*
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Provide advice on cooking and storage of meat products*
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Package product using manual packing and labelling equipment | |
Use basic methods of meat cookery*
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Make and sell sausages | |
Produce and sell value-added products*
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Prepare and operate bandsaw | |
Prepare and slice meat cuts*
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Trim meat to specifications*
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Core Units
Stage 3
Unit Code | Unit Title |
Prepare specialised cuts*
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Assess carcase or product quality | |
Calculate yield of carcase or product | |
Manage stock | |
Meet customer needs*
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Provide advice on nutritional role of meat | |
Merchandise products, services | |
Cure, corn and sell product | |
Assess and sell poultry product | |
Locate, identify and assess meat cuts | |
Assess and address customer preferences | |
Prepare and produce value added products | |
Prepare primal cuts*
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Elective Units
Select:
1 unit from Group A (Stage 1)
1 unit from Group B (Stage 2)
1 unit from Group C (Stage 3)
4 units from Groups C or D
Group A: Stage 1 | |
Unit Code | Unit Title |
Process sales transactions | |
Undertake minor routine maintenance | |
Monitor meat temperature from receival to sale | |
Group B: Stage 2 | |
Unit Code | Unit Title |
Vacuum pack product in a retail operation | |
Undertake routine preventative maintenance | |
Receive meat product | |
Provide advice on meal solutions in a meat retail outlet | |
Package product using automatic packing and labelling equipment | |
Despatch meat product | |
Operate a personal computer | |
Balance and secure point-of-sale terminal | |
Group C: Stage 3 | |
Unit Code | Unit Title |
Bone game meat*
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Break small stock carcases for retail sale*
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Break large stock carcases for retail sale*
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Group D: Stage 3 | |
Unit Code | Unit Title |
Prepare, roll, sew and net meat | |
Bone and fillet poultry*
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Cost and price meat products | |
Prepare portion control to specifications*
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Order stock in a meat enterprise | |
Calculate and present statistical data in a meat enterprise | |
Utilise the Meat Standards Australia system to meet customer requirements | |
Collect and prepare standard samples | |
Prepare cooked meat product for retail sale | |
Smoke product | |
Provide coaching | |
Provide mentoring | |
Identify and repair equipment faults | |
Provide first aid | |
Sell to the retail customer | |
Coordinate visual merchandising activities | |
Provide work skill instruction | |