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Certificate I in Food Processing

Certificate I in Food Processing

Qualification
National Code:
FDF10110
State Code:
S760
TGA Status:
Replaced
DTWD Status:
Replaced
National Endorsed, State Implementation and Classification
Field of Education
0303 - Process And Resources Engineering
Original TGA Release Date
31/01/2011
Approved Date
10/05/2011
Stream of Study
Initial Vocational (3100 - 3600)
VET Act Classifier
C
Nominal Hours
210
Duration
1 Semester
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
31/01/2011
VET Act Conditions
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Releases
Release Version Release Date TGA Status DTWD Status
1.00 31/01/2011 Current Approved
Description

This qualification covers a range of food processing industries, such as:

Grain processing (including stock feed, animal feeds, milling wheat, barley, oats and flour milling)
Baking (including large scale production of cakes, pastry, bread, biscuits and plant baking)
Retail baking
Beverages (including juices, soft drinks, cordials, aerated and still waters, energy drinks and other modified beverages, such as vitamin and antioxidant beverages, coffee, tea and ice)
Confectionery
Dairy processing
Fruit and vegetables
Grocery products and supplies (including honey, jams, spreads, sauces, dressings, condiments, spices, edible oils and fats and pasta)
Poultry.

Job Roles The Certificate I in Food Processing is an introductory qualification to food, beverage and grain processing that provides basic skills relevant to all FDF10 Food Processing Training Package sectors apart from pharmaceutical manufacturing. The qualification is designed for application in a highly supervised context, such as VET in schools, induction to industry, or other equivalent introduction environments.

Pathways into the qualification Pathways for candidates considering this qualification include direct entry.

Pathways from the qualification After achieving this qualification, candidates may move into employment in a food, beverage or grain processing enterprise and undertake the FDF20110 Certificate II in Food Processing, FDF20510 Certificate II in Retail Baking or FDF20210 Certificate II in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, or any other suitable qualification according to the needs of the enterprise and higher level job functions.
Additional qualification advice
Units selected from other Training Packages must be relevant to the work outcome, local industry requirements and the qualification level.

Note: AgriFood Skills Australia expects that the design of any training delivery and assessment program to support the achievement of this qualification is based on:
the context required by the industry and/or enterprise
a holistic and integrated training delivery and assessment plan that identifies learning activities and evidence required
flexible delivery options including on-the-job and work-based training that support the development of competency.

Schedule
Packaging Rules
This qualification requires the achievement of nine (9) units of competency in accordance with the following rules.
Total units must include a minimum of five (5) units coded FDF.
Five (5) Core units
Four (4) Elective units

Elective selection must include:
- Two (2) Group A elective units

Two (2) remaining elective units may be selected from:
- Group A elective units below, not previously selected
- Units packaged in any Certificate I or II level Food Processing Training Package qualification
- Units from any nationally endorsed Training Package and accredited course that are packaged at Certificate I level or Certificate II level (maximum 1 unit)
Pathways
State Code Title
WB39 Pre-Apprenticeship - Retail Baking (Combined)
1. Core Units

Five core units to be completed.

State Code National Code Title Hours Type
D4588 FDFOP1010A Communicate workplace information 20 Unit of competency
D4536 FDFFS1001A Follow work procedures to maintain food safety 20 Unit of competency
D4587 FDFOP1009A Follow work procedures to maintain quality 20 Unit of competency
W8421 MSAENV272A Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices 20 Unit of competency
D4573 FDFOHS1001A Work safely 30 Unit of competency
2. Elective Units

Four elective units to be completed.
The following outlines ONE example of a training program for this qualification.
Please refer to the Training Package for the full details of available options.

State Code National Code Title Hours Type
D4583 FDFOP1005A Operate basic equipment 30 Unit of competency
D4579 FDFOP1001A Pack or unpack product manually 20 Unit of competency
D4586 FDFOP1008A Take and record basic measurements 30 Unit of competency
D4649 FDFOP2061A Use numerical applications in the workplace 20 Unit of competency
Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
W050 FDF10103 Certificate I in Food Processing Qualification
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
D677 FDF10111 Certificate I in Food Processing Qualification
VET Info Notes
This training program is a representation of the qualification code FDF10110 taken from the Food Processing Training Package FDF10 which should be consulted for a full description of requirements.

1. This qualification is the copyright of The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.

2. Further information on this qualification is contained in the Training Package available from Australian Training Products Ltd., Tel: (03) 9630 9836.

3. This qualification was entered on to the STARS by the Training Curriculum Services on 10/5/2011.
Entry Requirements

Not applicable.

Traineeships and Apprenticeships
No information