Self paced
Combination
5 months
Any time
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4 hours per week
$10,920
This course may be fee free, or available at a reduced cost.
An individual training plan will be provided when you enrol in this course. Your plan will outline the recommended study timetable and detail your units and assessments.
Assessments give you the opportunity to demonstrate what you have learnt and to identify the knowledge or skills that may need further development.
Skills assessments: working with knives under observation
Knowledge assessments: written and verbal quizzes, short answer, assignments
Employer third party report
Portfolio of work
Work placement provides you with opportunities to respond to situations and circumstances that cannot be replicated in a learning or simulated environment. Work placement strengthens your training and supports continued learning and assessment in the workplace.
There is no work placement requirement for this qualification. As an apprentice, you will gain your experience on-the-job with your employer.
If you are enrolling as a non-apprentice, you will need to complete 8 hours of onsite training with a suitable industry employer in order to meet the course requirements.
You are responsible for arranging your own work placement. Our team can offer support and guidance to assist you.
To complete this course, the following materials are required:
There are no materials needed for this qualification.
To make sure this delivery option is the right fit for you, we will need you to demonstrate that you can meet the additional requirements below.
There are no additional requirements for this qualification.
Courses are made up of a combination of both core and specialty units. In the Certificate III in Meat Processing (Retail Butcher) qualification, you’ll need to successfully complete 44 units of competency, including 37 core and 7 speciality units.
Core units are central to the job outcomes of a particular industry or occupation. These are the units industry has agreed are essential to be capable and qualified at a particular study level.
Learn through a combination of classroom based, online and/or workplace activity. For example, you may participate in scheduled classroom activity, have an element of self-directed learning with online content, and/or receive supervised training while on the job, doing work experience, or on placement.
Classroom activity will be scheduled, but online learning can provide more flexibility. Teacher support will be provided for all study. Access to a computer with an internet connection is required.
TAFE NSW Hamilton is located close to the cafés, shops, restaurants and boutiques of Newcastle’s popular Beaumont Street area. Offering a range of training facilities, including commercial kitchens, a full service restaurant, a commercial-scale boning room and sausage making facility, TAFE NSW Hamilton is always looking for innovative ways to invest in improving learning outcomes to meet the needs and expectations of a constantly evolving local community.
91 Parry Street Newcastle West 2302
Parking on campus grounds is available.
Refer to your local bus timetables, visit transportnsw.info
TAFE NSW campuses work closely with the community and industry to ensure you have access to the industry standard technologies, equipment and facilities.
Cafeteria student training facility
Commercial bakery teaching facilities
Barista training facilities
Industry-standard meat processing facility
On-site apprentice chef and hospitality traineeship employment office
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