New Zealand Certificate in Meat Processing (Animal Product Examination)

Te Pukenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Subject area

Butchery

Qualification

Check out Fees Free to see whether you are eligible for a year of fees-free study or two years industry training. Contact your provider to confirm your study options meet the criteria.

Entry requirements

None.

About the course

What can I expect out of this qualification?

The purpose of this qualification is to provide competent employees for the meat processing sector who are able to work as Animal Product Examiners (Meat Inspectors), in a meat processing operation, on stock or post-mortem examinations, on meat products used for human consumption, and ante-mortem examinations on stock.

This qualification will ensure the establishment of standards of competent performance in ante-mortem examinations of stock or post-mortem examinations of animal products that can provide domestic and international markets with confidence in a quality range of meat products.

People will be capable of working in a self-managed capacity.