Australian Meat Industry Training Package

 

The Australian Meat Industry Training Package covers industry sectors including:

  • Red Meat Processing
  • Pork Processing
  • Wild Game Harvesting
  • Other Species
  • Smallgoods Production
  • Meat Wholesaling
  • Meat Retailing
  • Food Services


The current Australian Meat Industry Training Package, MTM11, was endorsed by the National Quality Council (NQC) in June 2011. The MTM11 Training Package was published on the Training.gov.au website on 22 July 2011.
 

MTM11 Version 1.1 was published on Training.gov.au on 19 December 2011 following an ISC Upgrade. The following changes were made:

  • Addition of 36 new Skill Sets
  • MTM10211 Certificate I in Meat Processing (Meat Retailing) - typographical error corrected
  • MTM20911 Certificate II in Meat Processing (Smallgoods) – packaging rules reworded for clarity
  • MTM30311 Certificate III in Meat Processing (Meat Safety) – typographical error corrected
  • MTM30911 Certificate III in Meat Processing (Smallgoods – General) – typographical errors corrected
  • MTM40111 Certificate IV in Meat Processing (Leadership) – imported units from TAE10 updated
  • MTM40411 Certificate IV in Meat Processing (General) – imported units from TAE10 updated
  • Basic Meat Industry Skill Set – typographical error corrected
     

 

Endorsed Materials

 

Implementation Materials

ArgiFood Skills Australia in partnership with MINTRAC has produced an Evidence Guide for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) wishing to scope MTM11 Qualifications and Skill Sets related to abattoirs, meat safety and animal welfare. The Evidence Guide has been produced to assist RTOs to ensure their trainers and assessors engaged in the delivery of these Qualifications and Skill Sets have the appropriate vocational competence and industry currency required under the current Standards for NVR Registered Training Ogranisations.  

 

Superseded Materials

NTIS is now offline and material from superseded Training Packages is not available on its replacement, TGA. Follow the link below for superseded material related to the MTM11 Training Package

 

Australian Meat Industry Continuous Improvement Projects

AgriFood Skills Australia continues to work with industry to simplify the structure and increase the level of flexibility within AgriFood Training Packages, to respond to the evolving nature of job roles within the industry.

Click on the link below for further information about Australian Meat Industry Continuous Improvement Projects. 

 

 

 

 


Background Information

The MTM07 Australian Meat Industry Training Package is the outcome of an extensive review and redevelopment process of the previous MTM00 Training Package.
 

The endorsed components of the MTM07 Australian Meat Industry Training Package include:

  • national competency standards for abattoirs, smallgoods, food services and meat retailing
  • national qualifications framework
  • national assessment guidelines.
     

The MTM07 Australian Meat Industry Training Package has been developed by the National Meat Industry Training Advisory Council (MINTRAC) on behalf of the Australian Meat Industry for the Agri Food Industry Skills Council (now AgriFood Skills Australia). An extensive review and consultation process occurred across all sectors of the meat industry and with stakeholders in meat industry training.
 

The features of the MTM07 Training Package include:

  • a reviewed Certificate IV in Meat Processing (General), now common to all sectors
  • reviewed Certificates I – IV in Meat Processing for Abattoirs
  • reviewed Certificates I – III in Meat Processing for Meat Retailing
  • reviewed Certificates II – III in Meat Processing (Food Services)
  • substantially revised Certificates I – III in Meat Processing (Smallgoods)
  • a significant number of new units across all sectors to reflect changes to legislative and regulatory requirements, new practices and technology, and workplace changes.
     

The last change to the MTM07 Training Package was version 2.1 that was released in 2008 and incorporated the Animal Welfare Officer Skills Set.
 

Since then MINTRAC has been collecting and evaluating issues raised and recorded on the Issues Register, which is considered quarterly by the Meat Standing Committee.
 

The MTM11 Australian Meat Industry Training Package is being developed by MINTRAC on behalf of the Australian Meat Industry, for AgriFood Skills Australia. It addresses changes raised by industry stakeholders under the Continuous Improvement process and recorded on the MTM07 Issues Register. A consultation process occurred across all sectors of the meat industry and with stakeholders in meat industry training to address and resolve the issues raised.
 

The changes being incorporated into MTM11 fall in the following categories:

  • changes to assist migration of units to CAT template
  • replacement of imported units with current versions
  • minor adjustments to existing Units of Competency
  • changes affecting the location of units within a Qualification
  • addition of new Units of Competency to some Qualifications
  • restructure of the diploma and advanced diploma and related work
  • new meat-industry specific units to replace former imported units
  • updating of Volume 1 to current requirements
  • inclusion of new Skill Sets
  • adjustment of Qualification packaging rules to address the COAG requirements.