Qualification details

Modification History

This Qualification supersedes but is not equivalent to FDF10110 Certificate I in Food Processing and FDF10403 Certificate I in Food Processing (Wine).

September 2012: Replacement of superseded imported Units

November 2011: Inclusion of two (2) new elective wine Units, and updates to imported Units.

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.

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.

Pathways Information

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.

Licensing/Regulatory Information

There is no direct link between this Qualification and licensing, legislative and/or regulatory requirements. However, all work must comply with food safety, occupational health and safety (OHS) and environmental regulations and legislation that apply to the workplace.

Entry Requirements

Not applicable.

Employability Skills Summary

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)

CORE UNITS 

Complete all five (5) core Units:

# In the case where this Qualification is to be applied in a work environment where food is processed for non-human consumption, such as pet food and stock feed or other situations where human food safety skills are not required, then this Unit may be replaced by FDFOP2062A Apply work procedures to maintain integrity of product .

ELECTIVE UNITS 

GROUP A 

Select a minimum of two (2) Group A Cross Sector elective Units