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Subject
Butchery
Level
Level 3
Study Mode
Full-Time
Duration
1.5 - 2 years
Start Date
Any Time
The course
Are you ready for the next step in your butchery career? This apprenticeship can help. An Advanced Butcher will often take responsibility for a shop or function in a meat business and will possess dexterous knife skills allied with all round knowledge of the craft/processing environment.
This apprenticeship comprises of Level 3 Award in Food Safety Supervision, Level 3 Award Health and Safety in the Food Supply Chain Business and Level 3 Award in HACCP.
Apprentices without level 2 English and Maths will need to achieve this level prior to taking the end point assessment.
Course Information
- To develop your knowledge, skills and behaviours as required for employment and future career progression within the industry.
- Principles of animal welfare
- End to end process for primal butchery
- The principles and variations involved in the chilling, maturation, handling and storage of meat
- Standard operating procedures
- The use of knives, hand saws, cleavers, banding needles and other relevant hand tools
- Supervise the sales environment, organising self and others
- The apprentice will also study knowledge and skills relevant to their job role either in retail, meat processing or in-store butchery
You will need appropriate employment in the butchery industry. It is preferable that you have a minimum GCSE grade 4/C in English and Maths.
You will develop your knowledge, skills and behaviours through theory and practical-based lessons.
You will be released from work one day per week to undertake training at college.
- Stationery such as pens and paper
- An electronic device to access online learning, i.e. a laptop
