Qualification details

Meat Processing (Manufacturing - Butchery)

Qualification summary

This qualification accredits competence in meat processing (manufacturing (butchery)). It covers procedures in hygiene, cleaning, health, safety and security; communicating, storing and retrieving information; primary cutting and boning procedures; operations on boned-out meat; preparing primal cuts from quarters or carcases; preparing offals, joints and cuts from primals; storing meat and meat products; operating stock control. There are three mandatory units and four further units required from a choice of six. All units may be separately accredited.

Qualification details

Q1011024
2
NVQ - National Vocational Qualification
Accreditation start date:
15/08/1991
Operational start date in centres:
Accreditation end date:
31/08/1995
Certification end date:
31/08/1997
England
Not specified
Wales
Not specified
N.Ireland
Not specified
Candidates must complete ALL units from the Mandatory Group, and FOUR units from the Option Group.
  • A  -  Mandatory Group
    • U1012782 - Operating Hygiene and Cleaning Procedures
    • U1012783 - Operating Health, Safety and Security Procedures
    • U1012790 - Communicating, Storing and Retrieving Information
  • B  -  Option Group
    • U1012784 - Using Tools and Equipment for Primary Cutting and Boning Procedures
    • U1012785 - Carrying out Secondary Butchery Operations on Boned Out Meat
    • U1012787 - Preparing Primal Cuts from Quarters or Carcases
    • U1012791 - Preparing Offals and Joints/Cuts from Primals
    • U1012796 - Storing Meat and Meat Products
    • U1012805 - Operating Stock Control