Level 2 Award for Proficiency in Meat and Poultry Industry Skills

This qualification is designed primarily for learners in the meat and poultry industry who wish to develop intermediate skills and knowledge required to confirm occupational competence at work. The qualification provides choice in a wide range of automated or manual processing techniques or distribution, service and retail skills to confirm occupational competence in specific job roles including:

Lairage/slaughter operative
Meat and poultry processing operative
Butchery operative
Meat and poultry packaging and distribution operative
Meat and poultry service/sales operative
Meat quality assurance operative

The qualification covers mandatory skills from a wide range of areas like: operating meat or poultry processing plant, de-boning meat, trimming meat, producing meat-based products, wrapping and packaging, butchery service and retail operations. Learners can select from a large choice of mandatory skills in the processing, distribution, service and retail of meat and poultry.