This programme introduces learners to the fundamental principles of basic seafood tasks, covering key entry level skills and knowledge required by the seafood industry. 

Graduates will be capable of carrying out the various entry level routine tasks across the seafood industry sectors. 

Employers of learners can customise the skills and knowledge to meet their organisational needs – this is known as a Limited Credit Package (LCP) version of this programme. Covering all the fundamental skills, LCPs are great taster courses for entry level employees providing a pathway towards a full New Zealand Certificate.

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Each programme recognises the specialist skills required for carrying out routine operations involving either seafood processing, live holding, cleaning and sanitation, or logistics in a processing operation. 

All four Seafood Processing level three programmes build on the safety, hygiene and quality skills of the Level 2 programme and cover a wide range of operations across the seafood processing industry. 

Key focus areas include hygiene, quality assurance and food safety requirements. Graduates will be capable of working under limited supervision with responsibility for their own work outcomes. 

Employers of learners can customise the skills and knowledge to meet their organisational needs – this is known as a Limited Credit Package (LCP) version of this programme. Covering all the fundamental skills, LCPs are great taster courses for entry level employees providing a pathway towards a full New Zealand Certificate.

Download the training plan for Fish and Fish Products

Download the training plan for Live Holding

Download the training plan for Cleaning and Sanitation

Download the training plan for Seafood Logistics

Key focus areas include implementing and monitoring staff work routines, legislative compliance and implementing and monitoring fish and fish product processing operations and quality control processes. 

With two contexts covering production and quality control/assurance operations, this programme is for people employed in the seafood industry, who wish to work as experienced senior operators involved with fish and fish product processing, in a seafood processing operation, on land or at sea.