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Level 3 Advanced Butcher Apprenticeship

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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.

Employed within the industry, you will work 30 - 40 hours per week.
You will be assessed through an end point assessment (EPA) and graded pass or distinction. Please note that the duration does not include the EPA.
  • Stationery such as pens and paper
  • An electronic device to access online learning, i.e. a laptop
On successful completion, apprentices will be entitled to automatic registration to full membership of the Institute of Meat.
Work as a butcher, meat and poultry worker, production controller and technical manager. These can, in turn, lead to more senior positions such as team supervisor and company manager.
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