49579| National Certificate: Poultry Processing| NQF 3
The National Certificate: Poultry Processing (SAQA ID 49579) is an NQF Level 3 qualification registered under the AgriSETA. It is designed to upskill workers in the poultry or red meat industries, providing them with fundamental operational skills in abattoirs and processing plants.
Key Qualification Details
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- NQF Level: 3
- Total Credits: 133
- Sub-field: Primary Agriculture / Animal Production
- Primary Objective: To develop employees’ competencies in slaughtering, grading, cooling, packing, and maintaining strict bio-security and hygiene standards.
Core Competencies & Skills
Learners who complete this qualification master a variety of technical and operational skills, including:
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- Abattoir Hygiene & Safety: Selecting the correct Protective Personal Clothing (PPC), understanding the infrastructural requirements for personal hygiene, and monitoring daily worker health status.
- Slaughtering Processes: Demonstrating an understanding of stunning on the processing line, bleeding, and throat slitting according to standard operating procedures.
- Carcass Processing & Packing: Describing cooling processes, chilling, and the preparation/packaging of whole carcasses for freezing.
- Supply Chain & Industry Knowledge: Understanding the poultry processing industry, species utilized, and distribution supply chains.
Career Pathways
This certificate allows employees to build a career in poultry production and processing, facilitating mobility and career growth within the agricultural and food processing sectors.
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What is included in the fee?
- Learner registration
- LMS access
- Digital learning material
- Facilitator support
- Practical training
- Internal assessments
- Portfolio of Evidence support
- Learner administration
- Certification processing
- Learner support throughout the programme
