FOOD PROCESSING NC II QUALIFICATION
The FOOD PROCESSING NC II Qualification consists of competencies that a person must have in order to process foods by salting, curing and smoking; process food by fermentation and pickling; process food by sugar concentration; process food by drying and dehydration and process food by thermal application.
Inclusive to each of the above competencies, is the task of packing the processed food and operating simple packing equipment such as sealer. The person must also have competencies in practicing Food Safety Act 2013, cGMP, HACCP, OSHS and 7S of Good Housekeeping, including following relevant environmental rules and regulations.
It also includes competencies of a person in the production line of manufacturing processed food who is responsible for routinary works such as inspection of simple defects of packing materials, seal integrity and correct product label. It also comprises the calibrating and operating of basic food processing tools
and equipment such as salinometer, refractometer, food processor and weighing scale. This qualification does not include dairy products and baking/pastry making.
The Units of Competency comprising this Qualification include the following:
UNIT CODE BASIC COMPETENCIES
500311105 Participate in workplace communication
500311106 Work in team environment
500311107 Practice career professionalism
500311108 Practice occupational health and safety procedures
UNIT CODE COMMON COMPETENCIES
PFB751210 Apply Food Safety and Sanitation
PFB751211 Use Standard Measuring Devices / Instruments
PFB751212 Use Food Processing Tools, Equipment and Utensils
PFB751213 Perform Mathematical Computation
PFB751214 Implement Good Manufacturing Practice Procedure
PFB751215 Implement Environmental Policies and Procedures
UNIT CODE CORE COMPETENCIES
PFB751330 Process Food by Salting, Curing and Smoking
PFB751331 Process Food by Fermentation and Pickling
PFB751332 Process Food by Sugar Concentration
PFB751333 Process Food by Drying and Dehydration
PFB751334 Process Food by Thermal Application
A person who has achieved this Qualification is competent to be:
- Food Processing Worker
- Food Production Worker/Staff
- Packing Staff /Packer
- Quality Control Staff
May also be known by specific products:
- Tocino Maker
- Tinapa Maker
- Dried-fish Processor
- Cured-meat Processor
- Fruit-candy Maker