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Below is a list of all units that TAFE SA can offer in this qualification. The selection of units you will be enrolled into depends on the campus you attend, and the qualification packaging rules described on www.training.gov.au.

Not all units listed below must necessarily be completed to achieve your qualification.

Core

Name	Nominal Hours	Subject Code	National Code
Apply raw materials, ingredient and process knowledge to production problems	60	AAAWZ	FDFTEC3003A
Describe and analyse data using mathematical principles	50	AAAXE	FDFTEC4007A
Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices	40	GNBF	MSAENV472B
Implement the food safety program and procedures	30	AAABF	FDFFS2001A
Monitor the implementation of quality and food safety programs	70	AAARM	FDFFS3001A
Report on workplace performance	30	AAATH	FDFPPL3002A

Elective

Name	Nominal Hours	Subject Code	National Code
Apply an understanding of food additives	50	AAAXC	FDFTEC4005A
Apply an understanding of legal requirements of food production	50	AAAXD	FDFTEC4006A
Apply cost factors to work practices	40	GNFE	MSACMT230A
Apply Just in Time (JIT) procedures	30	GNFD	MSACMT221A
Apply principles of food packaging	50	AAAXF	FDFTEC4008A
Apply principles of statistical process control	30	WAAAD	FDFOP2015A
Apply quality systems and procedures	30	AAABH	FDFOP2063A
Apply statistics to operational processes	40	AADXT	MSS404052A
Apply statistics to processes in manufacturing	40	GNFL	MSACMT452A
Assess competence	15	AXKK	TAEASS402B
Control contaminants and allergens in the workplace	70	AAASY	FDFOP3001A
Control food contamination and spoilage	50	AAAXB	FDFTEC4003A
Design and maintain programs to support legal compliance	50	AAATW	FDFPPL5001A
Determine and improve process capability	80	AABAP	MSACMT650A
Develop a documentation control strategy for an organisation	60	AADXY	MSS405062A
Develop a new food product	100	FABFN	FDFFST5008A
Develop and manage sustainable energy practices	70	AABAR	MSACMT670A
Develop and manage sustainable environmental practices	60	AABAS	MSACMT671A
Develop processes for the management of breaches in compliance requirements	30	AADYA	BSBCOM503B
Develop quick changeover procedures	60	AADXW	MSS405020A
Develop teams and individuals	40	FTSW	BSBLED401A
Ensure team effectiveness	60	FTRE	BSBWOR502B
Evaluate and review compliance	25	AADFM	BSBCOM502B
Facilitate continuous improvement	60	FTTF	BSBMGT516C
Identify the physical and chemical properties of materials, food and related products	70	AAAXG	FDFTEC4009A
Identify, assess and control OHS risk in own work	50	AAARR	FDFOHS4001A
Identify, evaluate and control food safety hazards	80	AAATG	FDFAU4004A
Implement continuous improvement	40	FTTB	BSBMGT403A
Implement operational plan	40	FTTA	BSBMGT402A
Lead 5S in a manufacturing environment	50	GNFH	MSACMT440A
Licence to operate a forklift truck	40	AABDZ	TLILIC2001A
Licence to operate a forklift truck	40	GBCS	TLILIC108A
Maintain OHS processes	60	AAARS	FDFOHS4002A
Manage a work area within budget	50	AAATS	FDFPPL4006A
Manage and evaluate new product trials	60	AAAXK	FDFTEC5001A
Manage budgets and financial plans	70	FWFL	BSBFIM501A
Manage OHS processes	60	WAAAC	FDFOHS5001A
Manage operational plan	60	FTTE	BSBMGT515A
Manage people in the work area	50	AAATN	FDFPPL4001A
Manage people performance	70	FTTD	BSBMGT502B
Manage people relationships	60	AADXX	MSS405011A
Manage people relationships	60	GNGN	MSACMC611A
Manage performance management systems	60	FWCP	BSBHRM503B
Manage projects	60	FWBM	BSBPMG510A
Manage recruitment, selection and induction processes	60	FWCT	BSBHRM506A
Manage supplier agreements and contracts	50	AAATT	FDFPPL4007A
Manage utilities and energy for a production process	60	AAAXL	FDFTEC5002A
Manage workplace learning	60	AADXZ	MSS405012A
Manage workplace learning	60	GNGK	MSACMC612A
Operate interrelated processes in a packaging system	60	AAATB	FDFOP3004A
Operate interrelated processes in a production system	60	AAATA	FDFOP3003A
Optimise a work process	50	AAATR	FDFPPL4004A
Participate in a HACCP team	50	AAAWX	FDFTEC3001A
Participate in assessment validation	20	AXKL	TAEASS403B
Participate in improvement processes	40	WAAAA	FDFPPL3001A
Participate in OHS processes	40	AAABG	FDFOHS2001A
Participate in product recalls	50	AAAXH	FDFTEC4011A
Perform basic statistical quality control	20	HXFE	MEM15001B
Perform basic tests	60	MSRM	MSL973001A
Plan assessment activities and processes	20	AXKH	TAEASS401B
Recruit, select and induct staff	50	FWCK	BSBHRM402A
Schedule and manage production	50	AAATP	FDFPPL4003A
Shift a load using manually-operated equipment	40	GBAB	TLID207C
Support and mentor individuals and groups	30	WAAAB	FDFPPL3003A
Sustain process improvements	40	GNGA	MSACMS201A
Undertake root cause analysis	50	MAAEZ	MSS402080A
Use six sigma techniques	40	GNHK	MSACMT453A

Employment Outcomes

This course will prepare you for your career in the artisan cheese industry; be it your own artisan cheese business, or cheese making and manufacturing for others.

Note: Completion of a TAFE SA course does not guarantee an employment outcome. Formal requirements other than educational qualifications (eg licensing, professional registration), may apply to some occupations.

Skills Covered

Diploma Program in Food Processing (Artisan Cheese)
This qualification combines high level theoretical and management training with hands-on cheese manufacturing. As well as expanding your cheese making skills, the program covers the issues around compliance, auditing, product recall, developing new product opportunities, and identifying production problems. To complete the qualification you are required to complete all 6 core units and 24 elective units.

Qualification/Certification

Successful completion of this course provides you with the following qualifications:

Note: Students who successfully complete only one or more units of competency but not the full Qualification are eligible to receive a Statement of Attainment.