New Zealand Certificate in Primary Products Food Processing
Wintec
Subject area
Process and Resources Engineering not elsewhere classified
Qualification
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Entry requirements
Tertiary Education Organisations offering programmes leading to this qualification must maintain currency with amendments to, and replacements of, legislation, regulations, and Codes of Practice relevant to the industry sector, which may include:
- Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997;
- Animal Products Act 1999;
- Biosecurity Act 1993;
- Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996;
- Health and Safety at Work Act 2015;
- Resource Management Act 1991;
- Local by-laws;
- Overseas Market Access Requirements (OMARs) https://www.mpi.govt.nz/exporting/overseas-market- access-requirements-omars
- General Requirements for Export (GREXs) outlined by the Ministry of Primary Industries; https://www.mpi.govt.nz/dmsdocument/26500/direct
About the course
What can I expect out of this qualification?
This qualification is designed to provide the primary products food processing industry with competent entry level employees who have the skills and knowledge to work in a laboratory, or an environmental or product quality role, in a primary products food processing operation.
The qualification includes strands that recognises the skills and knowledge required for specific job roles in the primary products food processing operation.
Graduates will benefit by having a qualification within a training pathway that recognises progression through the primary products food processing industry as well as increased skills and knowledge acquisition to enable improved job performance and support career opportunities.
Graduates will be capable of working under limited supervision with responsibility for work outcomes.
What graduates earn
Graduates who studied Process and Resources Engineering at this level can earn:
$52,000
Median earnings one year after study
$54,000
Median earnings two years after study
$58,000
Median earnings five years after study
Status one year after study
Employment rate two years after study
81%
Employment rate two years after study
Data as at November 2022
Scholarship information
Examples of related scholarships
Ernest William File Scholarship
Provided by:
Universities New Zealand – Te Pōkai Tara - Scholarships
Website:
http://www.universitiesnz.ac.nz/scholarships
Value:
$2,000 each
Whanganui Trust Scholarships and Education Grants
Provided by:
Whanganui Trust - The Secretary
Website:
http://www.morikau.com/trust.html
Value:
Up to $500 (see "Additional Information").
This information comes from Generosity New Zealand. For more scholarships, search their givME database (formerly called BreakOut) via your college, university or local library website.
Contact details
Main Campus Office
Free phone: 0800 444 204
Phone: (0800) 294 6832
Fax: (07) 838 0707
Email: qau@wintec.ac.nz
Web: http://www.wintec.ac.nz
Sources
NZQA supplies course information based on material from the provider.
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