New Zealand Certificate in Primary Products Food Processing
Waikato Institute of Technology Ltd
Subject area
Process and Resources Engineering not elsewhere classified
Qualification
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Entry requirements
None.
About the course
What can I expect out of this qualification?
The purpose of this qualification is to provide the primary products food processing sectors with competent 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 will support career opportunities for those individuals who are working in basic positions in either laboratory operations, environmental systems, or product quality implementation.
The qualification is stranded to recognise the specific skills and knowledge required to work in either laboratory operations, environmental systems, or product quality implementation.
The primary products food processing industries and the community will benefit from the establishment of standards of basic technical performance for specific primary products food processing operations, which will provide domestic and international markets with confidence in a quality range of primary food products.
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:
$37,000
Median earnings one year after study
$40,000
Median earnings two years after study
$47,000
Median earnings five years after study
Status one year after study
Employment rate two years after study
73%
Employment rate two years after study
Scholarship information
Examples of related scholarships
Freemasons Scholarships
Provided by:
The University of Auckland - The Scholarship Office
Website:
https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/study/scholarships-and-awards/find-a-scholarship.html
Value:
For: Assistance with study
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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
The MyQ data is compiled by the Tertiary Education Commission based on responses to the MyQ survey provided by recent graduates of this qualification.
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