Supporting the Food Industry
The qualifications that sit within this suite cover the key support functions that are essential to the smooth running of any food business.
They are designed to teach technical and practical skills as well as set high standards in core functions within the workplace, including training, cleaning, packing, warehousing, storage and distribution.
The PUWER qualification, for employees with responsibility for the inspection of workplace equipment, forms part of this suite.
Also supporting the food industry is our range of training, assessment and quality assurance qualifications. These are aimed at employees working in assessment and quality assurance of qualifications as well as workplace training.
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Discover our range qualification support materials below for Level 2, Level 3 and Level 4.
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Level 2
The FDQ Level 2 Certificate in Delicatessen Counter Sales and Services is designed for employees in the food retail environment providing counter service to customers. The qualification should be delivered and assessed in the workplace.
This qualification is designed to develop and recognise intermediate level manual handling knowledge, for learners who need to understand the principles of practice in the workplace for compliance with health and safety requirements. It is ideal for those learners entering the workplace for the first time, or workplace operatives/technicians/team leaders.
The FDQ Level 2 Diploma in Professional Chef (Northern Ireland) is designed for learners who wish to work as a chef in the catering and hospitality sector.
This qualification is designed for learners who are working in an operative cleaning and support service role. It offers learners the opportunity to develop skills and knowledge required to confirm competence in their work role.
Level 3
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The qualification is designed to provide a broad range of advanced preparation, cooking and finishing skills and knowledge that will benefit learners as they develop their career as a professional chef.
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This qualification is designed for those who are working towards becoming assessors or are new to assessment and those who would like to progress to involvement with internal and external quality assurance of the assessment process.
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This qualification is designed for those who are working towards becoming assessors or are new to assessment and those who would like to progress to involvement with internal and external quality assurance of the assessment process.
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This qualification is designed for learners who are working in a supervisory cleaning service role. It offerslearnersthe opportunity to develop skills and knowledge required to confirm competence in their work role.
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This qualification is designed for those who are working towards becoming assessors or are new to assessment and those who would like to progress to involvement with internal and external quality assurance of the assessment process.
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This qualification is designed for those who are working towards becoming assessors or are new to assessment and those who would like to progress to involvement with internal and external quality assurance of the assessment process.
This qualification is designed primarily for learners within the drinks dispense sector to develop the knowledge required to work or prepare to work or prepare to work safely in a cellar management or drinks dispense role. Employers may use this qualification as a pre-requistite for new employees to commence work in this sector, in order to comply with the industry Code of Practise. This qualification is restricted and can only be used by one centre.
This qualification is designed primarily for learners within the drinks dispense sector to develop the knowledge required to work or prepare to work safely in a cellar management or drinks dispense role. The aim of this qualification is to assess underpinning knowledge to National Occupational Standards. This qualification is restricted and can only be used by one centre.
Level 4
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This qualification is designed for those who are working towards becoming assessors or are new to assessment and those who would like to progress to involvement with internal and external quality assurance of the assessment process.
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This qualification is designed for those who are working towards becoming internal quality assurance assessors or are new to IQA assessment and those who would like to progress to involvement with internal and external quality assurance of the assessment process.