Seafood · NZQA Level 3 · Ref 3130
A workplace-based qualification for seafood operators, with four strands to match your role: Fish and Fish Products, Live Holding, Cleaning and Sanitation, and Seafood Logistics.
A workplace-based qualification for seafood operators working under limited supervision, with four strands to match your role.
Building on the Level 2 certificate, this qualification develops competent operators who take responsibility for their own work in roles such as filleter, processor or packer. Learners complete the strand (or strands) that fit their job.
Food safety is central to every seafood role — see our seafood food safety & compliance consulting.
Choose the strand that matches the role:
Seafood processing staff working under limited supervision who want a recognised Level 3 qualification across one or more strands.
Workplace-based and competency-based, assessed on-job by SIS against NZQA unit standards while learners remain employed.
As an NZQA-accredited provider, SIS can deliver unit standards across NZQA domains including:
Builds on Level 2 [Ref 2218] and leads to the Level 4 certificate [Ref 3131]. It can also form part of the Seafood Processing apprenticeship.
SIS Training has worked alongside New Zealand seafood companies since 2000. We are an NZQA Category One provider delivering Primary ITO / NZQA-approved training, with assessment carried out on-job so learning translates directly to the processing floor.
Programmes are competency-based and tailored to your operation, with tutors working closely alongside your staff.
Government funding may be available for eligible learners and employers. Contact us to discuss fees, funding and start dates.
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