Professional Butchery Techniques Fanshawe College

Overview

This  Professional Butchery Techniques  Graduate Certificate offered at Fanshawe College is located at Fanshawe’s London Downtown Campus in a state-of-the-art facility using the latest equipment. You’ll build skills in meat processing, product packaging, professional safety standards and customer service, taught by faculty with years of experience in the art of butchery. More than half of class time is spent in hands-on learning labs, and you’ll apply what you learn by operating a full-service retail meat outlet on campus.

Meat cutting is a unique, specialized and highly in-demand trade that offers plenty of job opportunities upon graduating. Jobs include retail or wholesale butchers, industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers, ham cutters, meat trimmers and more!

Upon graduation, students may choose to transition into the Retail Meat Cutter 245R Apprenticeship or to earn dual certificates by transitioning into the Culinary Skills program.

Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP)

This Fanshawe College program is aligned with IRCC's Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 12.0506. Please consult the IRCC website to verify current Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) alignment.

Career opportunities:

• Industrial Butcher

Working well with others you will have excellent hand-eye coordination and decision-making skills to excel in this position.

• Meat Cutter

From Cutting, trimming, and preparing standard cuts of meat to training other meat cutters, the possibilities are endless.

• Meat Manager

Create a coaching and development culture for all employees which embraces a passion for meat.