FDQ
Level 4
QN: 603/6913/9
Curriculum Active
FDQ Level 4 Diploma for Proficiency in Meat Inspection
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by FDQ. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 506 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 4
Awarding Body
FDQ
Syllabus Units
19 Units
Guided Hours
506 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Carry out post-mortem inspection of red meat
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Prepare for post-mortem inspection of red meat
- Carry out post-mortem inspection of red meat
2
Carry out pre-slaughter inspection of red meat species
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Prepare to carry out pre-slaughter inspection
- Carry out pre-slaughter inspection
- Verify procedures relating to dirty, diseased, dead-on arrival and suspect animals of notifiable disease
- Inspect livestock vehicles
3
Carry out pre-slaughter inspection of white meat species
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Prepare to carry out pre-slaughter inspection
- Carry out pre-slaughter inspection
- Verify procedures relating to dirty, diseased, dead-on arrival and suspect animals of notifiable disease
- Inspect livestock vehicles
4
Manage traceability and sampling in meat operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Prepare to manage traceability and sampling operations
- Manage traceability and sampling in accordance with procedures
- Monitor storage and despatch of samples in accordance with procedures
5
Principles of anatomy and physiology of meat species
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the anatomical structure of meat species
- Understand the physiology of anatomical systems in meat species
6
Principles of HACCP based food safety management for official meat controls
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the role of HACCP based food safety management procedures
- Understand the principles of HACCP based food safety management procedures
- Understand how HACCP based food safety management procedures are applied in meat operations
- Understand the audit requirements for HACCP based food safety managements procedures in meat operations
7
Principles of meat primary processing
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the difference between small and large scale processing
- Understand the de-feathering process
- Understand whole and part carcase processing
8
Principles of microbiology and parasitology in meat production
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand that organisms can ca
- use disease in livestock and humans
- Understand the structure and life cycles of bacteria, fungi and viruses of relevance to livestock
- Understand the life cycles of representative parasites of relevance to livestock
- Understand how practices in lairage or in the meat plant can affect the risk of spread of organisms capable of causing disease in livestock and humans
9
Principles of pathology of meat species
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the ante-mortem factors affecting health and the indicators of disease
- Understand the post-mortem findings affecting fitness of meat and the indicators of disease
- Understand the pathology of anatomical systems in meat species
10
Principles of rearing and welfare of meat species
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the structure and organisation of the UK meat industry
- Understand the rearing (husbandry) of meat species in the UK
- Understand the welfare requirements of meat species in the UK
11
Principles of slaughter techniques for meat species
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the legal and organisational requirements for slaughter
- Understand gas killing systems
- Understand electrical stunning systems
- Understand mechanical stunning systems
- Understand bleeding procedures
12
Understand how to carry out post-mortem inspection of red meat
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the preparations for the post-mortem inspection of red meat
- Understand the procedures for the post-mortem inspection of red meat
- Understand the procedures for reporting post-mortem inspection findings
13
Understand how to carry out pre-slaughter inspection of red meat species
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the pre-slaughter inspection checks
- Understand how to deal with abnormalities and the welfare of red meat species
- Understand how to check facilities and equipment for pre-slaughter
- Understand the procedural requirements pre- and at point of slaughter
14
Understand how to carry out pre-slaughter inspection of white meat species
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the pre-slaughter inspection checks
- Understand how to deal with abnormalities and the welfare of white meat species
- Understand how to check facilities and equipment for pre-slaughter
- Understand the procedural requirements pre- and at point of slaughter
15
Understand how to manage traceability and sampling in meat operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to manage the importance and preparation of traceability and sampling
- Understand how to manage the collection and processing samples
16
Understand how to verify food safety management procedures for meat
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the role of Food Safety Management Procedures (FSMP) for slaughter and dressing
- Understand the requirements of Food Safety Management Procedures (FSMP) for the Food Business Operator’s (FBO) facilities
- Understand reporting and actions needed to verify Food Safety Management Procedures (FSMP)
- Understand how to comply with procedures for storage and cutting
- Understand the requirements of health and identification marks
17
Verify food safety management procedures for meat
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Verify slaughter and carcase dressing operations
- Verify slaughterho
- use food safety management procedures for red meat species
- Verify offal handling operations
- Verify the maintenance and hygiene standards of the slaughterho
- use establishment
- Verify traceability of meat and offal
- Verify compliance for meat and offal storage and cutting
18
Verify the removal of specified risk material, animal by-products and processing of edible co-products
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Verify the identity of relevant animals, carcases, documentation and Specified Risk Material
- Verify practices and procedures for the removal of SRM, food waste and animal by-products
- Verify practices and procedures for the removal and storage of edible co-products
- Complete records relating to Specified Risk Material
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 603/6913/9
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- FDQ
- Qualification Type
- Occupational Qualification
- Operational Start
- Jan 2021
- Operational End
- Dec 2026