Apprenticeship training course
Fishmonger (level 2)
Selling fish and seafood products, and advising customers on how to prepare them.
- Qualification level
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2
Equivalent to GCSE. - Typical duration
- 24 months
- Apprenticeship category
- Sales, marketing and procurement
- Maximum funding
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£12,000
Maximum amount government will fund
for apprenticeship training. - Also known as
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- Mobile fish van fishmonger
- Retail fishmonger
- Supermarket fishmonger
- Sustainable fishmonger
- Skills
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Skills an apprentice will learn
- Adherence with safe handling and storage requirements from receipt to sale, including stock rotation, quality assessment, temperature control and monitoring and avoiding cross- contamination
- The ability to hand prepare fish including scaling, gutting, filleting, boning, pocketing, canoeing and skinning
- The ability to hand prepare shellfish including dressing and shucking
- Display fish and shellfish for retail sale
- An ability to sell fish and shellfish by interpreting and satisfying customer needs, through upselling/link selling and promotions
- Process the sale of fish and shellfish, including portioning, preparing, weighing, packing, labelling and processing payments relevant to the business
- Use tools and equipment safely in the handling, preparation and sale of fish and shellfish
- Work safely and hygienically in the handling, preparation and sale of fish and shellfish
- Handle complaints and resolve problems appropriate to business policy and procedures
- Communicate effectively with customers and colleagues
Full information on Fishmonger (level 2) is available from the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.