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
- 18 months
- Apprenticeship category
- Sales, marketing and procurement
- Maximum funding
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£13,000
Maximum amount government will fund
for apprenticeship training. - Also known as
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- Counter assistant
- Filleter
- Fishmonger
- Seafood operative
- Skills
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Skills an apprentice will learn
- Adhere to safe handling and storage requirements from receipt to sale or despatch, such as stock rotation, quality assessment, temperature control, monitoring and minimising risk of cross-contamination.
- Hand process fish including filleting, skinning (fillets), and portioning.
- Prepare a range of specialised fish or shellfish products such as pockets, canoes, paves, skinned whole fish, dressed crabs, or shucked bivalves.
- Use tools and equipment safely in the handling, preparation, and processing of fish or shellfish.
- Prepare and maintain the workplace, workstation, tools and equipment, ensuring they meet business and legal requirements.
- Complete the processing of fish or shellfish, including weighing, packing, and labelling.
- Support the development of colleagues and team members which supports equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace.
- Work safely and hygienically.
- Handle complaints and resolve problems appropriate to business policy and procedures.
- Communicate with customers or colleagues.
- Process and dispose of waste material, rework or repurpose material.
- Assess the quality of fish or shellfish using objective methods such as the TORRY sensory assessment scheme or Quality Index Method (QIM).
- Identify fish and shellfish species.
Full information on Fishmonger (level 2) is available from the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.
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Apprenticeship location
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