FDF40311 Certificate IV in Food Science and Technology

Supersededtraining.gov.au: supersededEquivalent

The currency period for FDF40311 ended on 16 December 2018 — 7 years ago. It names one replacement below, with the equivalence it declares for each.

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New enrolments are not permitted from 18 December 2019 — one year from the date the replacement was included on the National Register (s 14(1)(a)(i) of the National VET Regulator (Compliance Standards for NVR RTOs and Fit and Proper Person Requirements) Instrument 2025 (F2025L00355, in force 1 July 2025)), or from a later date if ASQA has approved otherwise for your organisation.

Learners already enrolled have no fixed deadline: they complete the product and are issued their AQF certification, or transfer to the replacement, in a timely manner (ASQA guidance, read live 25 August 2026).

The same date closes a second obligation: under s 7(2)(c) of the same instrument, advertising may refer to a superseded product only while it is on scope and new enrolments are permitted. When enrolments stop, the course page advertising it stops being permitted too — and if ASQA approves a later enrolment date, that moves with it.

Sector-wide: the item 14 cut-off, measured across every live scope · the repealed 12-month rule

Product type
Qualification
Training package
FDF10 — Food Processing
Currency period ends
16 December 2018
Latest release
Release 3 · 6 September 2012 · 3 releases in all
Supersedes
nothing — no earlier product listed
Superseded by
FBP40418 equivalent

Where the register points next

Each step below is one supersession training.gov.au publishes between two products. The label on the rail is the equivalence the register declares for that step — not our reading of it.

  1. FDF40311Superseded — equivalentCertificate IV in Food Science and Technology
  2. equivalent
  3. FBP40418Superseded — equivalentCertificate IV in Food Science and Technology
  4. equivalent
  5. FBP40421CurrentCertificate IV in Food Science and Technology

What the register says changed

These are the mapping notes training.gov.au attaches to each supersession, quoted as the register writes them. They are the only public record of what actually changed between two versions.

  • FDF40311FBP40418equivalent17 December 2018

    Updated to meet Standards for Training Packages. Updated core and elective units. Updated packaging rules.

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What FDF40311 is made of

training.gov.au lists 72 units for FDF40311: 12 core and 60 elective. The register does not publish a completion rule in units for this product, so we do not state one. How many of the electives are required is in the packaging rules on training.gov.au.

Core units 12 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
FDFFS2001AImplement the food safety program and proceduresnot current
FDFFS3001AMonitor the implementation of quality and food safety programsnot current
FDFFS4001ASupervise and maintain a food safety plannot current
FDFFST4002AMonitor the development and implementation of a food QA systemnot current
FDFFST4004APerform microbiological procedures in the food industrynot current
FDFFST4007AEstablish operational requirements for a food processing enterprisenot current
FDFOHS4002AMaintain OHS processesnot current
FDFOP2015AApply principles of statistical process controlnot current
FDFTEC4003AControl food contamination and spoilagenot current
FDFTEC4007ADescribe and analyse data using mathematical principlesnot current
MSAENV472BImplement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practicesnot current
MSL974003APerform chemical tests and proceduresnot current

Elective units 60 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
FDFAU4001AAssess compliance with food safety programsnot current
FDFAU4002ACommunicate and negotiate to conduct food safety auditsnot current
FDFAU4003AConduct food safety auditsnot current
FDFAU4004AIdentify, evaluate and control food safety hazardsnot current
FDFCH4001ACarry out sampling and interpret tests for cheese productionnot current
FDFCH4002AProduce acid-coagulated soft cheesenot current
FDFCH4003AProduce a range of rennet-coagulated cheesesnot current
FDFCH4004AProduce acid - heat coagulated cheesenot current
FDFFS4002ASupervise and verify supporting programs for food safetynot current
FDFFST4001AApply food processing technologiesnot current
FDFFST4003AApply digital technology in food processingnot current
FDFFST4005ADocument processes and procedures for a food product not current
FDFFST4006AApply food preservation technologiesnot current
FDFFST4008APreserve food in cans or sealed containersnot current
FDFFST4009ALabel foods according to legislative requirementsnot current
FDFFST4010AApply sensory analysis in food processingnot current
FDFFST4011AApply the principles of nutrition to food processingnot current
FDFFST4012AApply water management principles to the food industrynot current
FDFFST4020AImplement and review the processing of market milk and related productsnot current
FDFFST4021ACarry out sampling and testing of milk at receivalnot current
FDFFST4022AImplement and review the preparation of milk for processingnot current
FDFFST4030AImplement and review the processing of chocolate and sugar-panned productsnot current
FDFFST4031AImplement and review the processing of aerated confectioneriesnot current
FDFFST4032AImplement and review the production of gums and jelliesnot current
FDFFST4033AImplement and review the production of chocolate productsnot current
FDFFST4034AImplement and review the processing of chocolatenot current
FDFFST4035AImplement and review the processing of high and low boil confectionerynot current
FDFFST4036AImplement and review the processing of confectionery productsnot current
FDFFST4040AIdentify & implement product safety and quality for chilled or frozen poultry product manufacturingnot current
FDFFST4041AIdentify and implement product safety and quality for cooked poultry product manufacturingnot current
Show the remaining 30 elective units
CodeUnitIn this product
FDFFST4042AIdentify and implement product safety and quality for egg based product manufacturingnot current
FDFFST4050AIdentify & implement product safety and quality for processing of fruit, vegetables & other producenot current
FDFFST4051AIdentify and implement product safety and quality processes for fish and seafood productsnot current
FDFFST4052AImplement and review the manufacturing and processing of edible fats and oilsnot current
FDFFST4053AImplement and review manufacturing, packaging and testing of beverage products not current
FDFFST4054AIdentify and implement product safety for manufacturing of cereal productsnot current
FDFOP2030AOperate a process control interfacenot current
FDFOP2061AUse numerical applications in the workplacenot current
FDFPPL4005AEstablish process capabilitynot current
FDFTEC4002AManage controlled atmosphere storagenot current
FDFTEC4004AApply basic process engineering principles to food processingnot current
FDFTEC4008AApply principles of food packagingnot current
FDFTEC4009AIdentify the physical and chemical properties of materials, food and related productsnot current
FDFTEC4011AParticipate in product recallsnot current
MSAPMOPS401ATrial new process or productnot current
MSAPMSUP390AUse structured problem solving toolsnot current
MSL973001APerform basic testsnot current
MSL974004APerform food testsnot current
MSS402080AUndertake root cause analysisnot current
MSS403010AFacilitate change in an organisation implementing competitive systems and practicesnot current
MSS403013ALead team culture improvementnot current
MTMCOR202AApply hygiene and sanitation practicesnot current
MTMCOR404AFacilitate hygiene and sanitation performancenot current
MTMP402BImplement a Meat Hygiene Assessment programnot current
MTMP404BApply meat sciencenot current
MTMPS411CMonitor meat preservation processnot current
MTMPS412CMonitor and overview the production of processed meats and smallgoodsnot current
MTMPS414BMonitor and overview the production of Uncooked Comminuted Fermented Meat (UCFM)not current
MTMPSR407AAssess and evaluate meat industry requirements and processesnot current
MTMPSR408ASpecify beef product using AUS-MEAT languagenot current

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