FDF50311 Diploma of Food Science and Technology

Supersededtraining.gov.au: supersededEquivalent

The currency period for FDF50311 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).

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Sector-wide: the item 14 cut-off, measured across every live scope · the repealed 12-month rule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 2 · 6 September 2012 · 2 releases in all
Supersedes
nothing — no earlier product listed
Superseded by
FBP50118 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. FDF50311Superseded — equivalentDiploma of Food Science and Technology
  2. equivalent
  3. FBP50118Superseded — equivalentDiploma of Food Science and Technology
  4. equivalent
  5. FBP50121CurrentDiploma of 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.

  • FDF50311FBP50118equivalent17 December 2018

    Updated to meet Standards for Training Packages Changed core and packaging rules Elective units changed to remove groups

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What FDF50311 is made of

training.gov.au lists 62 units for FDF50311: 10 core and 52 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 10 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
FDFFS4001ASupervise and maintain a food safety plannot current
FDFFS5001ADevelop a HACCP-based food safety plannot current
FDFFST4004APerform microbiological procedures in the food industrynot current
FDFFST5002AIdentify and implement required process control for a food processing operationnot current
FDFFST5004ASpecify and monitor the nutritional value of processed foodnot current
FDFFST5005AIdentify the biochemical properties of foodnot current
FDFFST5006AApply food microbiological techniques and analysisnot current
FDFFST5030ADevelop, manage and maintain quality systems for food processingnot current
FDFOHS4002AMaintain OHS processesnot current
MSAENV472BImplement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practicesnot current

Elective units 52 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
BSBRES401AAnalyse and present research informationnot current
FDFAU4002ACommunicate and negotiate to conduct food safety auditsnot current
FDFAU4003AConduct food safety auditsnot current
FDFAU4004AIdentify, evaluate and control food safety hazardsnot current
FDFAU4005AAudit bivalve mollusc growing and harvesting processesnot current
FDFAU4006AAudit a cook chill processnot current
FDFAU4007BAudit a heat treatment processnot current
FDFAU4008AAudit manufacturing of ready-to-eat meat productsnot current
FDFFST4012AApply water management principles to the food industrynot 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
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
FDFFST5001AMonitor refrigeration and air conditioning systems in food processingnot current
FDFFST5003AConstruct a process control chart for a food processing operationnot current
FDFFST5007AEvaluate sampling plans in relation to food industry standardsnot current
FDFFST5008ADevelop a new food productnot current
FDFFST5023AImplement and review the production of milk fat productsnot current
FDFFST5024AImplement and review the production of fermented dairy products and dairy dessertsnot current
Show the remaining 22 elective units
CodeUnitIn this product
FDFFST5025AImplement and review the production of concentrated and dried dairy productsnot current
FDFFST5026AImplement and review the production of ice creams and frozen dairy productsnot current
FDFFST5027AImplement and review the production of milk and related products by the membrane systemnot current
FDFOP2015AApply principles of statistical process controlnot current
FDFOP2030AOperate a process control interfacenot current
FDFOP2061AUse numerical applications in the workplacenot current
FDFTEC4004AApply basic process engineering principles to food processingnot current
FDFTEC4005AApply an understanding of food additivesnot current
FDFTEC4007ADescribe and analyse data using mathematical principlesnot current
FDFTEC5001AManage and evaluate new product trialsnot current
FDFTEC5002AManage utilities and energy for a production processnot current
MSL973004APerform aseptic techniquesnot current
MSL973007APerform microscopic examinationnot current
MSL974004APerform food testsnot current
MSL974006APerform biological proceduresnot current
MSL975005AConduct sensory analysisnot current
MSL975022APerform food analysesnot current
MSS403001AImplement competitive systems and practicesnot current
MSS403011AFacilitate implementation of competitive systems and practicesnot current
MTMPS5603CDevelop, manage and maintain quality systemsnot current
MTMPSR5601CDesign and manage the food safety systemnot current
SFIPROC504CDesign and manage a product recallnot current

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