New Zealand Diploma in Dairy Processing

Te Pukenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Subject area

Food (excluding Seafood) Processing Technology

Qualification

Check out Fees Free to see whether you are eligible for a year of fees-free study or two years industry training. Contact your provider to confirm your study options meet the criteria.

Entry requirements

Includes but is not limited to the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 and the Food Act 2014.

About the course

What can I expect out of this qualification?

The purpose of this qualification is to provide the dairy processing sector with credentialled employees with advanced technical knowledge who can carry out a range of dairy processing operations and operate as a technical specialist with an emphasis on quality assurance and systems improvement.

It will establish standards of professional practice for technical specialists that can provide employers with confidence in the quality of manufacture of the range of dairy products produced.

It is targeted at individuals who are employed as experienced dairy processing technical specialists.

Graduates will benefit dairy processing companies by contributing to the achievement of systems and end to end value chain improvement, and overall manufacturing excellence.

Graduates will operate with a high level of responsibility and discretion within their organisation with full responsibility for product quality.