Primo Gears up for export push
TAFE NSW – Hunter Institute’s Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Primo Australia Scone Abattoirs to train and assess employees under the Existing Worker Traineeship program. The Institute will provide an on-site consultant and assessor who will be responsible for the co-ordination and management of staff training.

A $15 million expansion into the export market is just one reason why Primo Australia Scone Abattoirs has turned to Hunter Institute for its training needs.

Hunter Institute Commercial Manager, Tourism and Hospitality, Ms Sharne Dwyer, said Primo Australia Scone Abattoirs expects its workforce to reach more than 300 later this year in response to its current surge into the export market. ‘Hunter Institute is pleased to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with Primo Australia Scone Abattoirs to assess and train approximately 150 employees under the traineeship program, and up to 50 new entrant trainees,’ Ms Dwyer said.

‘Hunter Institute has worked closely with ABEN (Australian Business Employment Network) New Apprenticeships Centre to establish this agreement, and will provide an on-site TAFE consultant to manage staff training for Primo. ‘The primary objective of this service will be to assist management to implement and maintain
systems that comply with the requirements of an export licence.’

Under the agreement, individual employees will be enrolled in various strands of the
Meat Processing Certificates III & IV for their specific training needs. Hunter Institute
teacher, Gary McLean, will assess the employees in the workplace, and conduct training at the Primo abattoirs to cover any skills gaps that are identified.

‘The training package allows for individual flexibility in the choice of modules, so the course structure will be designed to reflect the specific skills of the individual and the identified needs of Primo,’ Ms Dwyer said.

‘The TAFE assessor, in conjunction with the employee and the supervisor, will select the most appropriate modules to complement the employee’s duties. Training will provide a pathway that reflects a career in the industry by providing for multiskilling of the workforce, and a way of recognising and adding to the skills of the existing workforce.’

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