The Programme structure

The 1st year Programme structure (beef)

The Young Meat Professionals Scheme follows a Four year programme, providing an insight to the end-to-end journey of a meat product.

Following a simalar structure as year one, year two folows the journey of pork, year three, poultry and year 4, Lamb or Game.

The programme will cosist of networking visits to:

  • Farms
  • Abbatoirs
  • Primary and secondary processing
  • Packing
  • Retail or food service.

As well as webinars to support these visits, including:

  • Meat regulations, food safety and controls
  • Role of official vet
  • New product development
  • International trade
  • Quality and consistency
  • Fith quarter
  • Ingredients and additives
  • Personal effectiveness skills- presentation skills, getting the most from your mentor etc