Meat Processing Workforce Education
The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry and the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education have partnered to establish a meat processing training program. The training program was developed in response to the ever-growing need for workforce development in the meat processing industry.
The resources in the program include up to 64 hours of coursework with hands-on learning in the processing of beef, pork and lamb. Meat processing training is available at 11 high schools and 2 technology centers in the CareerTech system.
Training can also be delivered via the Mobile Meat Processing Laboratory, a mobile classroom capable of traveling across the state to high schools, technology centers and industry partner sites. To learn more about the MMPL, contact Justin Siler.
In addition, CareerTech offers three self-paced online courses approved by the American Meat Science Association.
What you’ll learn:
- Meat Fabrication
- Packaging
- Labeling
- Food Handling
- Storage
- Food Safety
- Beef Grading
- Food Chemistry
Modules included in the curriculum:
- Preparing for Meat Processing
- Fabricating a Carcass
- Fabricating Fresh Meat
- Making Value-Added Products
- Packaging Meat Products
- Marketing Meat Products
Click this Mobile Meat Processing Laboratory link to download a copy of the flyer.