Pearson Education Ltd · RQF Level 2
Pearson Edexcel Level 2 Certificate for Proficiency in Dairy Industry Skills (QCF)
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- LevelRQF Level 2
- Total credits27
- Units in this qualification160
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These are the units Pearson Education Ltd registers against this qualification. It is a catalogue, not a syllabus. Which of them you take depends on the combination the qualification requires, and that is set by the awarding body rather than by us. Every unit here is regulated, and every one you earn is yours to keep.
Bandage cheeseReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to bandage cheese
- Bandage cheese
Carry out cheese extrusion operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to extrude cheese
- Carry out cheese extrusion
Carry out cheese piercing operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to pierce cheese
- Control cheese piercing
Carry out cheese pressing operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to press curd
- Control pressing of cheese
Carry out cheese smoking operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to smoke cheese
- Carry out cheese smoking operations
Carry out cheese waxing operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to wax cheese
- Carry out cheese waxing operations
Carry out disinfection in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare for disinfection
- Carry out disinfection procedures
Carry out product changeovers in food manufactureReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare for changeovers in a way that minimises down-time and waste
- Carry out changeovers
- Complete changeovers
Carry out sampling for quality control in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Sample food products to meet sampling requirements
- Maintain integrity of sample
Carry out task hand-over procedures in food manufactureReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Hand over responsibility to another person
- Take over responsibility from another person
Carry out testing for quality control in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare for quality testing
- Carry out testing for quality
Clean in place _CIP_ plant and equipment in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to clean in place
- Carry out clean in place
- Complete clean in place
Contribute to continuous improvement for achieving excellence in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Identify improvements in the workplace
- Share and communicate own ideas for improvement
- Agree, test and evaluate plan for improvements
Contribute to environmental safety in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Contribute to workplace environmental safety
Contribute to problem diagnosis in food manufactureReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Contribute to identifying problems
- Contribute to problem diagnosis
- Contribute to reporting problems
Contribute to problem resolution in food manufactureReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Contribute to identifying the causes of problems
- Contribute to implementing solutions to problems
- Contribute to reporting on action to be taken to resolve problems
Contribute to sustainable practice in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Contribute to sustainability in a food environment
Contribute to the effectiveness of food retail operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Organise own activities within food and drink retail operations
- Contribute to the improvement of food and drink retail operations
Contribute to the maintenance of plant and equipment in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare for the maintenance of plant and equipment
- Carry out maintenance of plant and equipment
Control container filling in food manufactureReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to control container filling
- Control container filling
Control hygiene cleaning in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare for cleaning according to company procedures and specifications
- Carry out cleaning according to company procedures and specifications
- Complete cleaning according to company procedures and specifications
Control manual size reduction in food manufactureReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare for manual size reduction
- Carry out manual size reduction
- Finish manual size reduction
Control processing to produce butterReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to control processing of butter
- Control processing of butter
Control processing to produce cheeseReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to control processing of cheese
- Control processing of cheese
Control processing to produce dried milk powderReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to control processing of dried milk powder
- Control processing of dried milk powder
Control processing to produce fermented dairy productsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to control processing of fermented dairy products
- Control processing of fermented dairy products
Control processing to produce ice creamReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to control processing of ice cream
- Control processing of ice cream
Control processing to produce milk/creamReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to control processing of milk/cream
- Control processing of milk/cream
Control slicing in food manufactureReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare for slicing according to specifications
- Carry out slicing according to specifications
- Finish slicing according to specifications and procedures
Control temperature reduction in food manufactureReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare for temperature reduction according to specifications
- Carry out temperature reduction according to specifications
- Finish temperature reduction according to specifications and procedures
Control washing and drying machinery in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare machinery for washing and drying according to specifications and procedures
- Operate washing and drying machinery according to specifications and procedures
- Shut down washing and drying machinery
Control weighing in food manufactureReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to weigh food products following company procedures
- Carry out weighing operations following company procedures
Control wrapping in food manufactureReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare for wrapping according to specifications
- Carry out wrapping according to specifications
- Finish wrapping according to specified procedures
Deal effectively with waste in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Separate waste according to company procedures
- Store waste according to company procedures
Grade cheeseReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Select sample cheese for grading
- Sample and grade cheeses
Lift and handle materials safely in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Follow lifting and handling instructions
- Operate handling equipment
- Transport materials safely
Maintain product quality in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Conduct quality checks
- Communicate results of quality checks
Maintain workplace food safety standards in operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Keep the workspace clean
- Maintain food safety
Maintain workplace health and safety in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Work within organisational safety limits
- Follow organisational emergency procedures
- Use personal protective equipment
Maintain, promote and improve environmental good practice in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Maintain environmental good practice
- Promote and improve environmental good practice
Maximise sales in a food retail environmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit equips learners with skills to maximise sales in a food retail environment by identifying promotional opportunities, organising product displays, and promoting food and drink products effectively to customers.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify opportunities to increase retail sales through promotions and displays, considering factors such as seasonality, target audience, and product characteristics.
- Organise the promotion and display of food and drink products for sale, adhering to relevant regulations, guidelines, and best practises.
- Promote food and drink products to customers, utilising effective communication techniques and product knowledge to encourage purchases.
Mill curdsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to mill curds
- Control milling of curds
Mix/blend ingredients manually in food manufactureReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to mix/blend ingredients
- Mix/blend ingredients using manual methods
Monitor and control the recovery and separation of by-products and waste disposal in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Organise and control the separation of by-products
- Organise and control the separation of waste
- Organise and control the recovery of by-products for further processing
Monitor and control waste disposal in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Organise and control the storage and handling of waste
- Organise and control the disposal of waste and despatch of by-products
Monitor and maintain storage conditions in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Maintain health, safety and security in the storage area
- Monitor changes in storage conditions
Monitor food hygiene standards using rapid test methods in operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare documentation, equipment and samples for testing
- Conduct tests and record results
Operate manual dispensers in food manufactureReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to operate a manual dispenser
- Operate a manual dispenser
Organise and monitor manual operations in dairy processingReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to organise and monitor manual operations in dairy processing
- Organise and monitor manual operations in dairy processing
Pack orders for despatch in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Pack orders to specification for despatch in food operations
Palletise and wrap products in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Carry out checks before palletising and wrapping products
- Carry out palletising and wrapping
- Finish palletising and wrapping
- Ensure that the process of palletising and wrapping products in food operations works effectively
Prepare orders for despatch in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to assemble orders
- Assemble orders
- Prepare orders
- Finish order preparation
Prepare starter cultures in dairy processingReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to make up starter culture
- Prepare starter culture
Principles of Clean In Place CIP in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the importance of cleaning processes
- Understand types of detergent and disinfectant
- Understand the main components of a Cleaning in Place (CIP) system
Principles of HACCP based food safety systemsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Know the purpose of a HACCP system
- Know the features and terminology of HACCP
- Know how a HACCP system is applied in the workplace.
Principles of a specialist cheese sales serviceReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll gain knowledge of specialist cheese sales, including cheese making principles, storage, and consumption. The unit covers providing accurate customer information on cheese types, production processes, and storage conditions.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of cheese making, including different types of milk, cultures, and processes, and how to provide relevant information to the customer
- Understand the principles of cheese storage, including temperature, humidity, and packaging, and how to provide relevant information to the customer
- Understand the principles of cheese consumption, including flavour profiles, pairings, and nutritional information, and how to provide relevant information to the customer
Principles of appearance and texture in food technologyReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the role of appearance and texture in food and drink products
- Understand the importance of quality in the appearance and texture of food and drink products
Principles of centrifugation in food technologyReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of centrifugation in food processing
- Understand the application of centrifugation in food processing
- Understand the economics of centrifugation technology
Principles of cheese makingReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the key ingredients and stages of cheese making
- Understand how starter cultures and rennet are used in cheese making
- Understand cheese processing methods
Principles of cheese varietiesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the regulations affecting cheese production
- Understand the different methods used to produce hard, soft and semi soft varieties of cheese
- Understand the key differences between processed and traditional recipe cheeses
Principles of continuous improvement techniques _Kaizen_ in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the features, importance of Kaizen activity
- Understand the criteria and requirements for Kaizen and problem solving
- Understand how to interact with Kaizen activity
Principles of dairy scienceReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the structure and properties of milk
- Understand the structure of dairy products
Principles of energy transfer in cooling food technologyReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand heat transfer in the form of cooling
- Understand the different methods of cooling food and drink products
Principles of energy transfer in heating food technologyReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of energy
- Understand how to measure energy
- Understand the transfer and characteristics of energy
Principles of evaporation in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the evaporation process
- Understand the technology of evaporation
Principles of fermented dairy productsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the types of ingredients used in fermented dairy products
- Understand processing methods and equipment used to make fermented dairy products
Principles of filtration in food technologyReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the purpose and application of filtration
- Understand clarification, filter media and filter aids in food filtration
- Understand food process filtration methodology
Principles of flavours in food technologyReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of taste flavours
- Understand the principles of odour flavours
- Understand the chemical structure and characteristics of flavours
Principles of heat treatment in dairy processingReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand why dairy products are heat treated
- Understand the types of heat treatments used in dairy processing
Principles of homogenisation in food technologyReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of homogenisation in food processing
- Understand how emulsifiers work in food processing
- Understand how pressure homogenisers are used in food processing
- Understand how colloidal mills are used in food processing
Principles of ice cream productionReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the regulations that affect ice cream production
- Understand the ingredients used in ice cream production
- Understand ice cream processing methods and equipment
Principles of lipid functionality in food scienceReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the absorption and saturation of lipids
- Understand the characteristics of lipid functionality
- Understand the technical application of lipids
Principles of microbiology in food technologyReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the classification and assessment of micro-organisms in food and drink processing
- Understand food poisoning viruses and relevant food processing control measures
- Understand food poisoning bacteria and relevant food processing control measures
- Understand the micro-organisms which cause food spoilage and relevant food processing control measures
- Understand the characteristics of useful food processing micro-organisms
Principles of producing butter and mixed fat spreadsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to make butter and spreadable butter
- Understand how to make mixed fat spreads
Principles of product quality and improvements in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to maintain product quality
- Understand how to contribute to continuous improvements
Principles of protein functionality in food scienceReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the purpose of protein
- Understand the characteristics of protein functionality
- Understand the technical application of protein
Principles of sustainability in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of sustainability
- Understand factors affecting sustainability targets
- Understand factors affecting support for sustainability targets
- Understand the factors influencing the achievement of sustainability
Principles of the dehydration process in food technologyReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the physical effects of dehydration in food technology
- Understand the chemical and nutritional affects of dehydration in food technology
- Understand dehydration processes and economics in food technology
Principles of valves and pumps in food manufactureReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how liquid flows in pipes
- Understand types of valves used in food manufacture
- Understand pump function and pump types used in food manufacture
Produce curds and wheyReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to produce curds and whey
- Control curds and whey production
Produce product packs in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to produce individual product packs
- Produce individual product packs
- Finish production of individual product packs
Receive and offload bulk liquids in food manufactureReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Check the product being delivered
- Prepare work area to receive bulk liquids
- Offload bulk liquids
Salt and mould curdsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to salt and mould curds
- Control salting and moulding of curds
Sell food products in a retail environmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Establish customer needs
- Satisfy customer needs
- Process the sale of food and drink products
Serve on a specialist food retail counterReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Set up a counter area for specialist food
- Assist customers with purchases in specialist food retail
- Maintain the counter area in specialist food retail
Sharpen cutting tools for use in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Sharpen cutting tools
- Maintain the edge of cutting tools
Shut down plant and equipment in food manufactureReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Implement shut-down procedures
- Complete the shut down of plant and equipment
Slice and bag individual food productsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Slice individual products
- Bag individual products
Store goods and materials in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Select and handle goods and materials safely and hygienically
- Store goods and materials in allocated locations
- Check and complete documentation
Supply materials for production in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Match production needs with availability of supplies
- Maintain supply of materials to production area and work stations
The principles of food safety for manufacturingReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how individuals can take personal responsibility for food safety
- Understand the importance of keeping him/herself clean and hygienic
- Understand how the working areas are kept clean and hygienic
- Understand the importance of keeping products safe
Understand how to avoid contamination and complete cleaning in place _CIP_ of plant and equipment in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Avoid contamination
- Complete cleaning in place
Understand how to bandage cheeseReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to bandage cheese
- Bandage cheese
Understand how to carry out cheese extrusion operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to extrude cheese
- Carry out cheese extrusion operations
Understand how to carry out cheese piercing operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to carry out cheese piercing operations
- Control cheese piercing operations
Understand how to carry out cheese pressing operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to press curds
- Carry out cheese pressing operations
Understand how to carry out cheese smoking operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to smoke cheese
- Carry out cheese smoking operations
Understand how to carry out cheese waxing operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to wax cheese
- Carry out cheese waxing operations
Understand how to carry out disinfection in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Know about the requirements for disinfection
- Carry out disinfection
- Complete disinfection
Understand how to carry out product changeovers in food manufactureReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Know about the requirements for carrying out product changeovers
- Carry out product changeovers
- Deal with problems during changeovers
Understand how to carry out sampling for quality control in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Know about the principles of sampling
- Know about maintaining sample integrity
- Know about factors that influence samples
Understand how to carry out task hand-over procedures in food manufactureReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Carry out task hand-over procedures
Understand how to carry out tests for quality control in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Know about the importance of accurate quality testing
- Know about testing protocol for quality
- Know about equipment used in quality testing
- Understand how to interpret and communicate test results
Understand how to contribute to continuous improvement for achieving excellence in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Know about the importance of continuous improvement in food operations
- Know about the resources and measures to support a continuous improvement activity in food operations
- Support and communicate continuous improvement activity in food operations
Understand how to contribute to environmental safety in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Comply with requirements
- Recognise environmental damage
- Work in a way that reduces environmental damage
Understand how to contribute to problem diagnosis in food manufactureReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Contribute to identifying problems in your area of work
- Contribute to analysing and reporting problems within your work area
Understand how to contribute to problem resolution in food manufactureReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Contribute to problems in your area of work and how to communicate to colleagues
- Contribute to identifying resolutions to problems
Understand how to contribute to sustainable practice in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Know what the requirements are for sustainable practice in a food environment
- Contribute to sustainable practice within the organisation
Understand how to contribute to the effectiveness of food retail operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Organise work activities to optimise effectiveness
- Contribute to the improvement of retail operations
Understand how to contribute to the maintenance of plant and equipment in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Know about preparing for maintenance
- Carry out maintenance
- Deal with maintenance issues and problems
- Complete maintenance procedures
Understand how to control hygiene cleaning in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the requirements of hygiene cleaning in food operations
- Understand how to prepare for hygiene cleaning in food operations safely
- Understand how to carry out hygiene cleaning in food operations safely
- Understand how to complete hygiene cleaning in food operations safely
Understand how to control manual size reduction in food manufactureReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Control manual size reduction in food manufacture
- Control manual size reduction
- Complete manual size reduction
Understand how to control processes in food manufactureReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Know about the requirements for controlling processes
- Prepare control processes
- Carry out process control procedures
- Complete process control procedures
Understand how to control washing and drying machinery in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Know about controlling washing and drying machinery according to specifications and procedures
- Deal with problems during the washing and drying process
Understand how to deal effectively with waste in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Know about the different forms of waste
- Know about the procedures for handling and dealing with different types of waste
- Deal with waste safely
- Know about the legal requirements for waste management
Understand how to grade cheeseReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to grade cheeses
- Grade cheese
Understand how to lift and handle materials safely in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Know the health and safety standards for lifting, moving and handling materials
- Knows how to move and handle materials
- Know the limits of ones authority and communication methods
Understand how to maintain product quality in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Carry out quality checks
- Record and store information accurately
- Know about the importance of communicating results
Understand how to maintain workplace food safety standards in operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Know the importance of safe food handling practices
- Deal with pests and infestations
- Know the importance of minimising the risks of contamination and food poisoning
Understand how to maintain workplace health and safety in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Know the main safety risks and hazards in the working environment
- Know the health and safety precautions and procedures in the workplace
- Know the health and safety features of equipment and materials
Understand how to maximise sales of food products in a retail environmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit provides learners with knowledge to maximise food product sales in retail by ensuring displays meet health, safety, and hygiene standards. You'll learn to address display problems and assess effectiveness through monitoring and customer feedback.
What you'll be able to do
- Confirm that displays meet required standards for displaying goods, including health and safety regulations, food hygiene standards, and company policies.
- Deal with problems in displaying goods, such as stock shortages, damaged products, and display maintenance issues.
- Assess and monitor displays to ensure they are effective in attracting customers and driving sales, using key performance indicators (KPIs) and customer feedback.
Understand how to mill curdsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to mill curds
- Control milling of curds
Understand how to mix/blend ingredients manually in food manufactureReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to mix/blend ingredients
- Mix/blend ingredients manually
Understand how to monitor and control the recovery and separation of by-products in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Monitor and control the recovery of by-products in food operations
- Control and organise the separation of by-products
- Control and organise the recovery of by-products
- Control and organise the despatch of by-products
Understand how to monitor and control waste disposal in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Monitor and control waste disposal in food operations
- Control and organise waste separation
- Control and organise the storage and handling of waste
Understand how to monitor and improve environmental good practice in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Follow organisational procedures for environmental good practice
- Recognise environmental good practice
- Improve environmental good practice
Understand how to monitor food hygiene standards using rapid test methods in operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare equipment for rapid food hygiene testing
- Conduct rapid food hygiene tests
- Know about the recording and reporting procedures for tests
Understand how to operate manual dispensers in food manufactureReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare operate manual dispensers
- Operate manual dispensers
Understand how to organise and monitor manual operations in dairy processingReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to organise and monitor manual operations
- Schedule operations
- Monitor manual operations
Understand how to pack orders for despatch in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Pack orders to specification for despatch in food operations
Understand how to palletise and wrap products in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Carry out checks before palletising and wrapping products
- Carry out palletising and wrapping
- Finish palletising and wrapping of products
Understand how to prepare for and conduct cleaning in place _CIP_ of plant and equipment in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to clean in place
- Clean in place
Understand how to prepare orders for despatch in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Know what the requirements are for preparing orders for despatch in food operations
- Assemble orders for despatch in food operations
- Prepare orders for despatch in food operations
- Finish preparing orders for despatch in food operations
Understand how to prepare starter cultures in dairy processingReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to make starter cultures
- Prepare starter culture
Understand how to process liquid milkReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to process liquid milk
- Control liquid milk processing
Understand how to produce butterReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to produce butter
- Control butter production
Understand how to produce cheeseReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to produce cheese
- Control cheese production
Understand how to produce creamReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to produce cream
- Control cream production
Understand how to produce curds and wheyReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to produce curds and whey
- Control curds and whey production
Understand how to produce dried milk powderReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to produce dried milk powder
- Control dried milk powder production
Understand how to produce dried whey powderReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to produce dried whey powder
- Control dried milk powder production
Understand how to produce fermented dairy productsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to produce fermented dairy products
- Control processing of fermented dairy products
Understand how to produce ice creamReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to produce ice cream
- Control ice cream production
Understand how to produce mixed fat spreadsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to process mixed fat spreads
- Control production of mixed fat spreads
Understand how to produce product packs in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Meet production demand for product packs
- Control production of product packs
- Complete production of product packs
Understand how to receive and offload bulk liquids in food manufactureReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Check products being delivered
- Receive and offload bulk liquids in the work area
Understand how to salt and mould curdsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to salt and mould curds
- Control salting and moulding of curds
Understand how to sell food products in a retail environmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Establish the customer’s needs
- Satisfy the customer’s needs
- Process and complete the sale of food and drink products
Understand how to serve on a specialist food counterReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Use the work area
- Handle food products
- Serve customers
Understand how to sharpen cutting tools for use in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Know about the importance of maintaining sharp edges on cutting tools
- Sharpen cutting tools
- Maintain sharp edges on cutting tools
Understand how to shut down plant and equipment in food manufactureReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Implement shut down procedures
- Complete plant and equipment shut down
Understand how to slice and bag individual food productsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Slice individual food products
- Bag individual food products
Understand how to store and organise goods and materials in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Know suitable storage locations for goods and materials
- Deal with damage to goods, materials and equipment
- Know the safety, security and environmental conditions for transport and storage of goods and materials
- Know the organisational communication and documentation procedures
Understand how to supply materials for production in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Determine sufficiency of supplies of food and drink materials to meet production requirements
- Knows how to maintain supplies to ensure smooth running in production
Understand how to weigh/measure ingredients manually in food manufactureReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to weigh/measure ingredients
- Weigh/measure ingredients
Understand how to work effectively with others in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Work effectively in a team.
- Give and receive information to and from team colleagues.
- Work with team colleagues to improve the way work is done
Understand how to wrap products manually in food manufactureReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare wrap products
- Wrap products manually
Weigh/measure ingredients manually in food manufactureReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to weigh/measure ingredients
- Weigh/measure ingredients using manual methods
Work effectively with others in food operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Work effectively in a team
- Give and receive information to and from team colleagues
- Work with team colleagues to improve the way work is done
Wrap products manually in food manufactureReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to wrap products
- Wrap products
The honest bit
You’ve started things before
Most courses were built for a room full of people who aren’t you. A cohort moves on whether or not your week allowed it, and by the third week the thing you’re behind on becomes the reason you stop opening it.
There’s no cohort here, and no timetable to fall behind. Before anything starts, Zavmo asks when you’re sharpest and how long you can realistically sit down for, then builds the sessions around those answers. A bad fortnight changes your pace. It doesn’t put you behind.
And you only pay once you start learning. Searching and planning are free, and you can cancel any time — so the cost of finding out is an afternoon, not a year.
Your passport
Every credit is a stamp you keep
Level 2 credits are regulated. They don’t vanish when a subscription ends or a website closes. They travel to any employer, and Zavmo keeps the map of what you’ve earned and what’s next.
Bandage cheeseCarry out cheese extrusion operationsCarry out cheese piercing operationsCarry out cheese pressing operationsCarry out cheese smoking operationsCarry out cheese waxing operationsCarry out disinfection in food operationsCarry out product changeovers in food manufacture
Each stamp is a real unit registered against this qualification.
Who’d teach you this
The Evidence Evaluator
Assessor
Helps you show what you can actually do, gathering the evidence that proves it as you learn.
Meet all twelve tutorsWhere this connects
Where these credits take you
A qualification is never a dead end here. See the jobs its credits open, the national occupational standards its units map to, and the future skills they quietly build.
Pearson Edexcel Level 2 Certificate for Proficiency in Dairy Industry Skills (QCF)
- Carry out changeovers in the spirits industry
- Carry out cheese encasement operations
- Carry out cheese pressing operations
- Carry out cheese smoking operations
- Carry out product changeovers in food and drink operations
- Check the Controlled Removal of Food Waste, Animal Products and Edible Co-Products
- Contribute to Sustainable Practice in a Food Environment
- Contribute to improvements in food and drink operations
Skills it covers
What the job actually needs. These are the standards the units are built against, in the words employers and awarding bodies already use for the work itself.
Carry out changeovers in the spirits industryCarry out cheese encasement operationsCarry out cheese pressing operationsCarry out cheese smoking operationsCarry out product changeovers in food and drink operationsCheck the Controlled Removal of Food Waste, Animal Products and Edible Co-ProductsContribute to Sustainable Practice in a Food EnvironmentContribute to improvements in food and drink operationsContribute to sustainable practice in a food environmentControl Processing to Produce Liquid Fresh MilkControl filling in food and drink operationsControl processing to produce Anhydrous Milk Fat (AMF) and Butter OilControl processing to produce Extended Shelf Life (ESL) milksControl processing to produce UHT milksControl processing to produce butter, spreads and margarines (BSM) productsControl processing to produce cream (sweet and whey) for further processingControl processing to produce cream for retail packsControl processing to produce cultured and fermented products+56 more
How you’ll actually learn this
One-to-one, on your own real work
A qualification is usually something done to you: sit the class, sit the exam, hope it sticks. Here it’s the opposite. You learn it one-to-one with a companion, on your own real work, and you keep going until you can use it, not just recall it.
One-to-one, on your real workNo lectures, no past-papers. Every unit is practised on the actual tasks your job throws at you, a tutor beside you, not a video in front of you.
Taught to the top, not the testMost courses stop at remembering. Your companion keeps climbing: analysing, judging, creating. That’s the part a machine can’t do for you.
Credits you keep, a map that continuesEvery unit is regulated and yours for good. The day you finish, Zavmo already knows the next role your new credits open.
Applied to your own work
How the thinking builds
- Remember
- Understand
- Apply
- Analyse
- Evaluate
- Create
Built for Pearson Edexcel Level 2 Certificate for Proficiency in Dairy Industry Skills (QCF)
160 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by Pearson Education Ltd.
- Bandage cheese
- Carry out cheese extrusion operations
- Carry out cheese piercing operations
- Carry out cheese pressing operations
- Carry out cheese smoking operations
- Carry out cheese waxing operations
and 154 more in the full unit list below.
One to one, not one to many
No two people run this the same way
A course is written once and handed to everyone. This is assembled around you, and keeps changing as it learns you. Five things it reads, and what each one changes.
- Your actual work Every unit is taught against a live piece of your own work, not a worked example from a textbook.
- What you already know The first conversation finds your starting point, so you skip what you can already do and spend the time on what you cannot.
- The conditions you learn under Not a learning-styles quiz. The evidence does not support those. The dimensions the research does back, read once and used to shape the plan.
- How far you got last time It picks up mid-thought. The tutor knows what you said, what you struggled with, and what it asked you to try.
- Which tutor suits the moment Twelve of them, each for a different kind of thinking. The one who walks you through a first idea is not the one who stress-tests it.
See how you learn, free. Eight questions, no sign-up. A directional taster; the diagnostic inside Zavmo goes deeper and keeps adapting.
Why it sticks
Most courses stop at remembering
There’s a well-known ladder of how deeply you learn something, called Bloom’s Taxonomy. Most courses get you up the first two rungs: you remember some facts, you pass a test, you forget it. Real skill lives at the top. Judging, deciding, creating. And this isn’t a generic ladder: every rung has a named Zavmo tutor who walks you up it.
- 6CreateThe Creative Catalyst
- 5EvaluateThe Evidence Evaluator
- 4AnalyseThe Analyst
- 3ApplyThe Coach
- 2UnderstandThe Connector
- 1RememberThe Builder
Where most courses leave you Where Zavmo takes you
Why this matters: AI can already remember and understand for you. What it can’t do is
take your real problem and judge the right call. So the only learning worth paying
for is the learning that takes you to the top. That’s exactly what a tutor doing it with
you, on your real work, is for.
The value
Why the companion is worth £70 a month
You’re not paying for the units. They’re regulated, and the same wherever you earn them. You’re paying for the one thing that decides whether you actually get there: a companion that makes them stick, on your real work.
That is one-to-one on this qualification, every day, on the work you already do, for £70 a month. Your first module is free, so you can see the teaching before you pay for any of it. Billed monthly, cancel any time and billing stops.
Earned on your own work, taught to the top.
Everything you just read, learned one-to-one on the job you already do. Your first module is free, so you can see the teaching before you pay for any of it.
Build my plan, freeNo card. See how this qualification maps onto your role and meet the tutors who’d teach it, free. The learning begins when you subscribe. It’s £70 a month, billed monthly. Cancel any time and billing stops.