Jobs and Skills AustraliaIs the work there?
Ten year outlook
Food trades workers jobs are projected to grow. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 102 workers in May 2025, 106 by May 2030 (up 3.9%) and 112 by May 2035 (up 9.8%).
Jobs and Skills Australia employment projections · May 2025 to May 2035
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NCVER Total VET ActivityWho is training
Enrolments in the Certificate IV in Food Science and Technology are steady. Across Australia, 100 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 100, up 0% in a year. National data for FBP40421 starts in 2022.
NCVER Total VET Activity · 2025 collection
training.gov.au · Australian Qualifications FrameworkWhat does studying it involve?
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
How long it takes
A Certificate IV is typically 0.5 to 2 years of full-time study under the Australian Qualifications Framework. Providers set the exact length and pace.
Delivery
Providers set the delivery mode.
Credit for experience
Recognition of prior learning applies to FBP40421 like any qualification on the national register: an approved provider assesses your evidence against each unit.
training.gov.au national register; Australian Qualifications Framework.
State subsidised training listsWhat does it cost, and who funds it?
State funding for FBP40421 is being verified against official program lists.
Eligibility and student contributions vary by program and provider. The official state listing is the source of truth. In a subsidised place the government pays most of the tuition and you pay a co-contribution set by the program and provider.
Official state subsidised training program lists, verified per state. Full-fee prices will appear here as partner courses are listed.
training.gov.au · unit packagingWhat is in the qualification
The register lists 8 core units for the Certificate IV in Food Science and Technology, plus 49 elective options. Prerequisites apply to Three of them, marked below.
- BSBWHS411Implement and monitor WHS policies, procedures and programs
- FBPFST4004Perform microbiological procedures in the food industry
- FBPFST4011Apply the principles of nutrition to food processing
- FBPFSY4001Supervise and maintain a food safety plan
- FBPTEC4003Control food contamination and spoilage
- FBPTEC4007Describe and analyse data using mathematical principles
View all 8 core units
- MSL974020Perform food tests
- MSMENV472Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices
View the 49 elective options
- FBPAUD4001Assess compliance with food safety programs
- FBPAUD4002Communicate and negotiate to conduct food safety audits
- FBPAUD4003Conduct food safety audits
- FBPAUD4004Identify, evaluate and control food safety hazards
- FBPCHE5002Produce acid-coagulated soft cheese
- FBPCHE5003Produce a range of rennet-coagulated cheeses
- FBPCHE5004Produce acid and heat coagulated cheese
- FBPCHE5009Carry out sampling and interpret tests for cheese production (has prerequisites)
- FBPFST4003Apply digital technology in food processing
- FBPFST4005Document food processes and supporting procedures
- FBPFST4006Apply food preservation technologies
- FBPFST4007Establish operational requirements for a food processing enterprise
- FBPFST4008Preserve food in cans or sealed containers
- FBPFST4009Label foods according to legislative requirements
- FBPFST4010Apply sensory analysis in food processing
- FBPFST4012Apply water management principles to the food industry
- FBPFST5003Construct a process control chart for a food processing operation
- FBPFST5006Apply food microbiological techniques and analysis
- FBPFST5009Implement and review the processing of market milk and related products
- FBPFST5014Implement and review the production of chocolate products
- FBPFST5016Implement and review the processing of high and low boil confectionery
- FBPFST5017Implement and review the processing of confectionery products
- FBPFST5021Implement and review the processing of fruit, vegetables, nuts, herbs and spices
- FBPFST5024Implement and review the production of fermented dairy products and dairy desserts
- FBPFST5028Implement and review the manufacturing and processing of edible fats and oils
- FBPFST5030Implement and review manufacturing of cereal products
- FBPFSY3003Monitor the implementation of food safety and quality programs
- FBPFSY4002Supervise and verify supporting programs for food safety
- FBPFSY4003Perform an allergen risk review
- FBPFSY4004Provide accurate food allergen information to consumers (has prerequisites)
- FBPFSY4005Conduct a traceability exercise
- FBPOPR4001Apply principles of statistical process control
- FBPPPL3003Participate in improvement processes
- FBPPPL4007Manage internal audits
- FBPTEC4001Determine handling processes for perishable food items
- FBPTEC4002Apply principles of food packaging
- FBPTEC4004Apply basic process engineering principles to food processing
- FBPTEC4005Apply an understanding of food additives
- FBPTEC4006Apply an understanding of legal requirements of food production
- FBPTEC4008Participate in product recalls
- FBPTEC4009Identify the physical and chemical properties of materials, food and related products
- FBPTEC4010Manage water treatment processes
- FBPTEC4011Establish process capability (has prerequisites)
- MSL973013Perform basic tests
- MSL974019Perform chemical tests and procedures
- MSL974021Perform biological procedures
- MSMOPS401Trial new process or product
- MSMSUP390Use structured problem-solving tools
- SIRRFSA001Handle food safely in a retail environment
training.gov.au national register, FBP40421 release 1
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