Part
Overview : This Study Guide has been set up for
individuals who want an introduction to the skills and knowledge
needed by fishmongers. Content will be added and amended
over time so please occasionally revisit this webpage to
see what else is on offer. To provide feedback or request
additional content please email the
academy. The following issues are addressed in this
Study Guide.
Billingsgate
Seafood Training School offer training courses for new
entrant fishmongers and in fish filleting and quality assessment.
The School will also be the focus for the Fishmongering
Apprenticeship Programme starting in September/October 2013.
This programme will support apprentices from a range of
different apprenticeship providers and approved centres
in the UK.
Seafish
provide a range of online training courses and training
materials for the onshore sectors of the fish and shellfish
industry. Many of Seafish's learning materials are available
here in this (and other) Study Guides free of charge.
Seafish approved training providers (ATPs) also
deliver a range of Seafish training
courses.
Duchy
College, part of the SW Apprenticeship Group will be
offering a small number of public courses and workshops
in fish and shellfish.
H&S Open learning module
- available
from Seafish as a stand alone workbook or as part of
a CIEH certificate programme. The accompanying H&S video
programme is available
here.
H&S learning materials
developed for the fish frying distance learning programme
are available
here.
Part 3:
Fish & shellfish preparation and knife skills
Fishmonger Practice -
Display and merchandising (Seafish's old training manual)
This old training manual contains much that is still useful
and informative, but also some information (legislation
etc) that is out of date. 10mb PDF download.
Here is a set of 77 slides on shellfish quality assessment.
This is not a formal training course, but the slides may be used for self-study or coaching purposes.
This is a
simple overview. For more detailed information please see
the Principles of fish and shellfish product knowledge guides
that are currently in preparation.
The Seafood
Industry Factsheet - a simple guide produced by Seafish
showing key industry facts and statistics.
Torry Advisory
Notes - a series of 80+ booklets developed in the 1960s
and 70s but still of great interest today. This FAO
Saved Search should take you to the list of 80+ TANs.
If it does not then websearch FAO Torry Advisory Note.
