Qualifications for Fish Friers

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This Topic Page is a guide to vocational and other qualifications for Fish Friers. For Seafood Chefs please see 5. below.

Background

General qualifications for people working in fish frying and allied businesses will include food safety and health and safety, either as internally developed and awarded qualifications or third-party accredited and recognised qualifications.

Seafish have developed a range of accredited qualifications that can be delivered by Seafish approved trainers. Some Seafish approved trainers are based within individual businesses (including recruitment agencies) and other train staff for that business, while others are independent trainers able to support all businesses within a region.

In addition to third-party qualifications, Seafish accredits and offers a range of fish and shellfish specific qualifications to match the courses delivered by our partners and approved trainer network. These are usually developed and offered in partnership with the National Federation of Fish friers

Vocational qualifications and apprenticeships represent the gold standard for qualifications for operatives, supervisors and managers in fish frying. Both level 2 and level 3 qualifications in fish and shellfish industry skills are generally available throughout the UK, along with the associated intermediate and advanced apprenticeships. The fish and shellfish frameworks are so comprehensive and flexible that it is possible for almost anyone in the industry directly involved with fish or shellfish to tailor a vocational qualification or apprenticeship for themselves.

Fish and chips shops have been enthusiastic adopters of these apprenticeships at all levels within the business, and including single shop and multi-site operations.

Sources of Information

1. News and General Information

• Main Frier page

• News from the NFFF on apprenticeships in fish frying;

• General News from Seafish on apprenticeships.

2. Vocational Qualifications and Apprenticeships

Apprenticeship leaflets including leaflets for:

• customer service, frying and managers - see the apprenticeship information leaflets page;

• Age related employer bonus;

• Professional Qualifications for fish frier managers - Download leaflet;

• Full fish friers apprenticeship pack.

 

3. Apprenticeship Provider Network

• List of apprenticeship providers across the UK recognised by Seafish

4. Information on general qualifications in:

• food safety training;

• H&S training;

• HACCP.

5. Other qualifications and courses include:

• Hospitality and catering qualifications - we do not offer active support for these qualifications, but many of our recognised apprenticeship providers do. We also have some online resources for Chefs.

• NFFF Fish frying courses/qualifications - see fish frying courses

• Fish frying and Customer Service qualifications - by distance learning - see fish frying courses

• Quality Assessment

6. Other Information

• General Academy Leaflets
• See also the Training Course and News Sections on the home page

7. Bespoke and Specific Qualifications

For more information on the Level 2 and 3 fish and shellfish proficiency qualifications including NVQs and SVQs, and the professional qualifications that can be achieved, download the Fish and Shellfish Diagnostic Toolkit - available here.

8. Contact details for:

• Seafish approved trainers;

• Academy partners; and

• apprenticeship providers.

For more information and guidance please contact Seafish by emailing onshore@seafish.co.uk or telephone 01472 252302.

Pending Content

New courses leading to new qualifications.