The University of Tasmania (UTAS) is pleased to have partnered with Oysters Australia, FRDC and SafeFish to develop a series of training courses relating to shellfish food safety.
These courses are currently being offered for free through the UTAS short course platform: https://www.utas.edu.au/study/short-courses/ and details on each course can also be found below.
An Introduction to Shellfish Safety
An induction course for industry to build awareness of key topics in the production of safe bivalve shellfish.
This course is designed to:
- Provide those working in the industry with a clear understanding of the food safety requirements that apply to bivalve shellfish and actions they should take to produce safe bivalve shellfish.
- Outline the complexity of growing filter feeding animals in shared waterways
- Help employers demonstrate to customers/food auditors that they have skilled and knowledgeable workforce that understands their food safety requirements.
This course is fully online and self paced. It is estimated to take around 3 learning hours to complete. To learn more and enrol, scan the QR code or visit:
https://www.utas.edu.au/study/short-courses/an-introduction-to-shellfish-safety
Shellfish Safety Supervisors Course
A detailed industry food safety course outlining the key topics that supervisors need to be aware of in the production of safe bivalve shellfish.
This course is designed to:
- Provide supervisors/managers/business owners with a clear understanding of the food safety requirements that apply to bivalve shellfish and actions they (or their workers) should take to produce safe bivalve shellfish.
- Outline the complexity of growing filter feeding animals in shared waterways.
- Help employers demonstrate to customers/food auditors that they have skilled and knowledgeable workforce that understands their food safety requirements.
This course is fully online and self paced. It is delivered 50:50 through a self-paced component and a half-day face-to-face online presentation/discussion session. It is estimated to take around 8 learning hours to complete. To learn more and enrol, scan the QR code or visit:
https://www.utas.edu.au/study/short-courses/shellfish-safety-supervisors-course
Managing and Regulating Food Safety Risks in Bivalve Shellfish
A course for shellfish regulators, covering key aspects to ensure appropriate control over the production of safe bivalve shellfish.
This course is designed to provide new regulators or persons wishing to move into this career path with the necessary knowledge required to embark on this employment pathway. The course is comprised of 4 modules and these are structured to cover the following topics:
- Biological factors and legislative framework
- Harvest area classification
- Bacterial contaminants inc. management of sewage, vibrio’s, depuration and wet storage
- Harmful Algal Blooms and their management
On completion of the course, you will have a clear understanding of why bivalve shellfish must be harvested and handled following a highly complex set of requirements to ensure that the product the industry sends to market is safe to eat, thus maintaining consumer confidence in seafood sales and in maintaining market access to overseas markets.
This course is a blended course utilising a mixture of online self-paced, online face-to-face workshop and a face-to-face session. This course will be operated once per year. It is estimated the 4 modules will take around 30 learning hours each to complete. To learn more and enrol, scan the QR code or visit:
