Students in Australia have graduated from the first industry-endorsed dairy manufacturers course. The National Centre for Dairy Education – Australia (NCDEA) and Dairy Food Safety Victoria (DFSV) joined forces to offer the course which is held at a dairy manufacturer through two four-hour sessions.

Since its inception, 44 trainees from around Victoria have completed the Fundamentals of Food Safety and Quality (Dairy) course. It covers all aspects of food safety and quality assurance and was designed specifically for small and medium-sized dairy food manufacturers.

Joanne Patterson, DFSV’s general manager of strategic policy, said although there were many food handling courses available, this was the first one specifically for dairy food manufacturers. She said holding it on site at a manufacturing facility allowed for hands-on learning.