Certificate III in Food Processing (Brewing)

Program Overview

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Certificate III in Food Processing

Course Overview

Kick start your career in craft brewing with this entry-level qualification. This course is suitable for both first-time brewers and seasoned professionals wanting to improve their skills.

Queensland is home to a growing number of craft brewers with craft beer production in Queensland worth more than $62 million annually. This course will give you the practical skills you need to get started in this growing industry.

You'll cover essential industry skills including how to operate wort production, fermentation, filtration and beer packaging processes. You’ll learn hands on with training delivered onsite at our Mt Gravatt nano brewery and at the new state-of-the-art Queensland BrewLab microbrewery located at the Coopers Plains Health and Food Sciences Precinct.

Successful completion of this course will give you a technical and practical understanding of the brewing process and prepare you to work in a range of highly skilled brewing jobs.

What Can I Do?

• Assistant Brewer
• Packaging Operator
• Brewery Cellar Hand
• Brewery Laboratory Assistant

Course Outcome

FPB30121 Certificate III in Food Processing (specialising in brewing)

What You Will Study

The successful achievement of this qualification requires you to complete all core and 12 elective units from the list below. You will also be required to undertake 80 hours of work integrated learning in a commercial brewery.

Core Units

• FBPFSY3003: Monitor the implementation of food safety and quality programs
• FBPFSY3004: Participate in traceability activities
• FBPOPR3019: Operate and monitor interrelated processes in a production or packaging system
• FBPOPR3021: Apply good manufacturing practice requirements in food processing
• FBPWHS3001: Contribute to work health and safety processes

Elective Units

• FBPBEV2004: Identify key stages and beer production equipment in a brewery
• FBPBEV3001: Operate and monitor a wort production process
• FBPBEV3002: Prepare and monitor beer yeast propagation processes
• FBPBEV3003: Operate and monitor a brewery fermentation process
• FBPBEV3004: Operate and monitor a beer filtration process
• FBPBEV3007: Operate and monitor a beer maturation process
• FBPBPG2009: Operate a beverage packaging process
• FBPBPG3010: Operate and monitor a carbonated beverage filling process
• FBPOPR2071: Provide and apply workplace information
• FBPOPR2094: Clean equipment in place
• MSL: Perform basic tests

Ways to Study

• On campus

Choose Your Study Location

• Greater Brisbane

Study Mode

• On campus with some online

Start Date

• 14 Jul 2025
• 07 Oct 2025
• 27 Jan 2026

Duration

• 6 months
• 1 year

Workload

• Full time 3 days per week
• Part time 1 day and 1 night per week

What You'll Pay

• Concession: $5,255
• Subsidised: $5,935
• Full fee: $9,080

Class Format

• Teacher-led, Scheduled

Virtual Class

• No

Assessment

• Online, On-Campus and vocational placement

Teacher Communications

• Phone, Email, Face-to-face, Zoom

Entry Requirements

There are no formal entry requirements for this course.

Selection Criteria

Applicants must be a minimum of 18 years of age to be eligible to apply for this program.

Resources Required

You will need to obtain and provide the following personal protective equipment:

• Safety Glasses
• Safety Goggles
• P2 Mask (3 pack)
• All purpose mask
• Heat and Chemical safe gloves
• Lab Coats - Navy
• Long work pants
• Work boots, wet area boots that cover the ankles, have steel cap protection and are liquid resistant.

Placement

At the end of your course, you will be required to complete 80 hours (2 weeks full time) of work integrated learning in a commercial brewery. TAFE Queensland will arrange this component of the course for you.

Important Information

Please note that this course will delivered at:

• Online via Zoom 1 day per week; and
• 2 days per week at the Mount Gravatt Campus Microbrewery for term 1, and
• The Queensland BrewLab brewery located at the Coopers Plains Health and Food Sciences Precinct for term 2.

There are only 14 positions available in each course offering due to limited space available and work place health and safety requirements at the Brewlab facility at Coopers Plains.

Assessment Methods

Skill and knowledge assessments are an essential step in progressing through your course. You may be assessed in a number of ways while you are studying at TAFE Queensland, including observation, written assessment, questioning, portfolios, work samples, third-party feedback, and through recognition of prior learning.

University Pathways

If you want to go on to further study at university, TAFE Queensland has a pathway option to get you there. In many cases, completing one of our diplomas may give you a full year of credit towards a degree with one of our partner universities.

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and Credit Transfers

Fast track your way to a formal qualification by earning credit for the things you already know. We can assess your skills, directly apply credits from previous successful study, and give you advanced standing in your course.