An older style of qualification origionally from City and Guilds of London Institute and now available through FDQ (Food and Drink Qualifications Ltd)
This is a very flexible qualification that can be used to mix and match a substantial tailored qualification for fishmongers and fishmonger managers.
It is make up of a number of individual skills and knowledge units on general seafood and fishmonger specific topics.
Our trainers are able to deliver all of the fishmonger units that make up the FDQ qualification.
For detailed guidance please contact us.
For more information please visit this FDQ webpage: Proficiency in Seafood Skills
The units available within the Skills Certificate include many that are of interest to fishmongers, such as:
- Grade fish-shellfish by hand
- Understand how to grade fish-shellfish by hand
- Intake fish-shellfish
- Understand how to intake fish-shellfish
- Pack live shellfish for despatch
- Understand how to pack and care for live shellfish for despatch
- Shuck bivalves by hand
- Understand how to shuck bivalves by hand
- Pack and ice fish-shellfish
- Understand how to pack and ice fish-shellfish
- Gut and clean fish by hand
- Understand how to gut and clean fish by hand
- Assemble fish-shellfish products by hand
- Understand how to assemble fish-shellfish products by hand
- Extract shellfish meat by hand
- Understand how to extract shellfish meat by hand
- Maximise sales in a food retail environment
- Understand how to maximise sales of food products in a retail environment
- Process fish-shellfish in a sales environment
- Understand how to process fish-shellfish in a sales environment
- Display fish-shellfish in a sales environment
- Understand how to display fish-shellfish in a sales environment
- Sharpen cutting tools for use in food operations
- Understand how to sharpen cutting tools for use in food operations
- Maintain product quality in food operations
- Understand how to maintain product quality in food operations
- Principles of displaying fish-shellfish in a sales environment
- Principles of marine finfish product knowledge
- Principles of shellfish non-marine finfish and marine food products Product Knowledge
Our expert fishmonger trainers are experienced in all the above and can provide 1:1 training in each of these units.
