Welcome Butcher Apprentice Members!
As part of your apprenticeship with Skills4Work, you are now an official member of Retail Meat New Zealand (RMNZ), and so we welcome you to our community of butchers.
RMNZ is actively involved in the promotion and growth of the butchery industry, which means we can offer apprentices the opportunity to become immersed within the trade and have availability to a fantastic support network and ongoing communication of all industry related updates and announcements.
We pride ourselves on providing our members with numerous opportunities through our various industry events and competitions, we aim to stay up to date and move with the times to ensure we can always be one step ahead.
You will receive regular correspondence from us, which will include information on our events, competitions and networking opportunities.
We are really looking forward to assisting you with establishing your career pathway within the industry, so welcome aboard, and we hope to see you at one of our events soon!
RESOURCES
As a Skills4Work apprentice member of RMNZ, you will have access to the following relevant resources:
Meat Specification Guide
This guide has been produced by Beef + Lamb New Zealand to provide wholesale buyers with internationally recognised carcass and cut specifications for beef and veal, lamb and mutton, as well as goat. Specifications for co-products (offal) are also included.
Beef + Lamb Reference Guide
The Beef + Lamb New Zealand Reference Guide has been produced to give butchers, chefs, apprentices and cookery students a better understanding of New Zealand beef and lamb quality, the range of processing cuts available and their attributes, plus handling and cooking methods. It also includes a broad background on meat structure and the nutritive value of beef and lamb.
ANZCO FOODS BUTCHER APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR
This is the competition to participate in! To be recognised by both your peers and those within the industry is a huge reward, not to mention an incredible opportunity to open the door for further opportunities. Even as a first year apprentice we encourage you to get out there and give it a go, the exposure and skills you can gain during the competition will give you a fantastic head start in your career, plus we’ve seen first year apprentices make it to the Grand Final several times.​
This competition runs in conjunction with the Alto Young Butcher and Master Butcher of the Year, and has been running for 10 years. These competitions have always been prestigious events, well regarded by the retail meat trade, with the titles being highly sought after by competitors.
The competition begins with a series of online workshops and then the opportunity to compete at one the regional competitions. The winning ANZCO Foods Butcher Apprentice competitor from each regional then goes onto the Grand Final which is staged in Auckland as part of a formal dinner, a real highlight on the industry calendar. This is the competition to participate in!
