Ontario College Certificate in Professional Butchery Techniques

Canada is experiencing a critical shortage of skilled butchers, with industry organizations reporting thousands of unfilled roles nationwide. This butcher training program prepares you to enter this high-demand trade with hands-on training from expert faculty and partners who work at national and international competition levels. Gain practical meat-cutting skills valued in artisan shops, grocery retailers and processing facilities, an in-demand career path resilient to automation. Develop meat-cutting skills in this butcher training program with hands-on learning in professional culinary labs at Fanshawe’s London Downtown Campus with skilled butchers, faculty and industry partners who actively compete and coach at national and international levels. You’ll develop whole-animal butchery skills, value-added product production, food safety, traceability and yield optimization, all key competencies that industry reports identify as urgently needed (Food Processing Skills Canada - “Securing Canada’s Meat Workforce”).

Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or mature applicant with the following course:Grade 12 English (C or U)Students who do not meet the admission requirements are recommended for academic upgrading. A conditional offer may be possible with proof of enrolment.