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Retail Meat Processing & Manufacturing Foundation Program

Come prepared with a pen, notebook & copies of any Food Safe Certification. Training tools, supplies, and textbooks are to be ordered online from the TRU Bookstore and can be picked on your 1st day if you have not already done so.

Approximate Program Costs

** Denotes that item is available at the TRU Book Store
All Program Costs are Approximate.

Tools and Equipment
  • Inch Boning Knife **
  • 1 - 10 inch Steak knife **
  • 1 - Steel **
  • 1 - Scabbard with chain **
  • 4 - 1 inch diameter – split rings **
  • 1 - Apron (blue) **
  • 1 - Pair Safety Goggles **
  • 1 - Dog Clip **
  • Sub Total for Equipment Package: $320.00
Misc Equipment
  • 1- Padlock (key type) with 2 key ** - $13.00
  • 1- Pair gumboots knee height– Purchase off Campus! - $40.00
  • 1- Pair Sanitation Gloves ** - $15.00
  • Sub Total for Misc Equipment: $68.00
Books and Supplies (Available at TRU Bookstore)
  • Textbook: Canadian Professional Meat Cutting - $279.00
  • M113 Handout booklets x2 - $29.00
  • 1- Note Pad (8 x 11) 3 - hole punched - $5.00
  • 1- 3 Ring Binder 2” thick - $8.00
  • Pens (without caps) / Pencils/ Eraser and Highlighters/Black Sharpie - $7.00
  • 1- Pocket Size Calculator as per Program requirements - $15.00
  • Sub Total for Books and Supplies: $343.00
  • Approximate total of books, tools, and supplies: $731.00
  • Approximate Tuition & Fee’s (including Medical/Dental or $248.00): $5,380.00

Approximate Total Cost: $6,111.00

All the above costs are approximate and based on the most recent prices available. All supplies (excluding Gumboots) will be available at the TRU Bookstore no later than the first day of class.

Retail Meat Processing Program

Tools: Students are required to bring their own cutting apron, scabbard, Boning & Steak knife and Steel for the first day of classes.
Lockers: Each student will be issued a full sized locker
Dress code: Clean black slacks & black work shoes, clean shirt & tie daily

The following books and supplies are required and can be purchased at the TRU Bookstore, if you have completed level 1 training, the supplies are the same.

Tools and Equipment
  • 1 Padlock with keys - $6.00
  • 1 pair of clean sanitation Knee height gumboots - $20.00
  • 1 pair of sanitation gloves - $10.00
  • 1 Textbook (Canadian Professional Meat Cutting) - $290.00
  • Math Handout packages (2 total) - $ 20.00
  • 1 Pocket sized calculator, retractable pen, and sharpie - $30.00
  • 1 D-Ring 2 inch binder - $6.00
  • Sub-Total cost of supplies & books (Approx) - $382.00
  • International Tuition 4 weeks - $2.958.13

Total Cost (Approx): $2,430.18

Retail Meat Processing Program Apprenticeship Program

Course guide, Rules and Regulations will be presented on the first day of classes.

Tools: Students are required to bring their own Boning & Steak knife and Steel for the first day of classes.
Lockers: Each student will be issued a full sized locker.
Dress code: Clean black slacks & black work shoes, clean shirt & tie daily
Work coats: will be provided. Please bring $25.00 (cheque or cash) to your first day of class for laundering service.

The following books and supplies are required and can be purchased at the TRU Bookstore (Except Gumboots)

  • 1 knife scabbard with belt chain and split rings - $20.00
  • 1 Apron - $15.00
  • 1 pair safety goggles - $10.00
  • 1 Padlock with keys - $6.00
  • 1 pair of clean sanitation Knee height gumboots - $20.00
  • 1 pair of sanitation gloves - $10.00
  • 1 CPMCA Manual of Meat Processing - $133.10
  • 2 Entry level math orientation workbooks - $10.00
  • 1 Pocket sized calculator - $15.00
  • 1 D-Ring 2 inch binder - $6.00
  • 1 lined note pad 8x11, 3 hole punched - $4.00
  • Approximate Sub-Total cost of supplies & books - $249.10
  • Tuition 4 weeks - $538.69

Total Cost - $787.79