What education do you need to become a Butchers, Meat Cutters and Fishmongers - Retail and Wholesale?


This is what you typically need for the job:

  • Completion of secondary school may be required.
  • Completion of a college or other meat-and-fish-cutting training program, or a three-year meat cutting apprenticeship may be required.
  • On-the-job training in food stores is usually provided for retail butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers.
  • Trade certification is available, but voluntary, in Quebec and British Columbia.

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