What is VFITB?

The Victorian Food Industry Training Board is the Industry Training Advisory Body (ITAB) for the food processing industries.

To ensure there is strong industry leadership of the training system, the Victorian Government funds a network of 16 ITABs which are experts on training needs and delivery in their particular industries.

ITABs provide authoritative, independent information on training needs, and promote skills development and take-up of training by businesses in their industries.

The Skills Victoria website has further details about the ITAB network and its role in the Victorian training system.

The VFITB works with the National Skills Council, AgriFood Skills Australia. For more information see the training packages section of our website.

VFITB is a bipartite, not for profit board, whose primary role is the provision of advice to government agencies, industry and the learning community on skills, education and training for the following sectors:

Baking

Plant, non-plant baking and retailing of bread, biscuits, cakes and pastry products.

Beverage

Still and carbonated drinks, fruit juices, cordials, health/sport drinks, beers and pre-mixed alcoholic drinks.

Confectionery

Chocolate, lollies and gum.

Dairy

Includes milk processing, cheese, yoghurt, ice cream and milk powder.

Edible Oils and Fats

Includes vegetable oils such as soya bean, sunflower, canola, cotton seed and palm oil as well as edible tallow. This sector supplies a diverse range of products to other food manufacturers, caterers and the hospitality industry.

Fruit and Vegetable

Fresh, canned, frozen, dried and other packaged products.

General Foods

Cereal foods, essences and flavours, food ingredients, frozen foods, health foods, ice cream cones, mustards, nuts, pasta products, pet food, potato chips, salt, spices, sugar, tea and coffee and materials used in other food sectors.

Meat

Fresh, frozen and other processed/packaged meats and smallgoods, includes meat retailing.

Milling

Products used in other food industry sectors, stockfeed and of value added export products.

Pharmaceutical

Processing and packaging, includes some raw material production.

Poultry

Fresh, frozen and other packaged poultry meat and manufactured poultry products.

Seafood

Fresh, frozen and other packaged seafood and manufactured seafood products.

Wine

Wine and spirit production and processing of by-products.