Intercollegiate Meat Judging Program

Summary

The Australian Intercollegiate Meat Judging Association (ICMJ) Inc is a not-for-profit association with the objective of injecting intelligent, trained and enthusiastic graduates into industry to increase capacity and competitiveness long into the future.

The objective of the ICMJ program is to provide a platform that educates students about the industry, meat science, the importance of the consumer and which advocates exciting career opportunities that exist within the industry.

The program objectives are:

1. From 2016-17 to 2020-21 organise and deliver an annual five-day industry education workshop and meat judging competition and expose students to career path prospects within the meat and livestock industry including a career expo.

2. Select, train and provide appropriate coaching for the Australian Team to participate in the annual US intercollegiate meat judging competition from 2016-17 to 2020-21.

3. Develop, implement and expand the ICMJ alumni program by 2017-18.

4. From 2016-17, develop and implement systems to more accurately measure the impact of the program.

5. Enhance the interaction between companies and students throughout 2016-17 to 2020- 21.

6. Increase industry and stakeholder interest and student participation in the program from 2016-17.

7. From 2016-17, promote the ICMJ competition to industry and wider community, through mainstream and social media channels.

8. Develop, implement and expand the ICMJ alumni database