Level 3 Extended Diploma in Food Technology and Science
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Course Duration
Full-time: 2 years including work placement
Full-time: 2 years including work placementFull-time: 2 years including work placement
Course Location
Loughry Campus
Level 3 Extended Diploma in Food Technology and Science
This course prepares students for employment or progression onto higher-level courses. On completion of the course students receive a Level 3 Extended Diploma in Food Technology and Science.
Course content
- Dairy science and technology
- Food chemistry
- Food factory design and environmental factors
- Food legislation and labelling
- Food microbiology
- Food packaging
- Food product development
- Food science
- Fresh produce technology
- Managing manufacturing information and data
- Manufacturing bakery products
- Meat science and technology
- Nutritional health
- Operational management in the food industry
- Quality systems and auditing within food manufacturing
- Role of a Food Technologist
- Sensory analysis in food production
- Understanding food manufacturing
- Understanding food safety and HACCP
- Academic and professional studies
Work placement
Students will complete a twelve week work placement in a food business between year one and year two of the course.
Course Progression
This course provides students with the opportunity to progress on to Foundation or Honours Degree programmes in Food at CAFRE. It has been designed to meet the growing need of the food industry for qualified people to fill key supervisory roles including production, quality assurance and product development.
Course Entry Requirements
Normally four GCSE Grade Cs or above including English Language, Mathematics and Science.
Leaving Certificate Applied and Leaving Certificate Foundation Level are not considered as meeting entry requirements for CAFRE programmes. If you require guidance on entry qualifications please email the Key Contact for this course.
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Loughry Campus
Loughry Campus aims to develop learners’ skills and competitiveness through education, training, business and technology programmes to meet the needs of the food industry.
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Joshua Thompson
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“Studying at CAFRE is developing my employability skills through regular practical classes in the Food Technology Centre, science laboratories, product development kitchens and sensory suites."
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