West College Scotland Foundation Apprenticeships 2018
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Food & Drink Technologies<br />
Location<br />
Clydebank - Greenock<br />
Level SCQF Level 6<br />
Delivery<br />
Year 1 – Tuesday/Thursday or Wednesday/Friday*<br />
Mode of Delivery 1.30pm – 4.30pm *Delivery days depend on campus location<br />
DURATION<br />
2 Years - Starts in S5<br />
Course outline<br />
In S5, you will complete the National Progression Award (NPA) in Food Manufacture at SCQF<br />
Level 6 and the Awards in Health & Safety and Food Hygiene at SCQF Level 5. In S6, you will<br />
complete the 5 units from the SVQ in Food and Drink Operations at SCQF Level 6 and a work<br />
placement.<br />
Entry requirements<br />
You should be undertaking National 5 English and Maths and National 4 ICT.<br />
Be working towards Higher level by end of 6th year.<br />
(It’d be advantageous to have National 5 Health & Food Technology or National 5 Science)<br />
Course content<br />
• Food manufacturing: Fundamentals of food science<br />
• Food manufacturing: Commercial and social drivers<br />
• REHIS food hygiene: Elementary<br />
• Develop productive working relationships with colleagues<br />
• Contribute to continuous improvement of food safety in manufacture<br />
• Promote and support creative thinking in a food business<br />
• Food manufacturing: Food production<br />
• Food manufacturing: sustainability<br />
• REHIS Elementary health and safety certificate<br />
• Interpret and communicate information and data in food and drink<br />
operations<br />
• Develop a new product in a food business
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