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Nitec in Applied Food Science


Have you wondered why packaged food tastes so good even after months on the shelves?


Well, you can find how in this course! You will learn how to retain food quality, as well as to perform routine checks for food content, flavour and appearance, and collect food samples for analysis.

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Acquire knowledge and skills gained which are highly relevant to the industry

  • Prepare and process various foods based on standardized recipes.
  • Handle raw materials, prepared food and food wastes.      
  • Collect food samples for analysis.
  • Perform routine checks for food content, flavour and appearance.
  • Inspect and analyse food products and implement ways for to improve quality.
  • Perform housekeeping of equipment and facility for food preparation.
  • Maintain proper logging and documentation of production, inventory and supplies.
  • Monitor the various critical control points in food preparation for the implementation of a HACCP plan.
  • Collect food information from surveys and observations.

Gain valuable first-hand experience

  • Opportunity for real-work exposure through a 3-month industry attachment


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Entry Requirements

To apply for the Nitec in Applied Food Science course, you need to have:

Subject
Grade
GCE ‘O’ level grades in Mathematics and Science
1-8
or
 
GCE ‘N’ level passes in Mathematics, Science and one other subject
1-5 or A-D

* Applicants must be free from colour-appreciation deficiency.

Duration and Venue

This is a two-year course and is available at :

Progression Opportunities

Nitec in Applied Food Sciences graduates with a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.5 and above may apply for progression to the first year of a related diploma course at the Polytechnics. For more details on diploma courses for progression, please refer to the Joint Polytechnic Admissions website.

Nitec in Applied Food Sciences graduates with a GPA of 2.3 and above may also apply for progression to related Higher Nitec courses offered by ITE.

 

Career Prospects

Nitec in Applied Food Science graduates are employed in food manufacturing/processing/production plants and factories, catering facilities as well as major F&B retail outlets.

Some of the job titles held by Nitec in Applied Food Science graduates include:

  • Food Technician
  • Food Production Technician
  • Food Processing Technician

There are excellent opportunities for career advancement to supervisory positions and beyond. Food technicians with work experience and good performance may be Food Production Supervisors.

Course Structure

To obtain the Nitec in Applied Food Science certification, you need to accumulate at least 77 credits.

Core Modules
59
Life Skills Modules
14
Elective Modules
4
Total
77


Core Modules (Click on title to view module description)

Credits

7

7

Food Handling and Preparation

7

Food Hygiene and Sanitation

7

7

7

7

10

Life Skills Modules

Credits

8

4
Sports and Wellness I

1

Sports and Wellness II

1

Electives

Course Specific

Credits

2

2

Inter-Disciplinary

Credits

3

2

General

Credits

English Language 'O' I to IV

2 or 3

Mathematics 'O' I to IV

2 or 3

Overseas Experiential Programme

2 or 3

Note: The offer of electives is subject to the training schedule of respective ITE Colleges. Students are advised to check with their Class Advisors on the availability of the elective modules they intend to pursue.

For more information

For general queries on the course, please email training@ite.edu.sg.

Last updated on 17 Feb 2010