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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
