This module describes the skills, knowledge, and attitude required to benchmark with partners. It is intended for learners who have successfully completed the TVET diploma in food science and technology or its equivalent and pursuing a TVET advanced diploma in food science and technology. At the end of this module, learners will be able to identify the need for benchmarking, prepare for benchmarking, undertake benchmarking activity, and capitalize on benchmarking outcomes. Qualified learners deemed competent to this competency may work alone or with others on routine tasks in food manufacturing industries dealing with the processing of different products, performing a range of tasks related to food processing he can exercise autonomy and initiative in some activities at a professional level and take significant managerial or supervisory responsibility for the work of others in defined areas of work.
This module describes the skills, knowledge and attitude required to coordinate the manufacturing and
processing of edible fats and oils. It is intended for learners who have successfully completed the TVET
Certificate V in food processing or its equivalent and pursuing TVET diploma in food science and
technology. At the end of this module, learners will be able to review preparation of plant and animal
products for oil extraction and processing, monitor processing techniques and technologies to produce
fat or oil product, assess the quality, safety and shelf life of fats and oil products and review production
processes. Qualified learners deemed competent to this competency may work alone or with others on
routine tasks food manufacturing industries dealing with processing of different products, performing a
range of tasks related to food processing he can take some managerial responsibility for the work of
others within a defined and supervised structure work as he can take also supervision in less familiar
areas of work.
This module describes the skills, knowledge and attitude required to experiment new food products. It is
intended for learners who have successfully completed the TVET Certificate V in food processing or its
equivalent and pursuing TVET diploma in food science and technology. At the end of this module,
learners will be able to contribute to the selection of equipment/process conditions, prepare for trials,
conduct test runs/trials and evaluate results and identify modifications. Qualified learners deemed
competent to this competency may work alone or with others on routine tasks food manufacturing
industries dealing with processing of different products, performing a range of tasks related to food
processing he can take some managerial responsibility for the work of others within a defined and
supervised structure work as he can take also supervision in less familiar areas of work.