Certificate IV in Food Science and Technology

Create the next chocolate taste sensation.

Help prevent food contamination.

Start a career in the wine world.

Our one-year certificate will give you the skills you need to step up your career or break into the food technology industry.

You can work in research and development, quality control, laboratory testing, production supervision, technical services, marketing and management within the huge food manufacturing industry here in Australia or overseas.You'll use your scientific and analytical skills to learn about storing, processing, preserving, packing and distributing food so that it is safe and hygienic.

You'll be responsible for protecting the health of many Australians and you may wish to work overseas to assist with food programs in developing countries.Food technology deals with the storage, processing, preservation, packaging and distribution of foods.

It is about how best to process and store foods safely and hygienically to increase their shelf-life and to retain their best qualities.

The food industry employs 50,000 people in Victoria alone.

It has the responsibility of providing safe, wholesome food to the Australian population.

The Certificate IV in Food Science and Technology provides an initial qualification in food technology for leading hands, supervisors, technical assistants (including quality control technicians), and food operators with relevant experience.

This program offers people employed in the industry the opportunity to improve job satisfaction, gain a formal qualification related to work, and improve career opportunities.

It also offers people seeking employment in the food technology industry a stronger base for entry.Plus, if you have a signed training agreement, you can undertake this certificate as a traineeship.

The course content below provides all possible units related to the course. If the course has various streams, the units you are required to study will depend on your chosen stream.

IMPLEMENT AND MONITOR WHS POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND PROGRAMS TO MEET LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS BSBWHS401

PERFORM MICROBIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY FBPFST4004

APPLY THE PRINCIPLES OF NUTRITION TO FOOD PROCESSING FBPFST4011

SUPERVISE AND MAINTAIN A FOOD SAFETY PLAN FBPFSY4001

CONTROL FOOD CONTAMINATION AND SPOILAGE FBPTEC4003

DESCRIBE AND ANALYSE DATA USING MATHEMATICAL PRINCIPLES FBPTEC4007

PERFORM FOOD TESTS MSL974020

IMPLEMENT AND MONITOR ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE WORK PRACTICES MSMENV472

LEAD AND FACILITATE A TEAM BSBXTW401

ESTABLISH OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR A FOOD PROCESSING ENTERPRISE FBPFST4007

LABEL FOODS ACCORDING TO LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS FBPFST4009

APPLY SENSORY ANALYSIS IN FOOD PROCESSING FBPFST4010

MONITOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF QUALITY AND FOOD SAFETY PROGRAMS FBPFSY3001

PARTICIPATE IN A HACCP TEAM FBPFSY3002

APPLY PRINCIPLES OF STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL FBPOPR4001

MANAGE INTERNAL AUDITS FBPPPL4007

APPLY PRINCIPLES OF FOOD PACKAGING FBPTEC4002

APPLY AN UNDERSTANDING OF FOOD ADDITIVES FBPTEC4005

PERFORM BASIC TESTS MSL973013

USE STRUCTURED PROBLEM-SOLVING TOOLS MSMSUP390

Entry requirements (year 12)