NCEA Level 1 Food Technology

This is a practically orientated course that combines the practical aspects of cookery with Food Innovation and Technology such as methods of master chef cookery, food processing, and food product design. The course integrates Level 1 Food Technology Achievement Standards with 16 credits being achievable, which is highly supportive of achieving NCEA subject endorsement at Merit or Excellence.

The course will enable students to gain insight into the food industry and also equip students with practical skills in a commercial kitchen environment which can be applied in a variety of future study or employment situations. Students will cook twice per week. For further information about this course, click here. 

Please note that this course utilises NCEA Level 1 Materials and Processing Technology standards. If you chose to enrol into this course along side other courses that also assess the same standards (Textiles, Engineering, and Digital Technologies), you will only be able to be assessed against one internal Achievement Standard and one external Achievement Standard. The teachers will do their best to ensure other assessments are offered in order to help provide another opportunity to gain NCEA credits. 

Topics Include:

• Food product development with authentic contexts
• Understanding the importance of transforming and manipulating ingredients
• Baked goods concept design
• Ingredient and technique testing of fit-for-purpose outcomes
• Understanding sustainable practices through kaitiakitanga
• Food safety
• Product testing

NB See also: Food and Nutrition for another food-based course option

NCEA Level 1