Course Title: Manufacture edible fats and oils products

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5184 Diploma of Food Science & Technology

Course Title: Manufacture edible fats and oils products

Portfolio: SEH Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 20

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

ONPS5242

City Campus

TAFE

155T Vocational Health and Sciences

Face-to-Face

Term1 2011

Course Contact: Toinette Thake

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4786

Course Contact Email: toinette.thake@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit covers the skills and knowledge required to provide basic principles of edible fats and oils processing.   Definitions , various sources of fats and oils, processing techniques and the steps in the production of a range of  products are studied

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

VBP043 - Apply an understanding of the food processing industry,
VBP045 - Identify unit operations



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

VBP060 Manufacture edible fats and oils products

Elements:

Identify the different sources of common edible fats and oils.

Manufacture a range of fats and oils products

Recognise the processing techniques and technology used to produce a range of fats and oils products


Learning Outcomes

Identify the different sources of common edible fats and oils.
Manufacture a range of fats and oils products
Recognise the processing techniques and technology used to produce a range of fats and oils products


Overview of Assessment

Assessments for this course may include :

  • theory test
  • participation in practical activities and submision of reports
  • report on industry visit 
  • research task
  • class worksheets