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Food
and Catering
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Food Technology
Michelle Parkins would like to
have a career in the catering industry, the article below describes what
she would like to do and how to achieve here goal
I have always wanted a job working with
food. I wanted to be a Chef because I like cooking at home, so I got a
Saturday job in Thistle Do Nicely in the kitchen to gain some experience
and I really enjoy it. The jobs I do in the kitchen are making the
scones, tray bakes, make up the sandwich fillings and the salads, and
some time the puddings and soups.
 I
would like a job as a Food Technician because I did my work experience
in the General Mills (Jus- Roll) I found it very interesting and
enjoyable. The jobs I did on my work experience were tasting sausage
rolls and cookies to see if we could taste anything different, make up
different kind of sauces and helped make some of the products to send
away to the shops. I also helped on a sensory test, A sensory test is
where you have a plate with 3 sections and numbers, in each of the
sections two of the tasters is from the same recipes and the other one
has a change in the recipe, people look and taste the product if they
can tell the difference. I also tested the flan cases, and did a line
trial to see how a new product worked on the machine, the line trial is
a new product on the production line and you have to watch and write
down any problems that occurs.
I am hoping to go to College to study The
National Diploma Applied Science or the BTEC National Food and Catering
at Newcastle College. I want to do the Science Course so I can get a job
as a Food Technician. And the BTEC National in Food and Catering to
become a Chef. I think the qualification I get from these courses will
help me get into the type of work I want to do.
The qualifications you need to get into
the BTEC National Food and Catering Course at Newcastle are 5 GCSE A-C
including Maths and English. The course includes:
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Investigate the hospitality and catering industry
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Food Safety in catering.
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Health and Safety in catering
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Kitchen operation
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Healthier food
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Applying work place skills
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Prepare and cook soups, sauces, vegetables, rice dishes, pasta dishes,
meat and poultry
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Handle and store food deliveries
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Service of Food and Drink
The qualification you need to get into
the National Diploma Applied Science is A*-C including Science, Maths
and English. The Course last two years, The Course includes
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Year 1
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Scientific practical skills
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Fundamentals of Science
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Perception of Science
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Application of Numbers
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Maths for Science Technicians
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Genetics and Genetic Engineering
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Chemical Lab Techniques
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Year two
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Medical Physics Techniques
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Human Physiology
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Microbiological Techniques
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Working in the Science industry
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Scientific Investigation
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Industrial Applications of Organic Chemistry
 After
I have got the qualification for the BTEC National Food and Catering I
would like to work in a restaurant. I decide to do the National Diploma
Applied Science course I would like to work in a food lab in the
manufacturing industry.
My
dreams would be to own my own business which would be a bed and
breakfast or a café I would make up some of my own recipes. I would also
like to work for Gordon Ramsay in one of his restaurants to.
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