Food Technician and Support Staff Training

Description

Food Technicians and Support Staff Toolkit and Training Room

About this training

Join like-minded secondary food technicians and support staff for this online training to share best practice, top tips and great ideas when working in the food room. The training is designed for you to work at your own pace, there are 7 units of work, each will take about 30 - 40 minutes. Each unit has a video presentation and activities.

All the resources are available for Technician Toolkit via the online training room. You will have access to the toolkit and training room and resources for 1 year.

Training outcomes

By the end of this session, you will be able to:

Describe the role of the food technician in school/education establishments

Describe and carry out crucial health and safety activities that are required in a practical food room

Explain and carry out the activities that support the set up and use of a practical food room

Explain and carry out activities to support specific requirements, such as practical assessments and examinations.

Why this course is useful

The training will provide effective professional development through:

Developing an awareness of the role of the Technician / TA in a practical food area

Providing useful and up-to-date information to enable that the correct procedures are followed, and quality teaching is maintained

Providing an opportunity for personal reflection in order to ultimately support teaching staff and students as effectively as possible

What training standards are met?

Skills for schools: Skills for Schools is an online guide to careers, training and development for support staff in schools (UNISON). The role of the Food Technician is outlined with examples of skills and experience required. Click here for further information. A course completion certificate is available to participants.

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What technicians say

“The course excelled in covering Health and Safety and the new Food and Nutrition requirements.

I was also very impressed with the presentation pack to refer to later.”

“It was a really useful event meeting others in the same position as oneself. The course was very informative and will help me a lot in the near future.”