Board Developed Course - 2 Units for each of Preliminary and HSC
Exclusions: Food Technology, Technology Life Skills
The Food Technology Life Skills Stage 6 course provides opportunities for students to develop food products and solutions as well as enhance practical skills through the care and safe handling of equipment and food preparation.
Study of the Food Technology Life Skills Stage 6 course should contribute to students’ understanding of research, design, systems and environments, as well as their ability to manipulate and produce products.
The structure of the Food Technology Life Skills course allows teachers to provide a broad and balanced program that reflects the needs of individual students within the context of the collaborative curriculum planning process. Students may study selected outcomes and content within the course.
Study of the Food Technology Life Skills course involves:
knowledge and understanding of a design process
knowledge and skills of a range of technologies for a variety of purposes in the production of a design project
properties and characteristics of food
the nature of food, nutrition and the relationship of food to health
selection and use of food, equipment and techniques to produce a variety of food items
appreciation of the role of food in society
Students are expected to address or achieve one or more of the Food Technology Life Skills Stage 6 outcomes. They need not address or complete all of the content to demonstrate achievement of an outcome.
The knowledge and skills developed in this course can be applied across a range of career pathways.
Industries related to this course include, but are not limited to, the following outlined on the Your Career website: