Health and Food Technology is a hands-on practical subject that is particularly suitable for those who are interested in cooking, food and health. The course will teach you how to prepare healthy food as part of a balanced diet, and how to make food choices that are good for your health. It helps you to develop important skills such as creative thinking, problem solving, planning and organising.
The skills that you develop in Health and Food Technology are useful in many different career areas, such as food preparation and service, food and drink manufacturing, food science and technology and dietetics and nutrition.
Career Pathways
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Hospitality, Leisure and Tourism
This is at the discretion of the school or college, but you would normally be expected to have attained the skills, knowledge and understanding required by the following courses, or equivalent qualifications and/or experience:
This course encourages you to develop critical thinking skills and provides opportunities for investigative and independent learning. You will develop and apply knowledge and understanding of:
You will use research skills to analyse and evaluate an issue relevant to the course.
Course Assessment
The course assessment has two components totalling 110 marks:
Component 2 – You will investigate a current food issue relevant to the course using your research skills. The project will have three stages; (1) project proposal, (2) research and (3) analysis and evaluation.
The question paper will be set and externally marked by SQA. The project component will be marked externally by SQA.
The grade awarded is based on the total marks achieved across course assessment.
The course assessment is graded A-D.
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