13FTN

13 Food Technology and Nutrition

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Year 13 (2025) students are required to attend Subject Confirmation on Thursday 23 January to finalise their timetable.


Subject Description

Teacher in Charge: Mrs R. Devi.

Objectives

Students will

  • Develop their knowledge and understanding of the design process as it applies to food products.
  • Maintain effective food safety practices while working with food.
  • Choose and investigate a topical nutritional issue affecting New Zealanders.
  • Develop skill in technological enquiry and practice in the food related area.
  • Gain a deeper understanding of nutrition both for everyday life and in specialised areas.
  • Investigate the influence of multinational food corporations on food choices.

Content

  • Develop skills in time management, planning and decision making in a fast-paced environment.
  • Demonstrate understanding of the nutritional needs of people with specific dietary needs.
  • Investigate the influence of multinational food corporations on eating patterns in New Zealand.
  • Apply nutritional knowledge and technological skills in the preparation of food.
  • Maintain effective safety practices while working with food.
  • Develop and implement complex procedures to process a food product.

Recommended Prior Learning

A minimum of 10 credits in Level 2 Food Technology and Nutrition or Technology.

Subject and Associated Costs

Course Costs: $80.00 Consumable food fee.
Associated Costs: Nil.

Assessment Information

Achievement Standards made available to the students may depend on their personal Technology practice. A minimum of 20 credits will be available for every student.

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

Total Credits Available: 21
Internal Assessed Credits: 21
External Assessed Credits: 0
Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91466 v2
NZQA Info

Home Economics 3.1 - Investigate a nutritional issue affecting the well-being of New Zealand society


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 5r *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91467 v2
NZQA Info

Home Economics 3.2 - Implement an action plan to address a nutritional issue affecting the well-being of New Zealand society


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91469 v2
NZQA Info

Home Economics 3.4 - Investigate the influence of multinational food corporations on eating patterns in New Zealand


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 5r *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91643 v3
NZQA Info

Processing Technologies 3.60 - Implement complex procedures to process a specified product


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 6
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 21
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 10
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

Approved subject for University Entrance

Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 21

Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.

Disclaimer

It is important that you complete your option selection by the due date to enable you to have your preferred course of study. Course availability is dependent on numbers and staffing, and course entry will be confirmed at the beginning of the school year.