Food Biotechnologist, Level 5

Developing Figsense led me to study food biotechnology seriously. I passed the assessment and received the professional qualification of Food Biotechnologist, Level 5.

Areas covered by the assessment

• Planning biotechnology-based food processing.
• Planning food preservation processes.
• Evaluating food biotechnology operational plans.
• Setting criteria for applying food biotechnology.

I keep both the professional qualification certificate and the competency certificate together to show the learning and assessment behind this experience.

Specialist learning alongside product development

Working with food materials involves more than taste and presentation. The Level 5 assessment areas emphasise process planning, preservation and reviewing an operational plan—knowledge relevant to thinking through how work will be carried out.

For me, the qualification is part of developing knowledge that relates to the project I am building. As Figsense took me into food and raw materials, I pursued specialist learning to better understand that dimension of the work.

The qualification certificate and competency document together record what was awarded and the areas assessed.