This course is designed to provide a practical training at local food industries and to expose students . The students will acquire industrial experience of real work situation in at least 2-3 food industries for a minimum of 240 hours for 6 weeks in order to gain knowledge through hands on observation and job execution. The hands on training includes: design and maintenance of food process machineries; conversion of raw agricultural produce into processed, packaged, shelf stable food products and intermediate industrial raw materials; different aspects of food preservation; establishment, maintenance and assurance of food quality; food research laboratories/station and governmental agencies responsible for the formulation and enforcement of food laws; entrepreneurial skills that will make students self reliant/employed upon graduation. Other skills that are expected to be developed include work ethics, communication, management and others.
- Teacher: Nileshni Prasad