AIFST – EVENTS ROUNDUP
Agriculture & food tech - paddock to plate AIFST was pleased to be involved in the Agriculture & Food Tech - Paddock to Plate workshop for teachers, held in Sydney in October. It included real world insights into the food industry, innovation in food technology and food safety, supported by case studies that could be used to inspire students. FoodEdu in conjunction with the Professional Teachers Council of NSW ran its second Agriculture and Food Technology workshop in October for Secondary School teachers of food technology. Presenters supporting the event represented a number of industry sectors including Fiona Fleming MD AIFST, Alan Edwards Snr Food Incident response and Complaint Coordinator NSW Department of Primary Industries, Daniel Mullette R&D Director Campbell Arnott’s as well as AIFST members from FoodEdu Duncan McDonald and David Welch. The programme included in-depth presentations, interactive breakout sessions, and provided participants with in-class teaching resources. Teachers received up to date information regarding food innovation trends; food product development processes; food preparation and processing, with considerable attention drawn to practical insights for allergen management; and product recalls. A key session facilitated by Fiona covered career
David Welch, Alan Edwards, Fiona Fleming and Duncan McDonald. opportunities in the Agrifood sector. This professional learning day was accredited by the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) to be able to contribute towards mandatory professional development requirements for teachers.
An evening of food and nutrition science in Adelaide The Bachelor of Food and Nutrition Science program joined forces with Food South Australia and AIFST to put on a careers evening for current food and nutrition science and AIFST students. Dr Steven Lapidge was the MC for the evening. Dr Lapidge is the inaugural CEO of the Fight Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) and a non-executive Director of AIFST.
The event included short presentations from graduates showcasing different career outcomes, a presentation on student employability and presentations from Food South Australia board members and Catherine Sayer, CEO of Food South Australia. The evening concluded with an opportunity for networking with various food/nutrition organisations as well as members of Food South Australia and AIFST.
Chocolate 101
Emma Rowe, Fipe Preuss and Lyn Davies.
Martin Eagle, Mark Alton and Leo Bohorquez.
On Tuesday 12 November the AIFST Chocolate 101 event was held in Melbourne. The night took a deep dive into the world of cacao and chocolate. Attendees learnt about the magic of chocolate from three experienced speakers, Alan Mortimer, Juraj Durco and Neil Smith. AIFST would like to thank our event speakers and attendees for contributing to such an exciting event.
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