This programme was designed for persons interested in pursuing an applied and career-oriented qualification to enable them to successfully engage in entrepreneurial activities or enter the job market. With its strong practical components integrated into most theoretical elements and its internship (work-based learning) programme, students gain real-world experiences leading to “work-ready” and highly skilled graduates. This programme aims to promote Trinidad and Tobago’s diversification thrust by building and strengthening core competencies in the food processing and manufacturing industry at the technician level to service the food and beverage sector which employs over 11,000 persons. Its focus will position or improve the level of innovation in the industry, diagnostic, food analysis and food safety capability and maintain high-quality standards while linking primary production to secondary processing in the creation of value-added products. 

Programme Credits: 75 

Full-Time only: Two (2) years (With the Completion of the Certificate in Food Technology: One (1) year

Part-Time only: Three (3) years (Evening) (With the Completion of the Certificate in Food Technology: One and half (1 1/2) years

1. UTT ECIAF Campus

1. Passes in at least five (5) subjects, inclusive of Mathematics and English Language, at CSEC (CXC O’Level) General Proficiency (Grades I or II and from 1998, Grade III). Agricultural Science double award is considered as two subjects OR 
2. A UTT Certificate in Food Technology OR 
3. Students who do not meet the university admission requirements above may be admitted through review/special criteria. Requirements for admission under this provision include: passes in two (2) to four (4) subjects at CSEC (CXC O’ Level) and/or any other qualifications deemed suitable such as CVQs, NEC and Technical Vocational certification or other evidence of potential for success. Students permitted under this criterion will receive “Provisional Acceptance with Academic Deficiencies”, resulting in a placement into “introductory courses”. After successfully completing the required “introductory courses” the student can then receive “Full Acceptance” to enroll into the Diploma in Food Technology. 

Note: Applicants may be interviewed before selection. 

Mature Student Entry: 

An applicant who does not satisfy all the stipulated minimum academic or technical qualifications for admission to the programme based on years of experience and the ability to handle the level of programme learning, may be accepted as a Mature Student. He/she would need to possess the critical elements of the stipulated qualification and would be assessed by the UTT Programme Leader as possessing a combination of qualifications and educational or experiential maturity to enable him/her to successfully participate in the programme. 

Note: 

• Graduates of the revised Certificate in Food Technology programme can matriculate into the Diploma in Food Technology programme 
• Applicants can also apply for special admittance to complete a standalone course/s 

Graduates of the revised Diploma in Food Technology programme (revalidated 2018) with a cGPA of 2.0 can matriculate into the B.Sc. in Food Science and Technology programme (revalidated 2018) each semester.