FinlandRiveriaUndergraduate

PROFESSIONAL DEGREE IN FOOD PROCESSING | FOOD INDUSTRY

Become a food processing professional! The professional degree in food processing includes food hygiene, self-monitoring, food production, product development, and business development. This program is offered on the Nurmes Campus at Riveria.

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Duration
1 year 6 months
Tuition Fee
€0 annually
Level
Undergraduate
Attendance
On Campus
Format
Full Time

Description

A person who has completed a professional qualification in food processing knows how to work in accordance with food legislation and the company's and workplace's self-monitoring plan. He knows how to follow good working hygiene and take care of the cleanliness of the work environment. In addition, a person with a degree can work in accordance with the company's quality system and evaluate the quality of the finished product. According to the chosen field of expertise, the person who has completed the degree can prepare one or two foods from a total of nineteen product groups in small-scale food processing. He controls the manufacturing process, from the reception of raw materials to the production of the product, sensory evaluation, and evaluation of the quality of the finished product. A person with a degree in the field of expertise in the meat industry can master either butchering or meat cutting. Depending on the optional parts of the degree, the graduate can pack, sell, or store food in small-scale food processing. In addition, a person who has completed a degree can find out the starting points of customer-oriented product development and develop a new product or improve an existing product.



Jobs where a graduate can work

A person who has completed a degree can work as an employee or entrepreneur in small-scale food processing. He produces salable foodstuffs, alcoholic beverages, dairy products, and meat products, as well as slaughters animals, cuts the carcass into salable meat varieties, and develops new foodstuffs.



Descriptions of areas of expertise



Expertise in the food industry

A person who has completed a professional qualification in food processing knows how to work in accordance with food legislation and the company's and workplace's self-monitoring plan. In addition, a person with a degree can work in accordance with the company's quality system and evaluate the quality of the finished product. In small-scale food processing, he knows how to produce fish products, vegetable products, pet food, berry and fruit products, mill products, feeds, ready meals, or other foodstuffs. He controls the manufacturing process, from the reception of raw materials to the production of the product, sensory evaluation, and evaluation of the quality of the finished product. He also knows how to pack, sell, or store food in small-scale food processing.



A person who has completed a degree can work as an employee or entrepreneur in small-scale food processing. He produces salable foodstuffs and develops new foodstuffs.



Expertise in the meat industry

A person who has completed a professional qualification in food processing knows how to work in accordance with food legislation and the company's and workplace's self-monitoring plan. In addition, a person with a degree can work in accordance with the company's quality system and evaluate the quality of the finished product. A person with a degree in the field of expertise in the meat industry can master either butchering, cutting meat, or the production of meat products. In the production of meat products, he manages the manufacturing process from the reception of raw materials to the production of the product, sensory evaluation, and evaluation of the quality of the finished product. Depending on the optional parts of the degree, the graduate can pack, sell, or store food in small-scale food processing.



A person who has completed a degree can work as an employee or entrepreneur in small-scale food processing. He produces salable meat products and slaughters animals, cuts the carcass into salable meat varieties, and develops new foodstuffs.



Expertise in the dairy industry

A person who has completed a professional qualification in food processing knows how to work in accordance with food legislation and the company's and workplace's self-monitoring plan. In addition, a person with a degree can work in accordance with the company's quality system and evaluate the quality of the finished product. He knows how to make sour milk products, fresh cheeses, matured cheeses, ice creams, desserts, spreads, or dietary fats in small-scale food processing. He controls the manufacturing process, from the reception of raw materials to the production of the product, sensory evaluation, and evaluation of the quality of the finished product. Depending on the optional parts of the degree, the graduate knows how to sell food, develop a new product, or improve an existing product.

A person who has completed a degree can work as an employee or entrepreneur in small-scale food processing. He produces salable dairy products and develops new products.



Expertise in the production of alcoholic beverages

A person who has completed a professional qualification in food processing knows how to work in accordance with food legislation and the company's and workplace's self-monitoring plan. In addition, he knows how to work in accordance with the company's quality system and evaluate the quality of the finished product. He knows how to make carbonated alcoholic beverages, estate wines, small-brewery beers, liqueurs, or distillates in small-scale food processing. He manages the process of making alcoholic beverages, from the reception of raw materials to the production of the product, sensory evaluation, and evaluation of the quality of the finished product. In addition, a person with a professional qualification in food processing knows how to understand the starting points of customer-oriented product development and can develop a new product or improve an existing product.



A person who has completed a degree can work as an employee or an entrepreneur in a small-scale production of alcoholic beverages. He produces salable alcoholic beverages and develops new food products.

Requirement

  1. Functional basic language skills
  2. Vocational undergraduate degree
  3. Good physical condition for fieldwork

Structure

In the studies and work of a food processor, the key issues are mastering hygienic working methods and managing food processes.

During your studies, you will become familiar with e.g.
- food legislation, self-monitoring plan, and HACCP
- working and personal hygiene
- management of the manufacturing process from the reception of raw materials to the manufacture of the product, sensory evaluation, and quality assessment of the finished product
- cleanliness of the work environment and cleanliness monitoring
- working according to the quality system
- product development
- occupational safety and first aid skills

Fees

Tuition Fee €0 annually
Application Fee €100
Acceptance Fee €0
Housing Fee Unknown
Living Fee Unknown

Addition Information

DegreeVOCATIONAL
Duration1 year 6 months
AttendanceOn Campus
LevelUndergraduate
Country🇫🇮 Finland
Campuses
FormatFull Time
Intakes
Spring 2025 , Fall 2025 , Fall 2026 , Spring 2026
Study LanguageEnglish
Application Fee€50

€0 per year

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