Food Science and Nutrition (AAQ) - Level 3 Alternative Academic Qualification

Assessment

Modules Studied Learners are required to complete three mandatory units and a fourth unit from a choice of two. Unit Mandatory/Optional Assessment Weighting Unit 1: Nutritional needs across the life stages Mandatory External – written exam. 25% Unit 2: Developing practical food production skills Mandatory Internal – a scenario-based task to a range of theory and practical based tasks. 25% Unit 3: Principles of food hygiene and food safety in food production Mandatory External – written exam. 25% Unit 4: Experimenting to solve food production problems Optional Internal – a scenario-based task with a range of theory and practical based tasks. 25%