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Food technician

Other names

food tech specialist, technician for sustainable food industry, food technology specialist, food technology expert, food tech expert

Food science and safety

They help food scientists test ingredients and food products, check that quality meets the rules, and write down the results.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Taste or smell foods or beverages to ensure that flavors meet specifications or to select samples with specific characteristics.

  2. 2

    Measure, test, or weigh bottles, cans, or other containers to ensure that hardness, strength, or dimensions meet specifications.

  3. 3

    Maintain records of testing results or other documents as required by state or other governing agencies.

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Sources

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Uganda programmes: NCHE accredited programmes and the health, vocational and teacher training bodies

Official record

National Council for Higher Education, UHPAB, UVTAB, the TVET Council, UNMC, AHPC, UNITE and others. Gathered by The Collar360.

Public registers

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
technicien agroalimentaire/technicienne agroalimentaire
español
técnico/técnica de alimentación
العربية
فني الطعام
português
Técnico de produção alimentar/Técnica de produção alimentar
Deutsch
Lebensmitteltechniker/Lebensmitteltechnikerin
italiano
tecnico della produzione alimentare

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