Food and Technology

Accreditation period - Units 1-4: 2006-2010

Study Design (PDF - 214KB)
Details on areas of study, outcomes and assessment for Food and Technology Units 1-4: 2006-2010. For details of how to purchase a hardcopy of the VCE Food and Technology Study Design, please refer to Publications.
Study Summary (DOC - 48KB)
A summary of the VCE Food and Technology Study Design for 2006-2010.

Assessment Handbook (DOC - 261KB)
Contains assessment advice for both School-assessed Coursework and the examination including the examination criteria.
2008 Advice for School Assessment (PDF - 341KB)
VCAA Bulletin, Supplement 1, February 2008.
This Supplement is in two sections:
- Section A contains general information on school assessment including timelines, coursework audit, visitation and authentication.
- Section B includes Review by visitation - school checklist form, School-assessed Task assessment sheets and criteria for 2008.
Additional teacher comment sheet (PDF - 52KB)
This comment sheet should be completed in instances where competencies may not have been clearly demonstrated in the student's final presentation.
Examination Reports
Find past exams and sample exams for Food and Technology.
School Assessed Task and School Assessed Coursework Reports
Find school assessed task and school assessed coursework reports for Food and Technology.

Frequently Asked Questions
Questions raised at the 2005 VCE Food and Technology implementation workshops.
Table of Complex Processes (March 2006, DOC - 77KB)
Provides additional information about different complex processes for the School-assessed Task (Unit 4, Area of Study 1).
Developing an effective design brief for the VCE Food and Technology School-assessed task (PPT - 76KB)
Provides an outline and examples of how to develop an effective design brief.
Professional Development
- Victorian Home Economics and Textiles Teachers Association (VHETTA)
  (www.vhetta.com.au)

VCE Season of Excellence
An annual festival of works created by top VCE students. Includes previous Top Designs and information about exhibition.
Designed to Inspire (www.museumvictoria.com.au/design)
View student folios from previous VCE Top Designs exhibitions.