Prepare food to meet special dietary requirements

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Unit Description
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Assessment Tool
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Assessment Template
generate a spreadsheet for marking this unit in a classroom environment. Put student names in the top row and check them off as they demonstrate competenece for each of the unit's elements and performance criteria.
Assessment Matrix
a slightly different format than the assessment template. A spreadsheet with unit names, elements and performance criteria in separate columns. Put assessment names in column headings to track which performance criteria each one covers. Good for ensuring that you've covered every one of the performance criteria with your assessment instrument (all assessement tools together).
Wiki Markup
mark up the unit in a wiki markup codes, ready to copy and paste into a wiki page. The output will work in most wikis but is designed to work particularly well as a Wikiversity learning project.
Evidence Guide
create an evidence guide for workplace assessment and RPL applicants
Competency Mapping Template
Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners. A template for developing assessments for a unit, which will help you to create valid, fair and reliable assessments for the unit, ready to give to trainers and students
Observation Checklist
create an observation checklist for workplace assessment and RPL applicants. This is similar to the evidence guide above, but a little shorter and friendlier on your printer. You will also need to create a seperate Assessor Marking Guide for guidelines on gathering evidence and a list of key points for each activity observed using the unit's range statement, required skills and evidence required (see the unit's html page for details)

Self Assessment Survey
A form for students to assess thier current skill levels against each of the unit's performance criteria. Cut and paste into a web document or print and distribute in hard copy.
Moodle Outcomes
Create a csv file of the unit's performance criteria to import into a moodle course as outcomes, ready to associate with each of your assignments. Here's a quick 'how to' for importing these into moodle 2.x
Registered Training Organisations
Trying to find someone to train or assess you? This link lists all the RTOs that are currently registered to deliver SITHCCC018, 'Prepare food to meet special dietary requirements'.
Google Links
links to google searches, with filtering in place to maximise the usefulness of the returned results
Books
Reference books for 'Prepare food to meet special dietary requirements' on fishpond.com.au. This online store has a huge range of books, pretty reasonable prices, free delivery in Australia *and* they give a small commission to ntisthis.com for every purchase, so go nuts :)


Elements and Performance Criteria

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Confirm special dietary requirements and select ingredients.

1.1.Confirm dietary and cultural food requirements of the customer.

1.2.Liaise with others to clarify requirements.

1.3.Recognise potential health consequences of overlooking special dietary requirements of customers.

1.4.Access special dietary recipes and select specialised ingredients.

1.5.Identify from recipes and packaging, ingredients that may cause health consequences due to food allergies or intolerance.

1.6.Exclude ingredients from dishes as requested by the customer.

2. Prepare foods to satisfy nutritional and special dietary requirements.

2.1.Follow recipes to produce dishes for those with special dietary requirements.

2.2.Modify menu items to meet different dietary requests by excluding or substituting ingredients while maintaining equivalent nutritional value.

2.3.Communicate specific dietary requirements for food preparation to other team members.

2.4.Select appropriate ingredients to ensure optimum nutritional quality of dishes.

2.5.Use appropriate equipment and cooking techniques for specific diets.

2.6.Employ suitable preparation and cooking techniques to retain optimum nutritional values.

3. Present prepared food.

3.1.Present nutritionally balanced food in an appetising and attractive manner.

3.2.Visually evaluate dish and adjust presentation as required.

3.3.Store dishes in appropriate environmental conditions.

3.4.Minimise waste to maximise profitability of food items prepared.

3.5.Clean work area, and dispose of or store surplus and re-usable by-products according to organisational procedures, environmental considerations, and cost-reduction initiatives.


Qualifications and Skillsets

SITHCCC018 appears in the following qualifications:

  • SIT31007 - Certificate III in Hospitality (Catering Operations)
  • SIT30907 - Certificate III in Hospitality (Asian Cookery)
  • SIT40607 - Certificate IV in Hospitality (Catering Operations)
  • SIT40507 - Certificate IV in Hospitality (Asian Cookery)
  • SIT60307 - Advanced Diploma of Hospitality
  • SIT40407 - Certificate IV in Hospitality (Commercial Cookery)
  • SIT50307 - Diploma of Hospitality
  • SIT30807 - Certificate III in Hospitality (Commercial Cookery)
  • SIT50416 - Diploma of Hospitality Management
  • SIT60316 - Advanced Diploma of Hospitality Management
  • SIT30816 - Certificate III in Commercial Cookery
  • SIT40516 - Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery
  • SIT31016 - Certificate III in Patisserie
  • SIT40716 - Certificate IV in Patisserie
  • SIT40616 - Certificate IV in Catering Operations
  • SIT31116 - Certificate III in Asian Cookery
  • SIT40816 - Certificate IV in Asian Cookery
  • SIT30916 - Certificate III in Catering Operations