Ocean University of Sri Lanka

Seafood Technology (NVQ 5)

Seafood Technology (NVQ 5)

This course has been designed to provide wide range of specialized technical or scholastic knowledge and skills to provide all-round knowledge of seafood technology. It consist of wide range of subjects related to recent techniques involved in sea food production, processing, preservation, packaging, labeling, quality management, distribution of sea food products, and this course helps students in understanding the basic concepts such as Composition of Sea Food, Food and Nutrition, Physicochemical and Microbiological Properties and Different Techniques Related to Sea Food Processing and Preservation.

Fresh diploma holders can begin their career as quality assurance executives, production executives, laboratory executives, sea food technologist etc. in sea food export companies, sea food processing companies, fish canning factories in various countries in the world.

Course Commencement Dates

  • December

Location

  • Jaffna
  • Tangalle
  • Negombo
  • Mattakkuliya
  • Panadura
  • Batticaloa

Entry Qualification

  • NVQ Level 4 qualification in relevant field or School leavers who passed G.C.E. (A/L) Examination in Biological Science or Bio System Technological stream

Award

NVQ-5

Course Type

Full-time / Part-time

Duration

30 months

Language

English

Modules

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