| Course Name |
Farmhouse Cheese Making |
| Course Provider |
Moorepark Teagasc Food Research Centre |
| Course Code |
6N0232 |
| Course Type |
Teagasc |
| Qualifications |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
| Level 6 Component Award (Level 6 NFQ) |
Minor |
QQI |
Level 6 NFQ |
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| Apply To |
Course provider |
| Attendance Options |
Part time, Daytime |
| Location (Districts) |
Fermoy |
| Course Content |
Expand+Course Aims
This course aims to help companies achieve a more competitive position through improved knowledge of farmhouse cheese production and also marketing know-how, consumer insight and competency in relation to maintaining and building trade b...
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This course aims to help companies achieve a more competitive position through improved knowledge of farmhouse cheese production and also marketing know-how, consumer insight and competency in relation to maintaining and building trade business.
Course Content
Main components of milk and their properties and importance for cheese making. Hygiene in milk, eg milk storage. Basic principles of cheese making, eg starter preparation and addition, renneting and coagulation, curd cutting and handling. Principles of HACCP. Technologies and procedures for different cheese varieties.
Course Location
Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy.
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| FET Code |
6N0232 |
| Enrolment and Start Dates Comment |
Book online or contact Moorepark Research Centre.
Check Schedule on Teagasc website - updated regularly.
(View link below)
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| Duration |
4 Days |
| Comment |
Training Approach
The course will consist of a combination of lectures and practicals, and a project based on a farmhouse cheese making plant and process, which must be completed in a four week period after the course. |
| Entry Requirements |
Who should attend?
New or trainee operators. Experienced operators who have had no previous formal training in this area. |
| Further Enquiries |
Niamh O’Brien,
Teagasc Food Research Centre,
Moorepark, Fermoy, Co Cork.
Phone: 025 42222
Email: niamh.obrien@teagasc.ie |
| Course Web Page |
Web Page - Click Here |
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