Our Commitment to You
Courses are available in food processing, and food science and technology. Customised short courses are available in cheese making, milk powder production, pasteurisation, ice cream production, yoghurt production, sensory analysis, microbial and chemical laboratory analysis.
The staff
NCDEA teaching staff have extensive industry experience in a wide range of food processing and related technical positions. Several staff have worked with key Australian dairy processing companies, including Murray Goulburn, Cadbury Schweppes and Peter’s Ice Cream, as well as having a wealth of experience in the delivery of both vocational education and training and tertiary education.
Campus location & facilities
The NCDEA dairy processing courses are delivered primarily at the Werribee Campus. The facilities at Werribee include a purpose designed scaled pilot factory and equipment to demonstrate the principles and operation of the common dairy food manufacturing processes.
Factory facilities include:
- Two stage falling film evaporator
- Spray driers x 2
- Separators
- Homogensiers, Batch Pasteurisation, HTST Pasteurisation and UHT processing
- Cheese vats, cheese press, cheddaring and stretching machines, cheese maturing and mould rooms
- UF filtration
- Powder recombination plant
- Pumping and refrigeration demonstration rig
- Batch and Continuous Ice Cream Freezers, Hardening room
- Portable cheese manufacturing unit
The Werribee Campus also has three key teaching laboratories including:
- Fully equipped food analysis laboratory for microbial, chemical and physical testing
- Sensory analysis laboratory
- Factory laboratory
Student facilities
Student accommodation is available onsite for up to 24 people. Each room contains a single bed, bedside table, wardrobe, draws, desk, chair and heating. All rooms are carpeted, and ensuites are shared between two rooms.
Additional facilities include a dedicated dairy science and technology library; a computer room complete with Windows XP, Office software and high-speed internet access; a student lounge with tea, coffee, kitchenette, vending machines, TV/DVD, table tennis and games area; and an outdoor barbeque area.
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