6S0241 Assignment Brief
| Title | Farmhouse Cheese Production |
| Award Class | Special Purpose |
| Code | 6S0241 |
| Level | 6 |
| Credit Value | 15 |
Purpose
The purpose of this award is to enable the learner to produce cheese using farmhouse production methods in compliance with health, hygiene and safety practices and EU regulations.
Learning Outcomes and Grading
| The learning outcomes associated with this award are outlined in the associated Component Specifications. | ||
| Access | To access programmes leading to this award the learner should have reached the standards of knowledge, skill and competence associated with the preceding level of this award where one exists. This may have been achieved through a formal qualification or through relevant life and work experience. | |
| Transfer | Achievement of this award will enable the learner to transfer to other appropriate programmes leading to awards at the same or lower levels of the National Framework of Qualifications. | |
| Progression | Achievement of this award will enable the learner to progress to other appropriate programmes leading to awards at the next level of the national framework of qualifications. | |
| Progression Awards | Learners who successfully complete this award may progress to a range of different awards. | |
| Grading
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The grade achieved will be determined by the grades achieved on the components |
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Specific Validation Requirements
The provider must have the following in place to offer this award:
Access to a cheese making pilot plant facility.
- Cooker
- Pans
- Supply of potable hot water
- Utensils for cutting and stirring
- Thermometer
- pH meter or pH strips
- Facilities to pasteurise milk (in vat or by plate geat exchanger)
- Cheese vat
- Draining table,
- Pre-press
- Cheese moulds
- Cheese press
- Brine tank,
- Cheese cloth