Qualifications of Food Science and Technology/Engineering professionals at the entrance in the job market
<p>The qualifications of Food Science and Technology/Engineering (FST/E) professionals were examined by a web-based survey conducted in 15 countries (14 EU and Turkey). The analysis of the responses showed that 65% of the respondents had a higher education (HE) degree (BSc 29%, MSc 28%, and Ph...
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| author | Virginia Giannou Zoltan Lakner Paola Pittia Luis Mayor Rui Costa Cristina L.M. Silva Vassiliki Oreopoulou |
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| description | <p>The qualifications of Food Science and Technology/Engineering (FST/E) professionals were examined by a web-based survey conducted in 15 countries (14 EU and Turkey). The analysis of the responses showed that 65% of the respondents had a higher education (HE) degree (BSc 29%, MSc 28%, and PhD 8%), and 20% carried out extracurricular training before entering in the job market. The main fields of study were Food Science and Technology/Engineering, followed by Agriculture, Nutrition and Health, Safety/Hygiene, and Chemical Engineering in all three levels of HE degrees. Differences in the level of degree between genders were not observed, although a higher percentage of female respondents (36% of all female respondents) reported no higher qualification degree, compared to male respondents (33% of all male respondents). On the contrary, female respondents prevailed in extracurricular studies, compared to male ones. Gender, however, was a differentiating factor as far as the field of studies was concerned with female respondents prevailing in Nutrition and Health and male in Agriculture.</p><p>A considerable percentage of the respondents acquired either a ΗΕ degree or had extracurricular training while working in the 1<sup>st</sup> job. Extracurricular training both before entering the job market and during work at the 1<sup>st</sup> workplace comprised mainly the topics Safety and Hygiene, Management, followed by Sensory Science, FST/E and Nutrition and Health. In addition, Marketing Science/Consumer Behaviour was also one of the main topics of company or other training during work at the 1<sup>st</sup> workplace. </p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ab3e985ecb4f40efa583aa0c05d613682022-12-22T01:06:51ZengISEKI_Food Association (IFA)International Journal of Food Studies2182-10542015-10-0142118Qualifications of Food Science and Technology/Engineering professionals at the entrance in the job marketVirginia Giannou0Zoltan Lakner1Paola Pittia2Luis Mayor3Rui Costa4Cristina L.M. Silva5Vassiliki Oreopoulou6National Technical University of AthensCorvinus UniversityUniversità degli Studi di TeramoUniversitat Politecnica de ValenciaPolytechnic Institute of Coimbra (IPC)Universidade Católica PortuguesaNational Technical University of Athens<p>The qualifications of Food Science and Technology/Engineering (FST/E) professionals were examined by a web-based survey conducted in 15 countries (14 EU and Turkey). The analysis of the responses showed that 65% of the respondents had a higher education (HE) degree (BSc 29%, MSc 28%, and PhD 8%), and 20% carried out extracurricular training before entering in the job market. The main fields of study were Food Science and Technology/Engineering, followed by Agriculture, Nutrition and Health, Safety/Hygiene, and Chemical Engineering in all three levels of HE degrees. Differences in the level of degree between genders were not observed, although a higher percentage of female respondents (36% of all female respondents) reported no higher qualification degree, compared to male respondents (33% of all male respondents). On the contrary, female respondents prevailed in extracurricular studies, compared to male ones. Gender, however, was a differentiating factor as far as the field of studies was concerned with female respondents prevailing in Nutrition and Health and male in Agriculture.</p><p>A considerable percentage of the respondents acquired either a ΗΕ degree or had extracurricular training while working in the 1<sup>st</sup> job. Extracurricular training both before entering the job market and during work at the 1<sup>st</sup> workplace comprised mainly the topics Safety and Hygiene, Management, followed by Sensory Science, FST/E and Nutrition and Health. In addition, Marketing Science/Consumer Behaviour was also one of the main topics of company or other training during work at the 1<sup>st</sup> workplace. </p>https://www.iseki-food-ejournal.com/ojs/index.php/e-journal/article/view/281educationtrainingjob markethigher education degreesprofessional qualifications |
| spellingShingle | Virginia Giannou Zoltan Lakner Paola Pittia Luis Mayor Rui Costa Cristina L.M. Silva Vassiliki Oreopoulou Qualifications of Food Science and Technology/Engineering professionals at the entrance in the job market International Journal of Food Studies education training job market higher education degrees professional qualifications |
| title | Qualifications of Food Science and Technology/Engineering professionals at the entrance in the job market |
| title_full | Qualifications of Food Science and Technology/Engineering professionals at the entrance in the job market |
| title_fullStr | Qualifications of Food Science and Technology/Engineering professionals at the entrance in the job market |
| title_full_unstemmed | Qualifications of Food Science and Technology/Engineering professionals at the entrance in the job market |
| title_short | Qualifications of Food Science and Technology/Engineering professionals at the entrance in the job market |
| title_sort | qualifications of food science and technology engineering professionals at the entrance in the job market |
| topic | education training job market higher education degrees professional qualifications |
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