Advanced Food Product Development: From Concept to Commercialisation
Masterclass
Practical workshop
1 day
Designed with industry
UQ St Lucia
Equip yourself with the knowledge and skills to bring a new food product to market.
Drawing from industry best practices and cutting-edge research, this practical, hands-on training is tailored specifically for the food manufacturing sector.
You'll learn how to:
- create a roadmap to navigate key milestones to bring a product from idea to market
- identify and mitigate food safety risks at every stage of product development.
How you'll learn
You'll complete a 1-day workshop at UQ St Lucia, with a virtual classroom available upon request.
During this training you'll explore new product development case studies and the lessons learned from these events. You'll also get the opportunity to put your skills into practice by running a novel food through a new product development process.
Start date
- 9 June
This program can be run for cohorts on request. Contact us for details. Minimum numbers required to go ahead.
There are no formal entry requirements for this qualification.
You must:
- be aged 18 years or over
- work in the food manufacturing sector.
This training is ideal for food safety managers, operations and quality assurance staff, and new product development/research and development officers.
All UQ Skills programs require access to a computer with a Windows operating system, up-to-date versions of Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat Reader, and a reliable internet connection.
Recognition of Prior Learning
If you have recent work experience you may be eligible to apply for Recognition of Prior Learning.
Create your USI
You must provide a Unique Student Identifier (USI) before we can accept your enrolment.
Resources
2025 UQ Skills Student Handbook (PDF, 2.5 MB) (includes student support and guidance on fees, withdrawal and other policy information).
Australia's Food and Beverage Accelerator (FaBA) offers funded places in this masterclass for people working in the food and beverage manufacturing industry.
You will need to contribute to the cost of your training through a co-contribution fee:
- Co-contribution fee (upfront, non-refundable): $75
- Full fee without funding: $545
There is one subject* as part of this continuing education/professional development (CE/CPD) training:
- Advanced Food Product Development: From Concept to Commercialisation
*While this masterclass does not offer an accredited outcome, it does provide credit towards accredited food manufacturing technology courses at UQ Skills.
Disclaimer
Details are correct at the time of upload and are subject to change. UQ Skills reserves the right to change programs, subjects or costs or to cancel a program based on consideration of student numbers and resource allocation. Ensure that you understand the program, subjects, associated costs and fee liability prior to signing an enrolment form.
