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agriculture and humanely raising of livestock) particularly relevant to the hospitality industry.

Additionally, students have the opportunity to participate on an Endeavour Leadership program where they investigate and experience best practice in food networks in our sister city, Wellington, New Zealand.

(2) Nutrition is part of two of the qualification’s core subjects and their performance outcomes. Students learn the skills and knowledge to enable them to prepare food and develop menus that meet the requirement of dietary needs for health, lifestyle, culture or special dietary needs.

CIT Solutions also run a plant based nutrition workshop. This course promotes whole good plant-based diets for health, ethical and environmental reasons.

(3) Refer to response to question 1.

(4) All students are instructed in the preparation of vegan and vegetarian meals. As part of the learning outcomes for the Commercial Cookery qualifications, the student is required to demonstrate knowledge of the characteristics and ingredients of special diets (including vegan and vegetarian meals) that form part of Australian contemporary eating regimes.

Students must also demonstrate the practical skills required to produce a range of vegan and vegetarian dishes.

(5) There are no specific subjects in training packages that CIT work to that are focused specifically on vegan and vegetarian meals however, students have the opportunity to prepare vegan and vegetarian meals across a range of learning activities, embedded into subjects.

Schools—dietary information
(Question No 2068)

Ms Le Couteur asked the Minister for Education and Early Childhood Development, upon notice, on 30 November 2018:

(1) Do all school students receive education about healthy food and food production in our schools; if so, what is the stage of schooling, for example, primary, high and college.

(2) Does this education include consideration of the environmental impacts of how the food is grown, transported and prepared; if so, what is the stage of schooling, for example, primary, high and college.

(3) Does this education include nutritional information, including about plant based foods; if so, what is the stage of schooling, for example, primary, high and college.

(4) Does this education include consideration of the impacts on animal welfare of how the food is grown, transported and prepared; if so, what is the stage of schooling, for example, primary, high and college.


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