7 things that a Food Science & Technology Professional can do during lockdown
1) Plan out how you are going to Level-up your profile
If you like to start a new year with new resolutions and tap into the inspiration, to follow these newly set resolutions, But suddenly government declared lockdown. Then what about the time when that energy fades while you are stuck in your home? What do you do then?
The Lockdown period is a great time to get inspired again. Yes, the warm weather brings energy and optimism but you also need to recharge the internal motivation that keeps you going. Highly successful people know how to go back to the well of motivation.
Fortunately, you can take this lockdown positively and have a great time by doing various engaging and interesting activities at home and level up your personal as well as professional life, scroll down to find the best things that you can do during the lockdown.
2) explore websites and subscribe to their newsletter
● IFT.org (institute of food technologists)
The Institute of Food Technologists is an international, non-profit scientific society of professionals engaged in food science, food technology, and related areas in academia, government and industry. It has more than 17,000 members from more than 95 countries.
The Institute of FoodTechnologists is one of the oldest global communities of food science and tech professionals. This community provides opportunities to collaborate, network and share knowledge globally.
Science meets food is a group of passionate, food-loving
scientists who are eagerly spreading the message that science and food are
still on friendly terms with each other.
At Science Meets Food, our interests span the gamut. We
share articles ranging from the chemistry of chili peppers to the scientific
history of ancient cuisine. We keep our student readers up to date on current
food trends and the food industry.
Science meets food is
a blogging website which is run by IFT’s student association. They have an
interesting collection of articles on food science.
food tech connect is
the site of record and community for food innovators. It gives innovators tech
and business insights and connections.
Food tech connect is
just the right website for those who want to stay updated about the news and
latest trends of the food industry globally.
3)
Attend webinars
conducted by ITC FSAN
International training center of food safety and applied nutrition's this center has been set-up in Mumbai by fssai, one of the primary goals of ITC FSAN is to build capacity among the food science and technology professional, that’s why they conduct training and webinars from time to time during this period.
4)
Take courses from
edx.org / coursera.org
· edx is a massive open
online course provider created by Harvard and MIT. It hosts online university-level
courses in a wide range of disciplines to a worldwide student body, including
some courses at no charge.
· Coursera is an open online course provider founded in 2012 by Stanford University's computer science professors Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller that offers massive open online courses, specializations, degrees, professional and master track courses.
· Edx.org / coursera.org is an online platform for anyone who wants to learn something new from the comfort of their home, a wide variety of courses are available on both of these platforms.
5)
Use UDEMY for
skill-building
· Udemy is a bit similar to edx or Coursera but udemy is usually
preferred for courses to build relevant skills such as ms excel, fitness,
nutrition, safety first state. In udemy, there is some relevant course for food
tech you can use udemy to build some relevant skills, take those courses on
some relevant skills and add those skills to your utility build and add an edge
to your resume.
6) Learn
to Apply knowledge
· The
knowledge coming from experience is always superior to bookish knowledge.
That’s why, take this time to minutely observe the day-to-day food processes at
home and try to apply those simple concepts from our subject books! A practical
understanding of concepts not only builds the interest in the subject but also
helps you retain the information forever.
· Also,
do not forget to share your learnings with your peers on college’s very own
community on Facebook, feel free to ask subject related interesting
questions on our social media forums (Instagram, Twitter)
Connect with alumni to learn about their current work (LinkedIn)
7) watch food tech show on History TV
· This show has been the primary motivation behind why a lot of students have chosen food science and food technology as their core branch, the way bobby Bognar the host of that show depicts the journey of food commodity, the journey of food from the farm to the consumer’s plate.
All above practices help you develop real-life knowledge and skills, it helps you to prepare your mindset and personality for the current industry trend.
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