Food technology is vocational training program at secondary school level and takes place at school and in the workplace. The main goal of the program is for students to acquire the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities to deal with the requirements of health institutions and canteens regarding the cooking of food for special diets, as well as healthy and nutritious food in general. Students make plans, ordering lists and task lists, put together menus for different groups and work according to quality standards regarding hygiene and food handling. It is possible to have skills acquired in the labour market evaluated.
Food technology is a certified healthcare trade. The average study period is approximately three years, including vocational training, during which the progress of the workplace studies is recorded in an electronic logbook.