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Bruny Island Providore

Video Bruny Island Providore

TLF ID M019593

This is a short clip in which the business owner of a Tasmanian fudge company describes the establishment and development of his confectionery business. Business owner, Michael, explains the production model behind his successful enterprise including the business location, the local sourcing of raw materials, and a world’s-first packaging technology used in production. Michael also describes the personal qualities and motivations that he believes form the basis of a successful business venture in this Agrifoods clip.

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Educational details

Educational value
  • This resource is highly valuable for Economics and Business curriculum due to its relevance to content descriptions in years 7 to 9. It is especially valuable for investigating the qualities and skills of entrepreneurs, and the factors that lead to successful local businesses such as location and high-quality products.It is also valuable for exploring how businesses respond to opportunities in the market and how they create competitive advantage such as through new technologies or superior raw materials.
  • This resource is of significant value for years 9 and 10 Work Studies curriculum particularly for content descriptions in the entrepreneurial behaviours substrand and career development and management substrand. It has particular value for identifying types of entrepreneurial behaviours and how these may add value to self as well as to the business. The business owner in the clip describes the personal qualities he feels has led to the creation of his successful business which is also valuable for learning about the importance of self-awareness and the role it plays in meeting personal and career aspirations.
  • This clip is valuable for the Design and Technologies curriculum in years 5 and 6 due to its relevance to the content description about how and why food is produced. The business owner in the clip describes the process of converting local farm grown dairy products and other Australian raw materials into a finished saleable product which is valuable for learning about the 'paddock to plate' supply chain. There is also some exploration of a new world's first technology used in the production of a quality food product.
Year level

5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10

Topics Personal development Marketing Food products Agriculture Industries Farming systems Primary industry Companies Food technology Planning Confectionery Entrepreneurship Nutrition Career development Food service Production (Economics) Working conditions Food preparation Fibres (Materials) Labour market Work health and safety Food miles Competitive advantage Confectioners
Learning area
  • Economics and business
  • Design and technologies
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Work Studies
  • Technologies
  • Design

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Contributors
  • Contributor
  • Name: Education Services Australia
  • Organization: Education Services Australia
  • Description: Data manager
  • Address: VIC, AUSTRALIA
  • URL: http://www.esa.edu.au/
  • Copyright Holder
  • Name: AgriFood Skills Australia
  • Organization: AgriFood Skills Australia
  • URL: http://www.agrifoodskills.net.au/
  • Publisher
  • Name: AgriFood Skills Australia
  • Organization: AgriFood Skills Australia
  • Description: Publisher
  • URL: http://www.agrifoodskills.net.au/
  • Resource metadata contributed by
  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Organisation: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: www.esa.edu.au
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Learning Resource Type
  • Video
Rights
  • © AgriFood Skills Australia 2015. Except where indicated otherwise, this material may be used in accordance with the Standard YouTube License at http://www.youtube.com/t/terms.