Chef Foundation Certificate Level 1
City & Guilds National Vocational Qualification
Duration: 9 months, full-time.
Course Content: Designed to provide trade skills on which to build your career as a chef, covering basic food preparation, cooking, hygiene and health & safety. Suitable for new entrants in the industry.
NVQ Level 2 Diploma in Professional Cookery
City & Guilds National Vocational Qualification
Duration: 12 months, full-time.
Course Content:With the skills learnt in the Foundation Certificate. Suitable for new entrants or employees who wish to upgrade their skills and gain internationally recognised professional qualifications.
NVQ Level 3 in Professional Cookery
City & Guilds National Vocational Qualification
Duration: 12 months, day release, 1 day a week
Course Content: The course is aimed to assess and train chefs in complex or advanced food preparation and cooking skills. It is aimed at chefs who have had experience within the working kitchen environment. It includes a broad selection of areas such as food safety, managing resources, preparation of complex meat, vegetable and poultry dishes.
Chef Advanced Certificate Level 3 – Patisserie or Kitchen & Larder
City & Guilds National Vocational Qualification
Duration: 12 months, day release, 1 day a week
Course Content: Patisserie - Builds on the development of complex patisserie skills and establishes a knowledge base of design and display, portion control, costing and new technology. Suitable for Pastry Chefs who wish to upgrade their skills and gain internationally recognised professional qualifications.
Kitchen & Larder - Designed to provide practical and theoretical training on selection, preparation and cooking methods and on the presentation of a wide range of commodities to the level required by the more prestigious sectors of the industry. Suitable for employees in industry who wish to upgrade their skills and gain
Basic Chef Certificate
Duration: 4 months
Course Content: This course is aimed at providing basic food preparation skills to individuals. Suitable for individuals not looking for a full International Chef qualification.