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Hospitality and Catering

Professional Cookery NVQ Level 2

This course will develop your knowledge and skills and enhance your career potential as a chef or restaurateur.
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  • Attendance - Full-time
  • Duration - 1 year
  • Start Date - September - June
  • Where - Huddersfield Centre
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OVERVIEW

On this course, you will gain practical skills in food preparation, cooking and food and beverage service through training in the college’s purpose-built kitchens and restaurant, giving you greater confidence for working in the industry.
There are practical elements of the course, including the preparation and cooking of meat, fish, poultry, vegetables, soups, stocks, sauces and bakery and theory-based elements, including menu planning, costing and kitchen operations.
You will learn to cook in a professional environment supported by a team of experienced tutors and trained to give a high standard of service in the training restaurant, which includes barista service.
You will undertake work experience which will give you the skills to be work ready and the opportunity to gain full-time employment within the hospitality industry after you finish your course.
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A relevant Level 1 qualification and GCSE English and maths grade 4 or above. If you have an EHCP then please be aware that the college needs to have agreed, via the consultation period with your local authority, that we can meet the needs outlined in your EHCP before you can start on a course with us.
You will be assessed through continuous assessment via observation, practical and written tests.
• Level 3 Advanced Diploma in Professional Cookery – Kitchen and Larder or Pastry and Confectionary • Employment within the catering industry in a variety of settings
Employment in the catering industry as a chef in a wide range of establishments.

WHAT CAREER PATHWAYS CAN THIS COURSE LEAD TO

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