Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Professional Cookery

Course Team Leader: Rooksby, Mike

Course Level: Level 3

Course Type: Full Time

Curriculum Area Description: Hospitality and Sport

How to Apply: Interview
Entry Requirements: 5 GCSEs at grade C and above including English

Study Hours: 22,9
Nº of Weeks:34

Work Placement: No
Work Placement Attendence: Optional

Course Progression: Foundation Degree in Hospitality Management or Culinary Arts

Careers Progression: Junior supervisory positions within good quality restaurants, hotels, contract/ Industrial catering where a high level of skill is required. .

Course Description:
This course is for those that have gained VRQ/NVQ level 2 in Professional Cookery or have relevant experience and want to develop their craft and supervisory skills

Description Breakdown:
An introduction to techniques of advanced cookery.
The course covers a wide range of advanced classical and modern specialism skills in meat, poultry & game, fish and shellfish, vegetable and vegetarian dishes. Along with patisserie, fermented, desserts, petit fours and decorative products. Other units include supervising for hygiene, health & safety, supervisory skills, gastronomy and food culture and product development.
You can build on skills acquired at College or in the workplace and apply them to current trends in the industry.

Assessment Description: Exams and Continuous

Nº Places Available: 18

Trips Residentials: The course consists of assignments and short written theory tests. Practical assessments are carried out under test conditions at pre-set times. The course runs over 3 days and includes one evening in the restaurant kitchen.

Qualification: Level 3 VRQ Diploma in Advanced Professional Cooke

Tuition Fees: 500
Material Fees: 50
Exams Fees: 0
Exam Registration: 0
Residential Fees: 0
Total Fees: 550

Additional Costs: You will need a full set of catering knives and chefs whites. Details of a recommended supplier provided on application.
Contuning students may only need to replace some items.

Additional Costs Total: 200