Part Time NVQ1 Food Preparation and Cooking (PGB45041)

Course Code: PGB45041

Title: NVQ1 Food Preparation and Cooking

Duration: 36 weeks.

Registration Fee: £50

Tuition Fee: £0

Start Date: 07-Sep-09

Days: Tuesday
Entry Requirements
This course has no formal entry requirements but applicants will be invited to an informal interview prior to starting the course.

Suitable For

This course has no formal entry requirements but applicants will be invited to an informal interview prior to starting the course.

Course Content

The course involves a broad range of practical training undertaken in the College restaurant's production kitchen. This formal restaurant is open to the public and provides a realistic working environment for students to develop confidence and gain suitable experience. There is also a range of supporting theory.

The course covers the following subjects:

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• style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal">Basic preparation skills
• style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal">Basic cookery skills
• style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal">Food commodities
• style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal">Kitchen service methods
• style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal">The theory of catering
• style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal">Production techniques

Method of Assessment

NVQs are competence-based qualifications that may be gained at College or in industry. Practical skills are continually assessed in the college realistic working environment. Underpinning knowledge is assessed by means of on-line testing. Completed portfolios are assessed by College tutors and submitted to the External Verifier appointed by the Hospitality Awarding Body (HAB).

Progression

Candidates can work at their own speed and on successful completion at Level 1, can progress onto Level 2.

Successful candidates will find that this qualification and the skills acquired during its completion will prove an advantage when applying for posts within the industry and to improved promotion prospects.