Level 3 Professional Cookery
Start Date
Tue Sep 07 2021
Day / Time
Weekdays
Duration
Contact for information
Campus
Baltic Campus
Join our professional team of chefs and front of house service staff in our student-run restaurant Enfields Kitchen to build the skills and knowledge you need for a career in the fast-paced hospitality industry. Together with our employer partners, which include some of the best restaurants and tourism businesses in the North East, we've developed a course tha covers a wide range of food preparation and cooking skills. After the course you'll be able to step into a job or progress to an apprenticeship. ting practical skills and knowledge based theory relating to current and relevant requirements of the catering industry.
You'll cover the following modules:
- Maintain food safety when storing, preparing and cooking food
- Maintain health, hygiene, safety and security
- Develop productive working relationship
- Prepare fish for complex dishes
- Prepare meat for complex dishes
- Prepare poultry for complex dishes
- Cook and finish complex fish, meat, poultry and vegetable dishes
- Prepare, cook and finish complex hot sauces, soups, pastry and cold sauces
and dressing
We'll assess your progress as you go through the programme, giving you feedback to help you to improve where needed. Assessments will be carried out in our training restaurant and kitchens, Enfields Kitchen, and you'll be marked against the standards of the awarding body.
After the course, we'll help you to step into employment or progress onto an apprenticeship.
Fast track to an apprenticeship
You also have the option
of progressing to an apprenticeship whilst on the course.If you'd like to do an
apprenticeship but can't find a vacancy to suit you, don't worry. You can start
on this course and then fast-track to an apprenticeship part-way through once a
vacancy becomes available and if you're making good progress on the
course.
You'll need to buy a uniform to wear on the course and a set of knvies. We'll let you know the price of these during the application process and you can purchase these items from our preferred supplier, ensuring you get the best rates.
This course is
free to those aged under 19 years old.
Most people aged 19 years and over can
qualify for free or reduced price course fees and there are grants and bursaries
you can apply for to help cover the costs of coming to college, depending on
your circumstances.
If
you already have a full level 3 qualification and are aged 19 years over, you
can apply for an Advanced Learning Loan or pay the fee upfront in full and
qualify for a 10% discount.
You can get
more information at our enrolment events, by calling 0191 490 2246 or email us
at start@gateshead.ac.uk
Whatever support you need, we’re here for you and will make sure you get the most out of your time at college.
We have expert teams in place to look after every single one of our students.
Our specialist teams can help with:
- Learning difficulties
- Physical and sensory disabilities
- Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, ADHD, Aspergers or other specific learning difficulties
- Mental health and well being
- Exam access arrangements
- Money, finance and bursary advice
- Careers advice, job and university applications
See here for more information (link to learning support), pop into one of our
enrolment events, call us on
0191 426 4329.
Careers:
- Restaurant and Catering Establishment Managers and Proprietors
- Bakers and Flour Confectioners
- Chefs
- Cooks
- Catering and Bar Managers
you could
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