Part Time Course code 2365

Advance your skills and technical know-how on our Level 1 Diploma - Professional Chef. Develop your culinary skills alongside theoretical elements to lead you to part-time or full-time employment within the Hospitality & Catering Industry.

This course is run over a full day in College with classes including food safety, health and safety, nutrition, food theory and practical in our state-of-the-art kitchen. There will be some self-study to complete at home between classes.

Available dates

There are no available sessions for the remainder of this academic year.

  • Duration

    31 weeks
  • Campus

    Watford Campus
  • Fees

    £1,320
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  • Entry Criteria

    This is a skills-based course, where most students will traditionally need to start at Level 1

  • What will I study?

    On this course you will be trained to use a number of techniques on a wide variety of different ingredients.


    • Baking, roasting and grilling – develop the skills and knowledge required to prepare and cook foods by the baking, roasting and grilling methods of cookery for savoury and sweet dishes


    • Stewing and braising – learn in depth the way these two styles of cookery use lesser cuts of meat to make wholesome tasty dishes


    • Frying - develop the skills and knowledge required to prepare and cook foods by the deep frying, stir frying and shallow frying methods of cookery


    • Learn to follow dish specifications and begin to appreciate the aesthetic aspects of food preparation through the processes of finishing and presenting dishes


    • Boiling, poaching and steaming - develop the skills and knowledge required to prepare and cook foods using the boiling, poaching and steaming methods of cookery


    • Learn how to prepare a selection of cold foods such as salads, canapes and sandwiches

  • Future Prospects

    Successful students will be able to progress to industry employment upon completion of this course. The course opens up a host of career opportunities - for more information visit the (National Careers Service)[https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/]

A PATH TO PURPOSE

Hear from former student Alice, who transitioned from a career in Performing Arts to become a qualified highly-sought after baker, and discovered her path to purpose with a part-time course at West Herts College.

 

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