Apprenticeship in Professional Cookery

This Apprenticeship develops the skills and knowledge needed to work in the catering and hospitality sector. It is for employees who work in a professional kitchen and who want to further their career and gain a qualification through a flexible combination of training and assessment in the workplace.

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This Apprenticeship is ideal for developing skills and knowledge whilst working within the hospitality and catering sector and in particular within a professional kitchen.. This qualification offers the unique opportunity to earn and learn in this sector. Hospitality and catering offers many different career paths and there are numerous types of kitchen you can work in from Michelin star kitchens to cruise liners.

Key Areas

• Prepare stocks, soups and sauces
• Cooking fruit and vegetables
• Prepare and cook meat and offal
• Prepare and cook poultry
• Prepare and cook fish and shellfish
• Prepare and cook rice and pasta, grains and egg dishes
• Prepare and cook deserts and puddings
• Prepare and cook bakery products

What next

You could go onto study an Advanced Apprenticeship in Professional cookery, as you should already be working in a kitchen this qualification can help you progress up the career ladder or help you move into another area of the catering and hospitality industry.

Entry requirements

To enrol for an apprenticeship you will need a minimum of three GCSEs grade A – D. You will also need to have gainful employment in a Food Preparation, Food and Beverage Service or a Hospitality establishment. The college will be able to advise candidates.

Area's of study

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