C&G VRQ Diploma Introduction to Professional Cookery Level 1

This course will give you an introduction to the basics skills and knowledge needed to work in a professional kitchen. You will receive basic instruction for a range of equipment in our industry standard kitchen.

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On this course you will be introduced to the catering industry and a number of basic elements of working in a professional kitchen. You will learn how to use a variety of basic kitchen equipment and techniques in our real life kitchen as well as general Health and Safety. You will be taught the basic skills needed for cold food preparation as well as how to cook using different methods.

Key Areas

• Introduction to the catering and hospitality industry
• Introduction to kitchen equipment, personal workplace skills, healthier foods and special diets.
• Health and safety awareness
• Preparing a range of dishes using a various methods of cookery (poaching, steaming, boiling, stewing, baking, roasting, grilling, deep and shallow frying).
• Cold food preparation and re-generation

What next

You could go onto study a level 2 qualification or you could go onto work in a professional kitchen in kitchen assistant role or other assistant roles in the catering industry.

Entry requirements

There are no formal entry requirements to enrol on this course. However, you will need to have a short basic skills assessment and an interview to demonstrate your enthusiasm.

Area's of study

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