GC12 intensive NVQ 2 in Professional Cookery

While many businesses throughout the economy have faced tough times, the hospitality industry has once again bucked this trend. The hospitality sector employs seven per cent of the working population. Including replacement demand, an additional 660,200 people will need to be recruited by 2020 (People 1st State of the Nation 2013). Gloucestershire College is the main provider of hospitality, catering and chef training in the county and has a long, successful track record, with students going on to develop careers with a wide range of establishments. You may initially think about working in a hotel or restaurant (our students have gone on to work and own Michelin starred restaurants) but remember there are also lots of opportunities in company catering, hospitals and care homes, schools, sporting events or anywhere where people need to be fed! You may work in diverse roles such as; food and beverage manager, chef, waiting staff, conference and banqueting manager, crew member and housekeeper. A catering qualification is a great passport to working all over the world in an exciting and dynamic industry. You will gain industry experience by having the opportunity to work in our commercially run restaurants and catering outlets using our well-equipped professional kitchens and being taught by our skilled and motivated industry experienced team. This course will give you the experience and qualifications you need to find a job, either locally or further afield. You will learn how to prepare and cook a wide variety of food to professional standards. This will include meat, fish, poultry, vegetables, a range of sauces and hot and cold desserts. We will also teach you about hygiene and you will take the Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering. You will be working in our training kitchen and the food you produce will be sold to our dining room customers. As this is an intensive course you will be in college for 4 - 5 days a week, and you can expect regular assessments on your practical skills and theory tests.

You will require a chefs uniform to work in the kitchens and information about this will be given at interview.

This is a course for mature entrants who may want to change their career

You could find a job with an employer who will send you to college as a part time student to gain a level 3 qualification or as an advanced apprentice. You may also want to join our full time level 3 course at college.

One of this year's students parents wrote to us; " I want to thank you for putting on such a great course. It has done wonders for Ben's confidence and his skills, and he's just been offered the job he really wanted this morning! In fact he had another offer and a trial shift lined up with a third restaurant next week already, so it has given him a really great basis to move forward with his career. Thanks to everyone involved"

Please contact the College on 0845 155 2020 for further details