Pastry Chefs and Patissiers

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 is a general qualification and you and the end of it you will be able to; Produce hot cold and frozen desserts Produce fermented dough and batter products Produce biscuits cakes and sponges Produce paste products Produce petit fours Produce display items and decorative pieces You will also have enjoyed working alongside fellow professionals and sharing your experiences and practices with them. You will complete a portfolio of evidence which will be assessed and this will include photographs of your work, written questions and answers and worksheets, all of which show your skills and abilities, which you can show your employer

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Being a Pastry Chef or Patissier is a special skill. Most of these have undertaken a general cookery qualification and then having discovered a particular talent have chosen to specialise in this skill. In order to join any of these courses you would be expected to have a solid grounding in professional cookery, either through your qualifications, experience, or both.

If you join a Level 2 course you may be able to progress to a level 3. In either case you would be expected to make progress in your career, either with your current employer or with a new one.