Level 2 Food Production & Cooking Intermediate Apprenticeship

This course consists of the following:

• Level 2 Food Production & Cooking NVQ
• Keyskills/Functional Skills
• Technical Certificate
• Employment Rights & Responsibilities (ERR)
• Personal Learning & Thinking Skills (PLTS)

Mandatory Units:

• Maintain food safety when storing, preparing & cooking food
• Work effectively as part of a hospitality team
• Maintain a safe, hygienic & secure working environment

Optional Units (A):

• Produce basic fish dishes
• Produce basic meat dishes
• Produce basic poultry dishes
• Produce basic vegetable dishes
• Cook-chill food
• Cook-freeze food
• Produce basic hot sauces
• Produce basic rice, pulse & grain dishes
• Produce basic pasta dishes
• Produce basic bread & dough products
• Produce basic pastry products
• Produce basic cakes, sponges & scones
• Produce basic hot & cold desserts
• Produce cold starters & salads
• Produce flour, dough & tray-baked products

Optional Units (B):

• Prepare hot & cold sandwiches
• Produce basic egg dishes
• Produce healthier dishes
• Maintain an efficient use of food resources
• Maintain an efficient use of resources in the kitchen
• Prepare, operate & clean specialist food preparation & cooking equipment
• Liaise with care team to ensure that an individuals' nutritional needs are met
• Prepare meals for distribution
• Modify the content of dishes
• Prepare & cook food to meet the requirements of allergy sufferers
• Prepare meals to meet relevant nutritional standards set for school meals
• Promote new menu items
• Present menu items according to a defined brand standard
• Give customers a positive impression of self & your organisation
• Maintain & deal with payments
• Provide a counter/takeaway service
• Convert a room for dining
• Complete kitchen documentation
• Set up & close kitchen

To achieve the full qualification students must attain a minimum of 40 credits in total.

This comprises of:

• All of the mandatory units (10 credits)
• A minimum of 16 credits from section A
• A minimum of 14 credits from section B

Units to be discussed with assessor and selected for the appropriate job role and training purpose.

Students must:

• Be aged 16 or over
• Not be in full-time education or on any other training programme
• Have lived in the UK for the past three years
• Students will be expected to have a contract to work a minimum of 30 hours per week. This must be paid employment. However, you can still apply for this course if you are actively seeking employment, but this must be in place before you can commence the training.

There are no formal entry requirements for any level, however the employer may stipulate entry qualifications when recruiting an apprentice to a particular job role.

As there may be different entry requirements for apprenticeships, depending on the occupational sector, all students are required to have an initial assessment test.