Start Date
- September 2026, Full Time, Day
What You Will Study
This qualification is for you if you are 16 or over and are working towards becoming a chef in a professional kitchen.
You will need to have previous experience and a relevant Level 3 qualification in cookery, which this qualification will build on.
Units you will cover include:
- Supervisory skills in the hospitality industry
- The principles of food safety supervision for catering
- Practical gastronomy
- Advanced skills and techniques in producing vegetable and vegetarian dishes, meat dishes, poultry and game dishes and fish and shellfish dishes
- How to produce fermented dough and batter products
- How to produce petits fours
- How to produce paste products
- How to produce hot cold and frozen desserts
- How to produce biscuit cake and sponges
- Food product development
On completion of the course, you could progress into employment or higher qualifications such as a Level 4 Diploma in Culinary Arts, Level 4 Hospitality Manager Apprenticeship or other higher education routes.
Why Choose City College Norwich?
Award Winning Facilities
Our Debut Restaurant holds a AA Gold Standard Accreditation – the highest level a training restaurant can achieve – and is seen as an example of best practice in the UK.
Excellent Progression
Our students gain the skills required to progress on to some of the most notable destinations including The Savoy and The Ritz.
Catering for the Royal Family
Our students have catered for The Queen at Sandringham House, The Earl of Wessex and The Duchess of Cambridge.
Entry Requirements
Progression from Level 2 Diploma in Professional Cookery.
How You Will Be Assessed
You will be assessed through practical and theory assessments:
- Eight individual practical tasks throughout the year.
- Two multiple practical tasks assessments at the end of the year: one in kitchen/larder and one in pastry.
- Nine underpinning knowledge short answer tests.
- Three written assignments.
Course Progression
This qualification is designed to help you enter employment with higher level of responsibility or at a more prestigious establishment. On completion of this qualification candidates may progress into employment or higher qualifications.
Where Your Course Can Take You
You could undertake further learning or move into roles working as a chef or specialist chef in restaurants or hotels.
Fees
If you are a UK or home fee status student and aged 16-18 on the 31st August before the start of your course, tuition fees are free. If you are aged 19 and over please contact the Advice Shop. Please check our Finance pages for information on loans, bursaries, fee information and student travel offers that are available.
Why Choose City College Norwich?
Award Winning Facilities
Our Debut Restaurant holds a AA Gold Standard Accreditation – the highest level a training restaurant can achieve – and is seen as an example of best practice in the UK.
Excellent Progression
Our students gain the skills required to progress on to some of the most notable destinations including The Savoy and The Ritz.
Catering for the Royal Family
Our students have catered for The Queen at Sandringham House, The Earl of Wessex and The Duchess of Cambridge.
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