What You Will Study

This course runs across 33 weeks over three terms and takes place part-tine in the evenings.

It is perfect for the learner looking to:

• Change career
• Broaden your range of recipes
• Launch your own catering business
• Find employment in a cafe, bistro, pub
• Cook for private clients
• Cook in a school or care home

No previous experience is required, you just need to have a keen interest and desire to prepare, cook and serve good food.

During the course you will learn:

• Essential skills for a lifetime of confident cooking, using classic and modern techniques, (see skills objectives)
• An introduction to kitchen techniques, and different cooking styles
• Kitchen time planning and menu planning
• Basic food hygiene and safety
• Allergen awareness
• Knife skills

During the course you will cook:

• Comforting classics
• Modern and traditional dishes
• A variety of international dishes.
• With imagination, passion and enjoyment

You will be asked to bring in some of the ingredients each week.

You will attend college one evening a week, from 6pm to 9pm.