Level 2 Professional Cookery

Start Date

Wed Sep 08 2021

Day / Time

Weekdays

Duration

1 year

Campus

Baltic Campus

Level 2 Professional Cookery

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Join us and some of the best restaurants and tourism businesses in the region to build the skills and knowledge you need to step into employment, secure an apprenticeship or progress to our Level 3 Professional Cookery course.

On this year-long, nationally recognised qualification, you'll gain the essential skills and knowledge of the industry, train as part of our professional team in our student-run restaurant Enfields Kitchen and work with our partners which include Peach and Loaf, Marriott Hotels, Beamish Hall Hotel and Marco Pierre White Steakhouse, Bar and Grill.

Past students have enjoyed great success including employment with top North East eateries such as Terry Laybourne's Broad Chare and 21, House of Tides, Seaham Hall, Six at BALTIC, Crowne Plaza, Jesmond Dene House, as well as prestigious hotels including The Ritz London.

During the course, you'll enjoy a range of modules including:

Maintain a safe, hygienic and secure working environment
Maintain and handle knives
Work effectively as part of a team
Prepare fish for basic dishes
Cook and finish basic fish dishes
Prepare meat for basic dishes
Cook and finish basic meat dishes
Prepare vegetables for basic dishes
Cook and finish basic vegetable dishes
Prepare poultry for basic dishes
Cook and finish basic poultry
Maintain food safety when storing preparing and cooking food.
Prepare, cook and finish basic hot and cold desserts
Prepare, cook and finish basic pastry products
Prepare, cook and finish basic cakes, sponges, biscuits and scones
Prepare, cook and finish basic bread and dough products
Prepare cook and finish basic hot sauces

Assessment

We'll assess your progress as you go through the programme, giving you feedback to help you to improve where needed. Assessments will be carried out in our training restaurant and kitchens, Enfields Kitchen, and you'll be marked against the standards of the awarding body.

The teaching team

Your teaching team are all highly skilled and experienced staff. They adapt their teaching styles to suit different abilities and ensure they keep their skills up to date to adapt to modern techniques and changes in the industry.

Work Experience & Employer Partners

We're connected with some of the best restaurants and tourism businesses in the region to give you a real insight into the world of work and a valuable work placement. Partners include 21 Hospitality Group, who own Cafe 21, St Vincent, The Broad Chare as well as several outlets in Fenwick, Peace and Loaf, the Marriott hotel chain, The Beamish Hall Hotel, Sage Gateshead, Marco Pierre White's Steakhouse, Bar and Grill and Beamish Museum.

Facilities, kit and equipment

All practical sessions are taught in our modern, well-equipped training kitchens which contain industry standard kit and equipment. Working as part of our professional service team in our student-run restaurant Enfields Kitchen, you'l prepare and serving meals to paying customers.

Next Steps

The course can lead into a job, an apprenticeship or onto our Level 3 Professional Cooker course.

Fast Track to an Apprenticeship
If you'd like to do an apprenticeship but can't find a vacancy to suit you, don't worry. You can start on this course and then fast-track to an apprenticeship part-way through once a vacancy becomes available and if you're making good progress on the course.

Required Entry Qualifications

Level 1 Cookery is desired and or experience but not essential. Three GCSE grades at 4 or above.

Other entry requirements

An informal interview with a member of our teaching team is essential. This will take place at an enrolment event or at another time that we will arrange with you.

Costs (excluding fees)

There will be a cost for a uniform and professional kit such as a set of knives. We'll let you know the price during the enrolment process and support you to purchase the items through our preferred suppliers, ensuring you get the best rates. There is also funding support for those that meet the eligibility criteria to help cover some of these costs, ask us more about this at our enrolment events.

Finance and funding

This course is free to those aged under 19 years old.
Most people aged 19 years and over can qualify for free or reduced price course fees and there are grants and bursaries you can apply for to help cover the costs of coming to college, depending on your circumstances.

If you already have a full level 3 qualification and are aged 19 years over, you can apply for an Advanced Learning Loan or pay the fee upfront in full and qualify for a 10% discount.

You can get more information at our enrolment events, by calling 0191 490 2246 or email us at start@gateshead.ac.uk