This course will give you the practical skills and knowledge for a career as a pastry chef in the catering and hospitality industry.

It will offer you hands on practical skills classes with our highly skilled team and exposure to some of the regions most renowned chefs and business owners through specialist workshops, guest chefs, work placements and enrichment opportunities

You will extend your abilities in key topics required in catering and hospitality such as professional cookery, food hygiene, menu development and costings.

As well as studying essential topics to give you the edge such as nutrition, allergies and culinary terms.

All of these will be covered in a broad repertoire of dishes.

You’ll complete following modules:

• Professional cookery
  Develop a skills in the complex methods in producing pastries, hot and cold desserts and developing your unique adaptation methods to dishes which include chocolate centre pieces, boiled sugar work and pastillage. You’ll gain opportunity to build confidence and competence whithin the dessert section of Enfields Kitchen and at external events throughout the programme.
  
• Menu design
  Designing and costing a menu are key skills all chefs need. On this course you will learn how to develop menus for a variety of customers and events including preparation for customers with allergies and understanding the fundamentals of nutrition. This will enhance both your maths and English skills.
  
• Language development
  On this programme you’ll develop your knowledge of English culinary terms and you’ll also learn some foreign languages because we’ll make sure you’ve got a great understanding of culinary terms from around the world too. This will give you the confidence to work in speciality kitchens in this country or pursue a career overseas.
  
• Food hygiene
  Working in a safe, hygienic and secure working environment is key in this industry. On this course you’ll be able to apply effective food hygiene requirements and you’ll complete a nationally recognised food hygiene course to really boost your CV.

The programme leads other short courses to develop additional skills and knowledge to enhance your employability skills.

You can study with our experienced chefs to learn how to set up set up a street food business and develop food recycling and waste management as well as Barista skills.