If cooking and food is your passion then gain the experience and skills you need to work in the industry with this Diploma. Fast track yourself through the cookery industry and build on the skills and knowledge from your first year cookery certificate. Develop your culinary expertise, implement themed menus, organise functions and learn managerial skills in a kitchen. You will learn from award-winning chefs in our training kitchen and have several opportunities to put your practical knowledge and skills into practise by running a real restaurant on site, work placements to leading culinary establishments and hospitality competitions and events.

Complete the Certificate and enter this second year Diploma in Professional Cookery to have the chance to gain travel and training experiences in an exchange to the polytechnic, Notre Dame du Roc, in the heart of France.

What will this programme cover?

• Complex culinary techniques.
• Food hygiene, operations and supervision
• Nutrition and dietetics
• Kitchen maintenance and design
• Costing, budget and control
• Methods and processes of cooking
• Industry training
• Kitchen management
• Function organisation

Related Careers

• Commis chef/chef in cafés, restaurants or hotels
• Catering Food industry professional
• Manage/own café, restaurant or bar

What do you need to apply?

For entry to this diploma it is desirable that you have at least 3 years secondary education along with successful completion of NCEA Level 1 with a minimum of 12 credits in literacy and 12 credits in numeracy
or equivalent.

You may also gain entry through successful completion of a 60 credit (minimum) Level 3 Tertiary qualification in cookery.

If you don't have the stated entry criteria, talk to us about whether you have the equivalent skills and knowledge or to determine if this is the right programme for you.

Programme Recognition

This programme is accredited by NZQA, HSI (Hospitality Standards Institute) and City & Guilds International.

*Subject to external and internal approval.

Further Study Options

Level 5 and 6 Management programmes