Professional Cookery - NVQ Diploma

Course Overview:

With a Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Professional Cookery you can step up your general cooking standards or become a patisserie specialist. You will develop vital skills in food safety and hygiene as well as teamwork as well as choosing from a range of practical options, anything from cooking shellfish dishes to developing menus.

You can train in a college or learn at work. You might also take these qualifications as part of an Advanced Apprenticeship in Professional Cookery.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will have:

Attained an accredited qualification that complies with current relevant qualifications.
A QCF qualification gives you greater flexibility when studying and allows you to transfer credits across qualifications. You will be awarded credits for each unit you complete.
The ability to apply the knowledge gained from the course to their workplace.

Entry Requirements:

Level Award 2 in Food Safety.

Course Delivery:

The candidates are assessed at work or in a simulated workplace.

For each unit your assessor watches and asks questions as you perform a task, or looks at a portfolio of work that you've built as formal evidence of your learning. Then they confirm you've got the skills to do the job well

Progression Opportunities:

Candidates may wish to progress to the NVQ Level 3 Diploma in Professional Cookery.

Additional Information:

You complete two mandatory units: