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Level 2 Diploma in Professional Cookery
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Overview
Taught in our professional kitchen, this course will help you to build the skills needed to become a competent and efficient chef. Using the skills you have already developed, this course will help to advance your knowledge of classical and modern cooking techniques.
Throughout the course you will also learn about food preparation, as well as develop food service skills.
How you’ll learn
Units you may study include:
- Investigating the hospitality and catering industry
- Food safety in catering
- Healthier foods and special diets
- Costs and menu planning
- Applying workplace skills
- Preparing and cooking stocks, soups and sauces
- Preparation and cooking of fruit and vegetables
- Preparation and cooking of meat, offal, poultry, fish and shellfish
- Preparation and cooking of rice pasta, grains and egg dishes
- Producing hot and cold desserts, puddings, biscuit, cake and sponge products
- Preparation and cooking of fermented dough
- Employability and technical skills
Progression
Where this course can take you
- Before you start
- This course Level 2
- Further study
Not sure? Talk to us and we will help you find the right starting point.
- Level 3 Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Professional Cookery CG At this college
- Level 3 Level 3 Diploma Professional Cookery (Kitchen & Larder) At Doncaster College
- Level 3 Level 3 Diploma Professional Patisserie and Confectionery CG At Doncaster College
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At this college
Careers it can lead to
- Chefs £23,000 a year
- Cooks £14.49 an hour
- Kitchen and Catering Assistants £12.26 an hour
- Waiters and Waitresses £12.21 an hour
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- Bar Staff £12.21 an hour
With further study or experience
- Catering and Bar Managers £26,000 a year
- Bar and Catering Supervisors £13.15 an hour
- Restaurant and Catering Establishment Managers and Proprietors £30,400 a year
- Cleaning and Housekeeping Managers and Supervisors £26,100 a year
Typical pay is the UK median for each job (Lightcast, October 2026).
Life on the course
See what it’s really like
Student Voice
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I just enjoy learning and would say I enjoyed going back to basics the most. Working in kitchens is very fast-paced and everything feels rushed. Here, you get to slow it down and really perfect the basics of cooking, like learning the processes and science behind making a good stock, for example. Being in a room with other learners was great because you get to work and learn together. I settled into college life really easily and felt very welcomed.
For parents and carers
Supporting your child’s journey
A Friendly, Welcoming Place
Students are often surprised by how friendly and welcoming college is. It's a supportive community where they'll build genuine friendships and feel part of something.
About student lifeLearning Support
If your child has additional learning needs, our support team works with them from day one. Adjustments are put in place early so they can get the most out of their course.
About learning supportGCSE Support Built In
If your child needs to resit GCSE English or Maths, it's built into the timetable, not bolted on as an extra. They'll get structured support alongside their main course.
Learn moreQualifications That Count
These are nationally recognised qualifications with real academic weight. Your child will develop practical skills and knowledge that employers and universities genuinely value.
Your next step
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What happens after you apply
1
You apply
Apply online and you’ll get a confirmation email.
2
You meet your tutor
We’ll invite you to an interview to talk through the course and your plans, and make sure it’s right for you.
3
You get an offer
We’ll email you a conditional or unconditional offer.
4
You get ready to start
Come to a taster session in the summer, then enrol in August, bringing your results.