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Catering and Hospitality

Level 2 Diploma in Culinary Skills City and Guilds

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The Culinary Skills qualifications are for anyone who wants to work as a chef in the catering and hospitality sector.

Building on any culinary skills you already have to refine and achieve the industry standard, even if you have come straight from school. This course will aid you with the skills and knowledge to advance your know-how of classical and modern cooking techniques.

What You’ll Learn

Course Structure

Units you may study include:

  • Investigating the hospitality and catering industry
  • Food safety in catering
  • Healthier foods and special diets
  • 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
  • Producing paste products
  • Preparation and cooking of fermented dough
How You're Assessed

Assessment Methods

60% Assessment through practical skills assessments.
40% Assessment of theory through short answer questioning assessments.

Career Destinations

Where This Course Takes You

Catering and Bar Managers

Up to £35,027
/year

Catering and bar managers plan, direct and co-ordinate the catering and bar facilities and services of licensed premises, factories, shops, theatres, educational premises and other establishments. They also manage outside […]

Kitchen and Catering Assistants

Up to £24,936
/year

Kitchen and catering assistants assist in the preparation and service of food and beverages in restaurants, cafés and other eating establishments, and perform various cleaning, fetching and carrying tasks.

Chefs

Up to £38,983
/year

Chefs plan menus and prepare, or oversee the preparation of food in hotels, restaurants, clubs, private households and other establishments.

Waiters and Waitresses

Average £11.44
/hour

Waiters and waitresses serve food and beverages in hotels, clubs, restaurants public houses and other establishments.

Your progression pathway

Before this GCSEs or Level 1
This course Level 2 Level 2 Diploma in Culinary Skills City and Guilds
George

George

Level 2 Professional Cookery

Student Voice

“

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.

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Progression

Progression

Progress onto either the higher Level 2 Diploma in Professional Cookery, or the Level 3 Dip0loma in Advanced Professional Cookery.

Costs

Course Fees

UK

We do not currently have fee information available for this course. Please contact us for further information.

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Quick Reference Guide

Level

Level 2

Duration

1 Year

Study Mode

Full-Time

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