On successful completion of this qualification you can progress on to the Level 2 Food Production and Cooking Diploma.
Catering and Hospitality
Food Preparation and Cooking Certificate Level 1
- Course Type: Diploma/Certificate
What can this course lead to?
Who is it for?
This course is your first step to a career in the hospitality and catering industry and covers all the basic duties to become a chef, from maintaining a safe place to work to preparing and cooking food items. You will also gain front-of-house and customer service skills by putting what you have learnt into practice in the College’s restaurant, The Gallery Kitchen.
What is covered?
You will study the following units: Maintain a safe, hygienic and secure working environment Maintain customer care Work effectively as part of a hospitality team Clean and store crockery and cutlery Provide a table and tray service Prepare and cook fish Prepare and cook meat and poultry Maintain food safety when storing, preparing and cooking food Produce basic vegetable dishes Produce basic pasta dishes
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
2 GCSEs at grades 1/G or above, or an appropriate Entry Level Certificate.
This a practical programme and the majority of learning will take place in our training kitchens learning new skills and enhancing existing skills. Though a process of practical demonstrations, group workshops and one to one training, you will be taught the skills needed to be assessed as competent in a wide range of preparation and cooking techniques and food service/customer care. All practical learning is re-enforced by studying the theory of catering in the classroom. The customer service skills are practised and improved on during restaurant service.
You will be assessed through practical and on-going observations and assessments including the completion of multiple choice papers. There are no formal practical or theoretical examinations for this programme.
You will require a uniform, equipment, reference books, and the ability to participate in educational visits to support your learning, more information will be provided prior to your enrolment in August. Health, safety and hygiene standards will also need to be met and work experience will assist your progression and possible employment. Please see our student support pages on if we can help you with the purchase of these items https://www.stamford.ac.uk/college-life
Start date: 01/09/2025
Course Code
SCT1HO5AF$
Duration
1 Year
Full-time courses are fully funded for 16 to 18-year-olds. For age 19+, various funding options are available.
The course left me fully equipped and ready to start working at the Royal Automobile Club in London. I really appreciate all the help I’ve got from the staff at Peterborough College – they were always ready to answer any questions and I really enjoyed the course.
Taylor Watts
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