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Catering and Hospitality

Professional Cookery Diploma Level 3

  • Course Type: Diploma/Certificate

What can this course lead to?

On successful completion of this course, you can progress on to Senior Chef or Hospitality Supervisor Apprenticeships, or employment in a professional kitchen in job roles such as: Kitchen Assistant Front-of-House Supervisor Commis Chef Sous Chef Chef de Partie

Who is it for?

Gain real-life experience in professional cookery with practical training in food production, kitchen services and professional cookery. The course is designed to further your skills and career as a chef by building upon your existing knowledge and developing advanced techniques in a range of kitchen and pastry skills, including supervising a team in a professional kitchen.

What is covered?

Some of the units you will study are as follows: Maintain food safety when storing, preparing and cooking food Produce healthier dishes Develop productive working relationships with colleagues Maintain the health, hygiene, safety and security of the working environment Contribute to the development of recipes and menus Prepare fish for complex dishes Prepare poultry for complex dishes Cook and finish complex meat dishes Cook and finish complex vegetable dishes Prepare cook and finish complex hot desserts Prepare cook and finish complex cold desserts

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

You will require the Hospitality Services Diploma Level 2 or equivalent, and a Food Safety Certificate. Plus relevant industrial knowledge and skills associated with health and safety in the workplace.

Start date: 01/09/2025

Course Code

SDP3PC5AF$

Duration

1 Year

Full-time courses are fully funded for 16 to 18-year-olds. For age 19+, various funding options are available.

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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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