New Zealand Diploma in Cookery (Advanced) (Level 5)

Summary

Overview

Make your mark in any professional kitchen with our one-year Diploma in Cookery. Gain practical skills and knowledge in advanced cookery and develop the kitchen management expertise you need for success. From managing staff relationships and meeting compliance requirements to monitoring workflow, planning supplies and hitting performance targets. Learn all this and more with this hands-on industry respected qualification.

Content

This course entails training in

• A New Zealand Certificate in Cookery (Advanced) Level 5
• The City and Guilds International Advanced Diploma in Culinary Arts 8065-04

This programme teaches you to:

• Select and apply staffing strategies to meet performance targets.
• Plan and monitor workflow and supplies in a commercial kitchen.
• Manage operating procedures and compliance requirements for operational roles.
• Manage staff relationships for operational roles.

Outcomes

On completion of this programme, graduates will not only be able to plan and manage workflow and supplies in a commercial kitchen, but understand staffing strategies to optimise performance. They will have the skills to manage operating procedures and compliance requirements as well as manage staff.

Specifically, graduates of the Cookery diploma will also be able to:

• Plan and produce a broad range of larder dishes employing advanced preparation, cookery and presentation techniques.
• Plan and produce a broad range of meat, poultry and fish dishes employing advanced preparation, cookery and presentation techniques.
• Plan, develop and design advanced dishes and menus suitable for implementation in a commercial hospitality environment.

Career Opportunities
With this qualification you can work as: a Chef de Partie in restaurants, catering places, or hotels
a trainee Sous-chef (Head Chef Assistant) in a commercial kitchen.
You may also go on to further study:

• A Bachelor Degree in Culinary Arts,
• New Zealand Diploma in Hospitality Management