New Zealand Diploma in Cookery (Advanced) with strands in Cookery, and Patisserie

Summary

The purpose of this qualification is:
* To provide competent employees for the hospitality sector who are able to work as chefs in senior positions producing advanced dishes in a professional kitchen.
* To provide for those individuals who are employed as chefs in senior positions, a credential that will enhance their employment opportunities in a professional kitchen across the hospitality sector.
* To establish standards of professional practice for advanced cookery that can provide customers with confidence in a range of hospitality environments.
The strands in this qualification allow graduates to have advanced general cookery skills or to specialise in Patisserie.