Café Baker

Food & Beverage

Learn essential café bakery skills in this fully online course, designed for aspiring café staff or keen home bakers. Gain confidence to work in a café, upskill, and showcase your ability with an e-portfolio and digital badge.

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This course starts anytime


Online study

Flexible online learning from anywhere

It will take a total of 7 weeks

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Develop safe and effective workplace skills

Demonstrate safe knife use and food handling, understanding food safety principles in a café environment.

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Bake a variety of café products

Prepare, cook, and present a range of baked goods including scones, muffins, tortes, biscuits, buns, and breads.

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Work-ready for the café or bakery sector

Build confidence and skills to apply for café roles or progress in bakery settings, backed by supported mentoring and a completed e-portfolio.

What You're Signing Up For

The Café Baker course equips learners with practical baking and food safety expertise valued by café owners and hospitality employers. Suitable for beginners or those looking to upskill for the café or bakery workplace, you’ll be mentored by professional chefs in a flexible online environment and gain access to a vast online resource library. The course covers bakery basics such as scones, muffins, tortes, biscuits, buns, and bread, and includes instruction in workplace safety and food handling. Graduates receive an International Culinary Studio Certificate and a digital badge, plus a job-ready e-portfolio.

Course Content

  • Food Safety in Catering
  • Knife Use and Safety
  • How to Make: Scones
  • How to Make: Muffins
  • How to Make: Tortes
  • How to Make: Biscuits
  • How to Make: Buns
  • How to Make: Breads
  • Industry best practices for kitchen safety
  • Practical bakery assignments (video submission)
  • Access to culinary library, recipes, and learning materials
  • Developing an online e-portfolio and digital badge

What you need to know first

You must be 17 years or older

Access to a well-equipped home or industry kitchen

Availability of necessary kitchen equipment and internet access

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What sort of industry will this job lead to

  • Hospitality

  • Food preparation

  • Bakery

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Future employment opportunities might be

  • Entry-level roles in cafés or bakeries

  • Upskilling for current café kitchen positions

  • Enhanced employability in hospitality sector