Bachelor of Culinary Arts - Work Integrated Learning (WIL)
Food & Beverage
A course by
Otago Polytechnic
Bachelor of Culinary Arts - Work Integrated Learning (WIL) is tailored for those currently working in the food sector, offering customised projects integrated with your workplace to help you gain new skills, advance your career, and have your experience formally recognised.
Blended study
This is a mix of online learning & face-to-face sessions
Core skills this course teaches
Develop new and advanced culinary skills
Participants will acquire new skills and further develop their expertise in a real-world workplace setting, directly supported by mentors and tailored learning agreements.
Apply critical thinking to workplace projects
Graduates will be able to identify learning needs and design workplace activities that meet both their personal and organisational goals.
Enhance sustainability and business practices
What You're Signing Up For
The Bachelor of Culinary Arts - Work Integrated Learning (WIL) at Otago Polytechnic allows industry professionals to further their education by completing customised projects integrated with their workplace. Through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and Advanced Standing, learners can fast track into later years of the degree. Projects are tailored to the student’s workplace and aspirations, with close collaboration among learners, employers, and lecturers. The pathway offers flexibility, career advancement, and mentorship, supporting professionals to develop and demonstrate new skills in areas directly relevant to their roles.
Course Content
- Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and Advanced Standing for industry experience
- Customised workplace-integrated projects
- Designing dishes for special events or daily specials
- Implementing kitchen-to-garden practices
- Reviewing and improving kitchen systems for sustainability
- Designing training plans, rosters, and inventory systems
- Creating new food and beverage product offerings
- Conducting social media projects to promote workplace offerings
- Mentorship and learning agreements with employers
- Flexibility for job changes or employment status
What you need to know first
Currently working in the food sector
What sort of industry will this job lead to
Hospitality
Food and Beverage
Future employment opportunities might be
Senior chef roles
Kitchen management
Food product developer
Sustainable hospitality project leader
Otago Polytechnic is known for high quality, hands on learning that leads to strong outcomes. With excellent student satisfaction, high graduate employment rates, and a commitment to sustainability, it’s a place where practical skills meet purpose. Their award winning programmes span design, fashion, creative arts, trades, health, and business, giving you real experience and real confidence for whatever comes next.