New Zealand Certificate in Baking (Generalist) (Level 4)
Food & Beverage
A course by
Whitireia & WelTec
Gain baking and patisserie skills and open a world of job opportunities. Learn to produce quality bakery and patisserie items and gain real experience in a commercial environment.
In-person study
Face-to-face learning in a physical classroom setting
It will take a total of 1 year
Core skills this course teaches
Master advanced baking and patisserie techniques
Gain the skills to produce restaurant-quality desserts, work with decorative mediums, and create a variety of superior doughs and baked goods.
Apply professional practices in bakery environments
Learn to organise your work efficiently and communicate effectively in a team, simulating a commercial bakery or patisserie environment.
Produce sale-ready bakery and patisserie items
What You're Signing Up For
This certificate programme provides advanced baking and patisserie training, covering doughs, pastries, and decorative mediums to produce sale-ready bakery and patisserie items. Students will develop skills necessary for work in a bakery or patisserie, including organisation, communication, understanding bakery science, and safe handling of equipment. Work experience placements give learners practical industry exposure and opportunities to put their skills into practice.
Course Content
- Bread making: techniques, from handling to baking of simple, laminated, and complex breads
- Organisation and professional communication in a team baking environment
- Patisserie and dessert production: restaurant-quality desserts, gateaux, celebration cakes
- Use of decorative mediums
- Development of a range of superior doughs and baked goods
- Dietary requirements: gluten-free and other dietary options
- Bakery science, terminology, and commodities
- Safe handling and maintenance of bakery equipment
- Work experience placement within industry
What you need to know first
Under 20 years: 60 credits at NCEA Level 1, including 10 credits for literacy and 10 for numeracy, or successful completion of New Zealand Certificate in Baking (Level 3).
What sort of industry will this job lead to
Hospitality
Baking
Food Services
Future employment opportunities might be
Pastry chef
Artisan baker
Commercial baker
Hospitality opportunities in cafés, restaurants, hotels, bakeries, and catering companies