Culinary Arts Year 1
Food & Beverage
A course by
Wintec
A hands-on, one-year programme designed to develop cookery skills for working in commercial kitchens, leading to the New Zealand Certificate in Cookery (Level 4).
In-person study
Face-to-face learning in a physical classroom setting
Rotokauri Campus, Hamilton
It will take a total of 1 year
Core skills this course teaches
Develop commercial cookery skills
Gain practical skills in the preparation, cooking, and presentation of a variety of foods and complex dishes suitable for a commercial kitchen environment.
Apply health, safety, and food hygiene practices
Understand and implement standard operating policies and procedures relating to health, safety, and food handling in a professional kitchen setting.
Produce complex hot and cold dishes
What You're Signing Up For
In the Culinary Arts Year 1 programme at Wintec, students develop cookery skills to prepare, cook, and present food, using complex preparation and presentation techniques. Learning takes place in real-life commercial kitchen settings, giving graduates the confidence and competence required to start a culinary career. The programme covers a wide range of practical kitchen skills, food safety, and professional kitchen operations and standards.
Course Content
- Cookery Fundamentals 1
- Cookery Fundamentals 2
- Hot Kitchen
- Complex Hot Kitchen
- Complex Cold Larder
- Complex Patisserie
- Complex Desserts
- Culinary Operations and Professional Practices
What you need to know first
40 credits at NCEA Level 1, including 10 literacy credits and 10 numeracy credits; OR a recognised equivalent.
A relevant course at NZQF Level 2; OR a recognised equivalent.
What sort of industry will this job lead to
Hospitality
Food services
Tourism
Future employment opportunities might be
Chef producing complex dishes in a professional kitchen
Entry-level cook positions in hospitality or food service operations