Introduction to Professional Cookery (Level 3)
Food & Beverage
A course by
Wintec
Further develop commercial cookery skills and techniques, blending ingredients, producing local and international dishes and desserts, and learning plating and service in a professional kitchen.
In-person study
Face-to-face learning in a physical classroom setting
Rotokauri Campus, Hamilton
It will take a total of 31 weeks
This course requires 6 hours per week
Core skills this course teaches
Cooking skills in a commercial environment
Learn and apply a variety of cooking methods and techniques in a commercial kitchen.
Preparation of a range of dishes
Be able to prepare and cook local, international, and Asian dishes as well as hot and cold desserts.
Plating and serving
Develop skills in plating and presenting dishes to a professional standard.
What You're Signing Up For
This programme helps secondary school students advance their culinary abilities, learning to prepare a range of dishes and desserts in a commercial kitchen. It covers culinary theory, nutrition, various cooking and presentation methods, and prepares students for careers or further study in the hospitality industry. It is delivered in partnership with secondary schools as part of the Waikato Trades Academy.
Course Content
- Preparing dishes using basic methods of Asian cookery in a commercial kitchen
- Demonstrating knowledge of nutrition in commercial catering
- Preparing and producing basic hot and cold dessert items
- Preparing and cooking basic vegetable dishes
- Blending ingredients and flavours for local and international cuisine
- Plating and serving dishes
What you need to know first
Must be currently enrolled in secondary school
Enrolment via the school's careers advisor
What sort of industry will this job lead to
Hospitality
Food services
Catering
Future employment opportunities might be
Entry-level food preparation or cook roles in commercial kitchens
Progression to further hospitality or cookery study