Café Baker

Hospo, Food & Tourism

Learn essential bakery skills for cafés, including making scones, muffins, breads, and more, with personal chef mentorship and a flexible online format. Ideal for beginners seeking work in cafés or home cooks wanting to master baking basics.

NZ$1,103

inc GST

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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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Demonstrate food safety and safe knife use in catering

Learn and apply food safety principles essential for café settings and proper knife handling skills.

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Prepare and present a range of baked café food items

Successfully make and present scones, muffins, breads, biscuits, buns, and tort suitable for café clientele.

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Develop an e-portfolio and digital badge

Create an online portfolio and earn a digital badge to demonstrate bakery skills and enhance employability.

What You're Signing Up For

The Café Baker course at International Culinary Studio provides learners with valuable skills sought after in the café and bakery industry. Participants receive mentoring from experienced chef instructors, complete flexible online modules, and develop an e-portfolio to showcase their skills. Emphasis is placed on food safety, practical baking techniques, and preparing to work in a professional café environment. Suitable for those starting out, looking for employment in cafés/bakeries, or home cooks wanting to improve their bakery basics.

Course Content

  • Food Safety in Catering
  • Safe Knife Use
  • Making scones, muffins, tort, biscuits, buns and bread
  • Online learning modules and video resources
  • Submission of practical assignments
  • Building an e-portfolio (online CV)
  • Receiving a digital badge and certification

What you need to know first

Must be 17 years or older

Access to a well-equipped home/industry kitchen for practical assignments

Required kitchen equipment and technology (as per specified requirements)

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What sort of industry will this job lead to

  • Hospitality

  • Food Service

  • Bakery

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Future employment opportunities might be

  • Café kitchen staff

  • Bakery assistant

  • Entry-level café or bakery roles

  • Upskilled home baker