Love baking? Turn your passion into a career with this hands-on New Zealand Certificate in Baking (Level 3). Over 16 weeks full-time at Otago Polytechnic's Dunedin campus, you will gain practical skills in bakery food safety, artisan bread-making, various pastry techniques, cake and sponge making with decoration basics, and making bakery favourites like biscuits, slices, scones, and muffins to professional standards. The course includes real-world experience producing baked goods for on-campus customers in a commercial kitchen environment with expert guidance. This programme prepares you for employment in the baking sector or further advanced hospitality and culinary study. Intakes commence in July annually. Entry requires no prior experience; English language requirements apply for international students. Tuition fees differ for domestic ($4600 approx.) and international ($13000 approx.) students. Recognition of prior learning is available for eligible applicants. Additional equipment and uniform costs apply.

Course Content

• Artisan bread-making techniques

• Basic cake decoration

• Pastry techniques including short and sweet pastry

• Making pies and tarts

• Producing biscuits, slices, scones and muffins

• Bakery food safety and occupational health and safety in commercial kitchens

• Real-world customer service baking experience through production for campus café