Academy Cookery
Hospo, Food & Tourism
A course by
UCOL
Learn cooking and hospitality basics while still in secondary school, including food preparation, cooking various dishes, and food safety practices in a commercial kitchen environment.
In-person study
Face-to-face learning in a physical classroom setting
UCOL Wairarapa, Masterton
It will take a total of 30 weeks
This course requires 6 hours per week
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Apply food safety practices
Understand and implement food safety procedures in a food-related establishment to maintain hygiene and legal compliance.
Prepare complex food items for service
Develop skills to prepare, assemble and present complex sandwiches suitable for commercial food service.
Cook basic commercial dishes
Learn to prepare and cook pasta, egg, vegetable dishes, and bake cakes, sponges and scones in a commercial kitchen.
What You're Signing Up For
The Academy Cookery Level 3 Programme offers secondary school learners the opportunity to learn and refine practical cookery skills including cooking pasta, egg, vegetable dishes, baking basic cakes and sponges, and preparing complex sandwiches. The programme emphasizes applying food safety practices in commercial food establishments and gaining relevant industry skills in a commercial kitchen setting. It provides 24 credits at NZQA Level 3 and serves as a pathway to further tertiary qualifications in cookery and food and beverage service.
Course Content
- Apply food safety practices in a food-related establishment (Unit Standard 27955, 5 Credits)
- Prepare and cook basic pasta dishes in a commercial kitchen (Unit Standard 13316, 3 Credits)
- Prepare and cook egg dishes in a commercial kitchen (Unit Standard 13314, 4 Credits)
- Prepare and bake basic cakes, sponges and scones in a commercial kitchen (Unit Standard 13325, 4 Credits)
- Prepare and cook basic vegetable dishes in a commercial kitchen (Unit Standard 13293, 6 Credits)
- Prepare, assemble, and present complex sandwiches for service in a commercial kitchen (Unit Standard 13282, 2 Credits)
What you need to know first
Year 11 - 13 secondary school learner status (NZ citizen, permanent resident or applicable visa holder)
Recommended school subjects: English, Home Economics, Technology
What sort of industry will this job lead to
Hospitality
Food Service
Culinary Arts
Future employment opportunities might be
Entry level hospitality and cookery roles
Further study in culinary or hospitality related qualifications
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