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Hospitality and Catering

Level 2 Diploma in Professional Cookery

Mode of study

Full Time

Start date

01/09/2027

Entry requirements

A minimum of 4 GCSEs at grade 9 - 3 including a grade 4 in either maths or English and a Level 1 qualification.

Teaching staff

Oaklands has a team of staff who are industry trained and qualified in their fields. They are dedicated in helping you reach your full potential and achieve your qualification.

Course Code

DP2FPA1F/1

Duration

1-Year

Location

St Albans Campus

Awarding body

City & Guilds of London Institute

Assessment

You will be assessed through observation of your skills in the restaurant and skills kitchen sessions. You will also have multiple choice tests on all units that you cover.

About the course

The course is a combination of skills sessions in our state of the art kitchen; class based theory lessons and work experience in our restaurant kitchen. The course has four mandatory units covering Food Safety, Health and Safety, Knife Care and Teamwork in Hospitality. The optional units cover a range of skills based around preparing, cooking and finishing the following products: Meat, Fish, Poultry, Vegetables, Soups, Sauces, Rice, Pasta, Bread, Pastry, Cakes, Sponges, Hot and Cold Desserts.

Career options

You will have gained suitable skills within the kitchen to work as a commis chef and possibly a Chef de Partie in a variety of catering establishments. There is the possibility of going onto the Level 3 qualification if you have aspirations of working in high end establishments, but the academic demand is higher due to course work requirements.


Successful completion of our Hospitality & Catering courses can lead you onto a higher level course, university or even into employment.



Potential careers:




  • Butler, Catering/ Restaurant Manager


  • Chef


  • Conference and Banqueting Manager


  • Hotel Manager


  • Hotel Receptionist


  • Housekeeper


  • Kitchen Assistant/ Porter


  • Kitchen Supervisor/ Manager


  • Sommelier/ Wine Waiter


  • Waiter/ Waitress '



This is where the stars of the future are going to train.' - Becky Alexander – Local Food Critic


Course Content - What will I learn?

You will build upon your existing knowledge of working with various food commodities. The course will go into more depth about the different types of food commodities and help you gain theoretical and practical knowledge that will be tested in the kitchen through observations and theory tests.
As part of your course you must complete GCSE English and Maths, depending on your current grades. You will need to have specialist clothing and equipment for the kitchen and front of house at a cost of approximately 280 Pounds.

Please contact us to find out if you require any specific equipment for this particular course.

You will be assessed through observation of your skills in the restaurant and skills kitchen sessions. You will also have multiple choice tests on all units that you cover.