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Catering: Professional Cookery VRQ Intermediate Diploma Level 2 (Sept '12)
Catering courses in Brighton
Course code: B0668
Course category: Full-time
Starting and ending month: September to June
Days of the week: TBC
Course duration: 36 weeks
Time of day: All day
Formal assessment: Formal assessment required
Course location: City College Brighton and Hove, Pelham Street
Course aims:
Are you interested in food, cooking and providing a quality service within the Catering industry? Would you like to gain a qualification that will progress your knowledge of food preparation? This could be the course for you!
The Level 2 Diploma seeks to build on the knowledge, training and enthusiasm you already have for cookery and will teach you how to prepare new types of food and sauces. You will also develop your knowledge of health and safety and how the catering and hospitality industry operates.
This course aims to give you the skills and confidence to be able to seek employment once you have successfully completed it. It also seeks to give you the grounding and knowledge required to apply for the Level 3 courses, which will teach you management/supervisory skills as well as advanced cookery techniques.
To find out more about our Catering department follow the link
www.ccb.ac.uk/public/college-life/catering-and-hospitality
Course content:
On this course you will learn about:
- Preparing and cooking stocks, soups and sauces
- Preparing and cooking fruit and vegetables
- Preparing and cooking meat and offal
- Preparing and cooking fish and shellfish
- Preparing and cooking pasta, grains and rice
- Preparing and cooking desserts, puddings and bakery products
- Healthier eating and special diets
- Food safety
- Health and safety
- Investigating the hospitality industry
- Kitchen operations, costs and menu planning
Facilities for students:
Our Catering department has excellent facilities, including professional kitchens with modern facilities and The Gallery
Visit www.ccb.ac.uk/thegallery to find out more information!
Tutors:
Our lecturers are very experienced teachers who have many years of industry experience, including Restaurant Managers, Head Chefs and Army Cooks.
We also have guest speakers who come in to teach and in the past these have included chefs from the famous kitchens of Heston Blumenthal.
Assessment: All formal assessment of practical skills and underpinning knowledge for this programme will be College based. This will take place throughout the course.
UCAS Tariff: Level 2
Awarding Body: C&G
Entry Requirements:
Our Catering courses are progressive, so due to the specific skills needed in the catering industry you must complete our Catering: Professional Cookery City and Guilds Foundation Diploma Level 1 course before starting this Level 2 course.
Interview for entry: Interview required
Progression and links:
After successfully completing this course, you may wish to apply for one of the Level 3 courses on offer at City College. These will equip you with the skills and knowledge required to confidently apply for supervisory/management positions and to take your technical skill to an advanced level.
Alternatively, this course will prepare you to apply for one of the many jobs in the Catering industry, across wide sectors such as restaurants, hotels, contract catering, industrial and airline catering.
Academic Centre:
CHCA - Hospitality and Catering
Costs of your Course:
There are five parts to the cost of your course:
- Tuition Fees
- College registration
- Awarding Body registration
- Resource Fee
- Exam / Assessment Fees
Tuition fees
How much will the Tuition Fees cost?
Below are the fees for this course.
Free Study and Financial Support
All full time courses are free to EU residents who are under 19 years old on the 31st August 2012. The only fees you have to pay are for specialist resources and equipment and the cost of these varies from £25 to £300 depending upon the subject you are studying.
Depending on your circumstances, you may be eligible for financial help from the college's learner support funds. You should apply for financial support as soon as you receive your offer letter.
For more information on financial assitance, please follow the link below.
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You are required to supply your own study materials, protective clothing and knives. Other small equipment and commodities are provided. The College will provide you with an equipment and supplier list.
Financial assistance information.
How to apply for full-time courses.
Disclaimer:
Although the information given is believed to be correct at the time of publication, it does not form any part of a
contract between City College Brighton and Hove and the student. Courses may be subject to change.
Timetables are subject to change and you should check with your tutor prior to enrolment for the details of your timetable.
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