Professional Cookery and Bakery (Level 4/5)

Attendance / Duration

Overview

This practical and supportive course introduces hospitality through baking, cake decorating, bread making and barista skills. Ideal for starting your journey into hospitality, You'll gain hands on experience creating and selling your products through our coffee cart and training restaurant.

Entry requirements

This course is open to anyone who has:

• a keen interest in cooking and bakery.
• a desire to develop practical skills and explore career options
• the ability to stand in a hot kitchen for long periods of time
• 4 National 3 qualifications or has completed a relevant SCQF 3 course.

If you don’t have formal qualifications, but have appropriate experience or training, you may still be considered for the course.

Course content

Areas of study may include:

• Ingredients used in baking
• Weighing and measuring
• Baking terms and techniques
• Baking a wide range of products
• Related theory to support what you learn in the kitchen
• Barista skills

This course supports growth in key areas including:

• Ingredients used in baking
• Weighing and measuring
• Baking terms and techniques
• Baking a wide range of products such as: scones, cupcakes, traybakes, sponges and breads
• Related theory to support what you learn in the kitchen

Career and further study

On completion of this course you may:

• progress to NC Bakery, Food and Beverage (Level 5) or Introduction to Professional cookery and Hospitality
• apply for positions in coffee shops

We have close links with industry and invite employers in to the college to talk with students. We also arrange industry visits (when possible).