Level 3 Advanced Professional Chef (Technical)

The units you will study are likely to include:

Core Units:

• Vegetables and vegetarian dishes
• Meat dishes
• Poultry and game dishes
• Fish and shellfish dishes
• Pastry products
• Hot, cold and frozen desserts
• Cakes and sponges

Specialist Units:

• Food safety supervision
• Gastronomy

All units are subject to change and may be withdrawn.

This course is ideal for you if you have an interest in catering wish to gain employment in the hospitality sector as a professional chef.

By choosing this qualification, you will have likely made a decision that your career direction will be as a professional chef with the ability to work in any section of a professional kitchen.

Undertaking this qualification gives you proof of advanced skills in different aspects of professional cookery and with this versatility will come an increased opportunity for employment, particularly at supervisory level.

To gain this qualification, candidates must successfully achieve the following assessments:

• One externally set, externally moderated assignment testing understanding and practical craft skills
• One externally set, externally marked test, sat under examination conditions

If you are aged 16-18, you will join a Study Programme this could be a vocational or technical qualification. We will make sure you are working at the right level on your core qualification and are challenged to achieve the highest level of qualification you can.

Work experience will be part of your study programme and complement your college study and prepare you for employment. You will also get involved in activities to help you develop life skills and to build your confidence so you can make progress in your career.

If you have chosen to study for a T Level qualification, this will involve college-based theory and practice lessons along with relevant work placement to enable you to gain the knowledge, skills and behaviours that employers are looking for.

Weekly timetables will include tutorial support which may comprise of full group activities or one to one sessions to discuss individual progress or support needs.

All students will continue to improve their maths and English and if you don't have a grade 4 at GCSE, we will work with you towards achieving that goal (subject to specific entry requirements for particular courses).

• How external factors such as trends, business strategy and the environment influence the development of dishes and menus

• Advanced food preparation and cooking to produce complex dishes and menu items that meet business and customer requirements

• The importance of maintaining food safety practices and procedures to ensure safe preparation and cooking of food

• Work as part of a team to provide a unique dining experience

• Organise, multitask and manage time well

• Be creative, with a willingness to learn and self-develop

• Solve problems while working in a challenging, time-critical environment and remain calm under pressure

• Maintain high standards and promote a customer-centric culture

• Support colleagues, customers and the business

You will need a clean, pressed chefs uniform when working in the kitchen together with safety shoes. Details will be sent out when agreed with the uniform supplier. Financial help may be available through the College's bursary fund.

This course supports progression into Higher education.

Opportunities to enter Employment

as a Commis Chef Chef de partie Supervisory roles in hospitality and catering.

You will need to have achieved the Level 2 Diploma Professional Cookery (Chef). You will also need to have achieved GCSE English and maths at grade 3.

Those with experience of working with a wide range of commodities in the preparation, cooking and presentation of dishes may apply however they will need to satisfactorily demonstrate that they have the necessary skills to study at this level.

We recommend that you attend one of our exciting open events so that you can look around the department, the college and meet the tutors. You are welcome to do this before or after you apply. These events have proved very successful in ensuring students and their families see the best of what the college has to offer such as our inspirational teaching areas, teachers, library facilities and places to eat.
Once you have applied our experienced Enrolment Team will consider your application carefully and will let you know, by email, if the College would like to make you a conditional offer based on you meeting the specified entry requirements. If your predicted grades or career aims suggest that an alternative subject area or course level would be more appropriate for you at this stage, we will contact you either by telephone, email or text. If you have told us that you have some additional support needs we will contact you to find out more so that we can help you.