Level 2 Diploma in Culinary Skills

About this course

The Culinary Skills qualifications can help you become a chef or progress to a more senior chef's role. You'll gain a high standard of cookery skills and have the option to learn other workplace essentials like health and safety in a kitchen.

The Culinary Skills qualifications are for anyone who works or wants to work as a chef in the catering and hospitality sector.

It is also ideal for those chefs in industry who would like to continue or refresh their knowledge by undertaking topics within the qualification.

The Level 2 Culinary Skills qualifications will suit you if you have some basic skills and experience as a chef, probably from a role where you work under supervision. You want to gain a formal qualification and increase your skills so that you can take on a more senior role.

What will the course involve?

• Unit 702 Developing skills for employment in the catering and hospitality industry 
• Unit 703 Health and safety in catering and hospitality 
•  Unit 704 Healthier food and special diets 
• Unit 705 Catering operations, costs and menu planning 
• Unit 707 Prepare and cook stocks, soups and sauces 
• Unit 708 Prepare and cook fruit and vegetables 
• Unit 709 Prepare and cook meat and offal 
• Unit 710 Prepare and cook poultry  
• Unit 711 Prepare and cook fish and shellfish  
• Unit 712 Prepare and cook rice, pasta, grains and egg dishes  
• Unit 713 Produce hot and cold desserts and puddings  
• Unit 714 Produce paste products 
• Unit 715 Produce biscuit, cake and sponge products 
• Unit 716 Produce fermented dough products

What qualifications will I need?

Some Industry experience

L1 Award in Culinary Skills

How much will the course cost?

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