Hospitality - Culinary Skills
About this course
This course is for those who wish to develop further skills in professional cookery.
The course will give you live experience of working in a restaurant, developing higher level practical skills whilst preparing and cooking food for the training restaurant. Y
ou will develop culinary skills at level three throughout the year while gaining experience in a live working environment within a restaurant, events, functions, buffets, brunch service and working externally with local partner businesses, developing work experience.
You will also develop your essential skills in application of number and communication as part of this full time course.
Uniform is an essential requirement and the cost of this is approximately £150.
What you will study
You wil study all aspects of kitchen work.
Developing skills in
- Meat & Poultry
- Fish
- Vegetables
- Pasta
- Rice
- Sauces
- Soups
- Stocks
- Kitchen management
- Supervisory skills
- Function service and much more.
This course requires learners to take part in theory lessons as well as practical lessons where assessment is carried out in the live working environment with no formal exams.
Facilities
Training and assessment will take place mainly in our facility in Barry, The Glamorgan Suite, where our busy restaurant welcomes customers to lunches, dinners, events and functions throughout the year. You will also take part in external functions and events throughout the year and some travel to other campuses may be required.
Important points
- The College welcomes contact with parents/guardians of students who are under 18.
- Additional support is available for students with learning difficulties and disabilities.
- Cardiff and Vale College is committed to inclusion and values diversity. We are determined to promote equality of opportunity and to treat everyone fairly and with respect.
- Cardiff and Vale College reserves the right to make changes to this course without prior notice.
- Course fees are subject to change. Your fee will be confirmed prior to enrolment.
- All courses are accurate at the time of upload or print.
- Courses can only run if there are sufficient numbers.
- Please note, if you choose three or more course choices, then you may be referred for a careers appointment first. This does not apply to A Level or GCSE choices.
More...
I chose to study at Cardiff and Vale College because school wasn’t for me, and I wasn’t interested in any of the subjects. The Hospitality course has opened so many doors for me – including getting to the semi-finals of the Nestle Toque d’Or, winning in Skills Competition Wales and winning Best in Nation at WorldSkills in Lyon in 2024. The College has given me the skills to achieve my goals and has helped me secure work at Lucknam Park as a chef de rang in Restaurant Hywel Jones. I’ve recently completed my HND in Hospitality Management at the college and progressed to a degree course at Cardiff Metropolitan University.
Career prospects & further study
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After successful completion of this course, you will be able to apply for higher level courses either in CAVC or in other partner organisations. Alternatively, the hospitality industry is vast and a Level three qualification will enable you to access further job opportunities across the country.