Professional Cookery

L2 Level 2
Full Time
1 September 2025 — 19 June 2026
Barry Campus

About this course

The Level 2 Diploma 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 you will study

On this course you will cover topics such as:

  • Food Safety
  • Health and safety in catering
  • Healthier foods
  • Preparing and cooking different foods, vegetables, soups, fish, meat, poultry, pasta, dough products etc.

These qualifications are usually assessed by using assignments, practical tasks, exam and/or online tests.

For these qualifications you will complete practical demonstrations/synoptic exams, assignments and take a multiple-choice examination.

Entry requirements

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

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.
Key information

Start date

1 September 2025

End date

19 June 2026

Time of day

Day Time

Full Time

14 hours per week

Location

Barry Campus
Maps & directions

Course code

CTCR2F15
L2

Qualification

Professional Cookery

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What our students say

The course has opened loads of opportunities for me – I got to the semi-finals of the Nestle Torgue d’Or and won in Skills Competition Wales and will compete in WorldSkills UK. This course has made me really excited for my future.

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Ruby Pile
Hospitality Management level 3 student

Career prospects & further study

78,000

Cardiff Capital Region currently has over 78,000 jobs in the Hospitality and Catering Sector and this is predicted to grow 6.3% by 2025. (EMSI 2021).

On completion of this course you can progress on to the Level 3 at CAVC or into employment in the industry.

Locations

Barry Campus
Barry Campus

Cardiff and Vale College,

Barry Campus,

Vale of Glamorgan,

CF62 8YJ