Free Level 1 Culinary Skills Course in Barnsley. Classes run at Barnsley College, full-time during the day. You'll cover professional cookery across stove work, larder, and patisserie, alongside front of house skills including customer care and food and beverage service. Food safety and healthy eating are also part of the programme. The course runs for one year. To apply, you'll need three GCSEs at grade 2 or above, including English, plus a positive school report.
Who this course is for
This course is ideal for you if you are interested in the hospitality and catering industry where you will be introduced to professional cookery skills in stove, larder and Patisserie. You will also be introduced to front of house skills including customer care and food and beverage service, as well as studying subjects such as food safety and healthy eating.
Entry requirements
Three GCSEs at grade 2 or above including English.
Positive school report
What you will learn
You'll practise professional cookery techniques across stove, larder, and patisserie.
You'll develop front of house skills including food and beverage service.
You'll learn how to deliver customer care in a hospitality setting.
You'll study food safety principles and how to apply them in a kitchen.
You'll explore healthy eating and how it applies to menu planning and preparation.
How you will learn
You'll learn through practical, hands-on sessions in a professional kitchen environment alongside classroom study. Assessment is based on your practical performance and knowledge work completed throughout the course. Barnsley College will confirm the specific assessment methods for each unit before you begin.
What you will need to bring
The centre will provide most materials. Barnsley College will confirm anything else you need before you start.
Where next
Jobs you could do
Kitchen assistant: supporting chefs in a professional kitchen
Commis chef: entry-level cooking role in restaurants or hotels
Catering assistant: food preparation in schools, hospitals, or canteens
Front of house server: taking orders and serving food and drink
Barista or café assistant: drinks preparation and customer service
What you could study next
Level 2 Diploma in Professional Cookery: the next step toward working as a chef in a professional kitchen, covering more advanced cooking techniques and kitchen management.
Level 2 Diploma in Food and Beverage Service: if front of house work appeals, this builds on the service skills you've started here.
Hospitality Apprenticeship (Level 2 or 3): combine paid work with structured training in a real hospitality business.
