Cost�2000.00 During the course you will be required to wear a uniform, which will cost approximately �220. You may also have the opportunity to visit a number of catering and cooking events which may incur additional costs.
Level 2 Culinary Skills Course in Hastings. Classes run at East Sussex College Hastings Station Plaza Campus, full-time during the day. This culinary skills qualification takes one year to complete. You'll prepare and cook a wide range of dishes, from stocks, soups and sauces to meat, fish, pastry and desserts. You'll also cover food safety, health and safety, menu planning, and dietary requirements, using the campus's fully equipped kitchens and working restaurant. Entry requires a minimum of four GCSEs at grade 3 to 9, or completion of a Level 1 course, plus English or maths at grade 3.
Who this course is for
Our exciting Level 2 course will help you build and strengthen the skills you need to work in a professional hospitality and catering environment. You will begin to fine-tune your cookery skills and learn how to make stocks, soups, and sauces while getting to know different types of equipment used in a professional kitchen.
Entry requirements
Minimum four grade 3-9 at GCSE or successful completion of the Level 1 course, and English or maths at grade 3.
What you will learn
You'll prepare and cook stocks, soups, sauces, and a wide range of proteins including meat, poultry, fish, and shellfish.
You'll make desserts, puddings, biscuits, cakes, sponges, and fermented dough products.
You'll work with vegetables, fruit, rice, pasta, grains, and egg dishes.
You'll apply food safety practices and health and safety procedures in a professional kitchen.
You'll explore healthier foods, dietary requirements, and a range of diets.
You'll understand catering operations, menu design and planning, and maintaining the payment point.
You'll use professional kitchen equipment in a fully equipped training environment.
How you will learn
You'll learn through hands-on practical sessions in the campus kitchens and working restaurant. Assessment is by observation of your practical work and short answer question papers. The course ends with a synoptic assessment that draws together everything you have learned across the year.
What you will need to bring
A uniform is required for this course, costing approximately £220. There may also be additional costs if you take part in catering and cooking events during the year. East Sussex College Hastings Station Plaza Campus will confirm any other requirements before you start.
Where next
Jobs you could do
Chef de partie: section chef in a professional kitchen
Commis chef: entry-level kitchen role, how to become a chef
Kitchen assistant: supporting the kitchen team in food prep
Catering assistant: food preparation in schools, hospitals, or events
Pastry chef: specialist baking and patisserie role
Restaurant kitchen staff: working in a commercial restaurant environment
What you could study next
Level 3 Diploma in Professional Cookery: the next step for those aiming for senior kitchen roles or head chef positions.
Level 3 Diploma in Hospitality Supervision and Leadership: broadens into management alongside culinary skills.
Apprenticeship in Professional Cookery (Level 3): combines on-the-job training with a formal qualification, often the route into a permanent chef role.
