Free Level 2 Professional Cookery Course in Norwich. Classes run at City College Norwich, full-time during the day, over one year. You'll cover the core skills of a professional kitchen: soups and sauces, meat and poultry, fish and shellfish, pastry, breads, desserts, and more. The course also covers financial control and legal responsibilities in a commercial kitchen. Entry is open to those progressing from a relevant Level 2 cookery qualification, or to those with practical experience working in a professional kitchen.
Who this course is for
This qualification is for you if you are 16 or over and are working towards becoming a chef in a professional kitchen. � Legal and social responsibilities � Financial control in the commercial kitchen � Soups and sauces � Fruit and veg � Meat and offal � Poultry � Fish and shellfish � Rice, pasta, grains � Desserts and puddings � Pastry products � Biscuits, cakes and sponges � Breads and chocolate
Entry requirements
Progressing with a relevant level 2 qualification in Professional Cookery. Or, direct entry with experience of working in a professional kitchen with basic practical skills.
What you will learn
You'll prepare soups, sauces, and stocks to professional kitchen standards.
You'll cook meat, offal, and poultry using a range of techniques.
You'll prepare and cook fish and shellfish dishes.
You'll work with rice, pasta, grains, fruit, and vegetables.
You'll produce pastry products, biscuits, cakes, sponges, breads, and chocolate work.
You'll make desserts and puddings.
You'll apply financial control principles in a commercial kitchen.
You'll understand the legal and social responsibilities of working in a professional kitchen.
How you will learn
You'll learn through practical, hands-on sessions in a professional kitchen environment, alongside classroom-based study. Assessment covers both practical cookery skills and underpinning knowledge. You'll be assessed on your ability to prepare and cook dishes to professional standards, as well as your understanding of kitchen management, legal responsibilities, and financial control.
What you will need to bring
The centre will provide most materials. City College Norwich will confirm anything else you need before you start.
Where next
Jobs you could do
Chef de partie: section chef in a professional kitchen
Commis chef: junior kitchen role, ideal starting point
