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Free Level 3 Professional Cookery Course in Manchester – The Manchester College City Campus

CostFREE
Duration1 year
LevelLevel 3
DeliveryClassroom based
Start7 Sep 2026
Study modeFull-time
AttendanceDaytime
Awarding bodyCity & Guilds awarding body
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About this course

Free Level 3 Advanced Technical Diploma in Professional Cookery (450) Course in Manchester. Classes run at The Manchester College City Campus, full-time during the day. The course takes one year and covers the skills working chefs need in a professional kitchen. You'll study legal responsibilities and financial control, then move into practical cookery: stocks, soups and sauces, fruit and vegetables, meat and offal, poultry, fish and shellfish, and farinaceous dishes. The level 3 advanced technical diploma in professional cookery qualification is awarded by City and Guilds. You'll have an initial assessment to confirm this is the right level for you.

Who this course is for

This course is ideal for you if you’re over 16 and would like to work in the hospitality and catering sector as a chef and you may have already undertaken a Level 2 Techinical Certificate in Cookery or Service for the hospitality industry.

On this course you will cover modules about legal responsibilities and financial control in the professional kitchen as well as studying how to cook with stocks soups and sauces, fruit and vegatables, meat and offal, poultry, fish and shellfish, farinaceous dishes, desserts and puddings, pate products, cakes, biscuits and sponges and fermented dough products.

What you will learn

  • You'll learn legal responsibilities and financial control in a professional kitchen.
  • You'll prepare and cook stocks, soups, and sauces to a professional standard.
  • You'll work with fruit and vegetables using professional techniques.
  • You'll prepare and cook meat and offal dishes.
  • You'll handle and cook poultry correctly and safely.
  • You'll prepare and cook fish and shellfish.
  • You'll produce farinaceous dishes such as pasta and rice-based recipes.

How you will learn

You'll learn through classroom-based sessions and hands-on practical cookery at The Manchester College City Campus. Assessment combines practical tasks in the kitchen with written work covering topics such as legal responsibilities and financial control. You'll be assessed on your ability to apply professional techniques across a range of ingredients and dishes.

What you will need to bring

The centre will provide most materials. The Manchester College City Campus will confirm anything else you need before you start.

Where next

Jobs you could do

  • Commis chef: entry-level kitchen role in restaurants and hotels.
  • Chef de partie: running a specific section of a professional kitchen.
  • Sous chef: supporting the head chef and managing kitchen teams.
  • Head chef: leading a kitchen, planning menus, and managing costs.
  • Pastry chef: specialising in desserts and baked goods.
  • Catering supervisor: overseeing food production in large catering operations.

What you could study next

  • Level 4 Diploma in Professional Culinary Arts (City and Guilds): takes your skills further into advanced techniques and kitchen management.
  • NVQ Level 3 in Professional Cookery: a work-based route that builds on your diploma and is recognised for chef roles in larger operations.
  • Apprenticeship (Chef de Partie): combine paid work with structured training at the next level.
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