The Level 3 Certificate in General Patisserie & Confectionery cover all the patisserie and confectionary skills and knowledge to show you’ve got what it takes for a successful career as a pastry chef. Ideal for those looking to become professional pastry chefs or for those wanting to progress their careers.
It allows you to learn, develop and practise the skills required for employment and/or career progression in the catering and hospitality sector This qualification will make you highly employable within the hospitality industry by producing desserts for our award-winning restaurant, Gaskell’s. The qualification is designed to help you enter employment as a pastry chef or alternatively progress on to further relevant learning and qualifications.
You will learn by building on your previous courses and developing a repertoire of skills and techniques, which you will continue to develop within lessons. You will then be able to apply these skills to complete assessment requirements. Theory lessons will provide you with a full understanding of the theory element of your course expanding your knowledge for assessments.
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A Level 3 general patisserie and confectionery qualification opens routes into further professional development. You could progress to a Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Professional Cookery (Patisserie and Confectionery), which is valued for senior kitchen roles. A food hygiene or food safety qualification at Level 3 is also worth considering if you plan to supervise others in a catering environment.
