College 16+

Catering and Hospitality

Level 2 Professional Cookery

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You will become proficient at menu planning, an essential skill for any future Head Chef, while cooking delicious soups, stocks and sauces, before moving on to fruit, vegetables, meat and fish.

You will even have the opportunity to master the art of hot and cold puddings as well as biscuits, cakes and sponges.

Upon completion of this course, you may decide to travel around the world and open your own restaurant or join the culinary scene in Liverpool or Manchester.

More information

The course will start in September and will take one year to complete.

This course will take place at our Town Centre Campus, Water Street, St Helens, WA10 1PP.

During this course, you will cover the following units:

  • Investigating the catering and hospitality industry
  • Health and safety in catering and hospitality
  • Healthier food and special diets
  • Food safety in catering
  • Catering operations, costs and menu planning
  • Applying workplace skills
  • Preparing and cooking stocks, soups and sauces
  • Preparing and cooking fruit and vegetables
  • Preparing and cooking meat and offal
  • Preparing and cooking poultry
  • Preparing and cooking fish and shellfish
  • Preparing and cooking rice, pasta, grains and egg dishes
  • Producing hot and cold desserts and puddings
  • Producing pastry products
  • Producing biscuit, cake and sponge products
  • Producing fermented dough products
You will be assessed by assignments, observations of preparing, cooking and serving food and short tests.

You should have 3 GCSEs at grade 3 or above, including English and/or maths.

Achieving a good standard of English and maths is a key requirement for many jobs, as well as for courses you may wish to progress on to. If you achieve below a grade 4 in your English and maths GCSEs at school, you will study it alongside your course when you join us.

If you are a school leaver, aged 16-18, (under the age of 19 on or before 31st August 2025), you do not pay tuition fees or examination and registration fees and may be eligible for additional support depending on your financial situation. For more information, please visit our dedicated financial support page.

Once you have successfully completed this course, you will have the opportunity to advance your skills and knowledge by progressing on to the level 3 Advanced Diploma in Professional Cookery.

Alternatively, you may decide to join an amazing team of professionals and enter the industry!

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