Cooking
Begin your journey from home cook to professional chef. A cookery qualification will open the doors to a range of job opportunities in restaurants, bars, cafés, catering companies, vineyards, or hotels.
Our Cooking qualifications will give you hands-on skills, learning the latest techniques, tastes and flavours from industry experts.
At our Dunedin campus, you will gain real-world experience applying your skills and knowledge in our campus restaurant, café and food truck. You’ll get to cook with fresh produce from the Campus Living Gardens and participate in student-led hospitality events.
The essential kitchen and business skills you'll gain will open doors to various exciting career opportunities.
Cooking qualifications
Food & Hospitality
Thinking about a career in cooking? This introductory programme introduces you to the basic cookery, teamwork, and food safety skills that you need to work in the hospitality industry. During your studies, you'll learn to master the basics of working in a professional kitchen by preparing a range of dishes that would be suitable for food places such as cafés, restaurants, and bakeries. Use this certificate to pave your way to higher cooking qualifications or combine it with our New Zealand Certificate in Food and Beverage (Level 3) to become an all-around hospitality superstar.Duration
17 Weeks Full-time
Delivery
On campus
Location
Dunedin
Career potential
Café or Catering Cook, Kitchen Assistant, Trainee Chef
Food & Hospitality
Do you love cooking? Do you get excited by food? Take your first step towards becoming a chef no matter what experience you have. Surround yourself with like-minded people and learn from chef tutors who are industry professionals. Packed with lots of practical cooking, this programme is perfect for people who like hands-on learning. Develop a wide range of culinary skills and techniques while gaining the knowledge and confidence to cook like a professional in our commercial training kitchens. When you’re ready to take the next step on your culinary career path, our Level 5 Diploma in Advanced Cookery or Bachelor of Culinary Arts degree are here to support you.Duration
1 Year Full-time
Delivery
On campus
Location
Dunedin
Career potential
Café Chef, Catering Chef, Food Truck Chef, Hotel Chef, Junior Restaurant Chef
Food & Hospitality
Perfect for those who already have cooking experience or have completed our Level 4 programme and are ready to take the next step in their culinary career. Learn to design your own dishes and menus, and to manage kitchen supplies, workflow, staffing, and training in a commercial kitchen. Develop a deep understanding of sustainable practices, and ensure your skills are current with regional, national, and global food trends.Duration
1 Year Full-time
2 Years Part-time
Delivery
On campus, Work-integrated delivery option
Location
Dunedin, Distance
Career potential
Senior Café Chef, Senior Catering Chef, Senior Food Truck Chef, Senior Hotel Chef, Senior Restaurant Chef
Study Culinary Arts
Gain the cooking, design and business skills to work in the ever-evolving world of food
Contact us
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