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CATERING & HOSPITALITY

Professional Cookery – Level 2

Start Date : September 2026
Location : Wellington Campus

COURSE FEATURES

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Deepen your culinary skills in a professional kitchen environment

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Learn advanced cooking techniques like butchery, pastry work, and sauce preparation

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Explore menu planning and costing, and the business side of catering

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Gain real-world experience through working in our training restaurant, The Orange Tree

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Advance your culinary skills with City & Guilds Level 2 Diploma in Professional Cookery—ideal for aspiring chefs seeking expertise.

This is the natural progression for students with level 1 in hospitality and catering, or 4 grades 3-4 in their GCSEs. You will build on your knowledge and practical skill development for preparing and cooking dishes through working in industry standard kitchens and commercial restaurant at our on-site facility The Orange Tree, which is opened to the public. You will be completing practical cooking activities and assessments, plus written assignments and short answer test papers.

– Food safety in catering
– Developing skills for emplyment in the catering and hospitality industry
– Health and safety in catering and hospitality
– Prepare and cook; stock, soups, sauces, fruit and vegetables, meat and offal, poultry, fish and shellfish,– rice, pasta, grains, and egg dishes
– Produce hot and cold desserts and puddings

Work placement opportunities:
Onsite Orange Tree Restaurant, Nanny Brown’s Aramark and more
Progressing to: Professional cookery Level 3, university, commis chef or chef de partie. Some students go on to work on cruise liners

Aspirational careers: Michelin-starred chef, restaurant or bistro owner, catering company director, head chef, sous chef
A full Level 1 in hospitality and catering qualification and/or 4 grades 3-9 including food technology, English and/or maths.
Practical cooking activities and assessments, assignments, short answer papers
You will need to purchase a uniform and a knife kit. There is greater involvement with restaurant sessions and service to the public. Catering students will take part in various competitions throughout the year.

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