New Zealand Certificate in Cookery (Level 3)
Course details
About the course
Is food your passion? This programme is an essential introduction to professional cookery and will prepare you to work as a junior chef in a commercial kitchen.
You will learn to:
- Apply health and safety, food safety and security practices to ensure own safety and minimise potential hazards for customers.
- Communicate effectively and behave in a professional manner with colleagues, managers and customers.
- Follow standard operating procedures to deal with familiar problems in a commercial kitchen.
- Apply fundamental cookery skills to prepare, cook and present a range of basic dishes employing commodities commonly used in industry.
Career opportunities and pathways include any role within the hospitality industry that requires chefs in junior positions producing basic dishes in a professional kitchen.
This qualification leads on to the New Zealand Certificate in Cookery (Level 4).
Workload & schedule
This is a blended programme with face-to-face delivery three days a week, online components, and self-directed study. There are opportunities for participation in various culinary events outside of normal class hours.
No experience is necessary, however part-time employment in the hospitality industry will enhance your learning experience.
About the provider
Based in Hamilton, the Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec), is one of the country’s largest institutes of technology. We deliver high-quality education across vocational (technical) and professional fields of study to approximately 13,000 students, across over 130 different courses.
At Wintec students are educated in a way that builds their confidence and gets them work-ready. We differ from other types of tertiary providers in the way students get the chance to put their theoretical learning into practice from the very start. You will get to work on real-life projects based on relevant topics and themes as if you were in the workplace. You will also get involved in work placements. This means that by the time you graduate, you will be confident in your skills and knowledge, and know-how to apply your learnings. Our academic staff have years of industry experience between them, which means they can guide you on your journey.
Wintec maintains collaborative relationships with local industry and iwi to identify the needs of the region and community. Fostering strong networks that our students and graduates benefit from is a high priority for us. Understanding the needs of local industry, what type of graduates they need now, and what they will need in the future is critical to assisting industry and our graduates.