Occupational Grande Chef – 03 Years 

Dual Qualification + Trade Test 

ABOUT

The Course

The course is designed according to our 3 year City & Guilds courses, with advanced subjects and extended external practical’s included to ensure that we produce well rounded, passionate and creative chefs with strong management skills.

Duration:

Three years, full time course

 

Minimum Requirements:

18 Years and older
Grade 12
English (reading and writing)

Enrolment:

January & July Intake

 

YEAR 1

Program Outline

  • Introduction to Food Costing 1.0
  • Introduction to French 1.0
  • Introduction to the Hospitality Industry
  • Introduction to Nutrition & Healthy Eating
  • Essential Knife Skills
  • Food Safety and Quality Assurance
  • Health and Safety in the Workplace
  • Personal Hygiene in the Workplace
  • Food Preparation Methods, Techniques & Equipment
  • Food Cooking Methods & Techniques
  • Food Commodities & Basic Ingredients
  • Theory of Food Production & Customer Service
  • Numeracy & units of Measurement
  • Introduction: Meal Planning & Menus
  • Computer Literacy & Research
  • Environmental Awareness
  • Personal Development as a Cook Deckscrub
  • Students will be compiling a Portfolio of Evidence (POE)
  • Workplace Experiential Learning
  • Placements – Industry

Assessments:

  • Mid-year Summative Theory
  • Final Summative Theory & Practical
  • City & Guilds Task Assessment
  • City & Guilds Food Safety in Catering – Evolve (7107-202)

Lectures are not necessarily delivered in the order of the models but in the most productive manner.

YEAR 2

Program Outline

  • Environmental Sustainability
  • Advance Menu Planning and Costing
  • Theory of Preparing, Cooking and Finishing Dishes
  • Theory of Facility and Equipment
  • Resource Management
  • Staff Resource Management and Self Development
  • Theory of Commodity Resource Management
  • Understand Business Success
  • Provide Guest Service
  • Preparation and Cooking: Nutrition & Healthier Foods
  • Deckscrub
  • Workplace Experiential Learning
  • Placements – Industry

Assessments:

  • Final Summative Theory & Practical
  • City & Guilds: Food Preparation & Culinary Arts – Evolve (8064-241)
  • City & Guilds: Hospitality Principles – Evolve (8064-240)
  • City & Guilds Food Safety in Catering – Evolve (8064-207)

Lectures are not necessarily delivered in the order of the models but in the most productive manner.

YEAR 3

Program Outline

  • Theory of Safety Supervision
  • Theory of Food Production Supervision
  • Contribute to Business Success
  • Contribute to the Guest Experience
  • Developing Opportunities for Progression in the Culinary Industry
  • Gastronomy & Global Cuisines
  • Operational Cost Control
  • Deckscrub
  • Students will be compiling a Portfolio of Evidence (POE)

    Workplace Experiential Learning Placements – Industry
    2 Weeks Revision and Preparation for the External Trade Test

    Assessments:

    • Final Summative Theory & Practical
    • City & Guilds Culinary Arts & Supervision – Evolve (8064-310)
    • City & Guilds: Monitoring & Supervision of Food Safety – Evolve (8064-306)
    • National Trade Test – Theory & Practical

    Lectures are not necessarily delivered in the order of the models but in the most productive manner.

    Included in Tuition Fees

    • All ingredients for practical cooking on campus
    • All learning Material, Recipes and Assessments
    • All exams (formative and summative)
    • Uniform & Equipment
    • Registration Fees
    • Graduation

    Excluded in Tuition Fees

    • Files & Stationary
    • Tablet / iPad

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