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HNC: Professional Cookery

Turn your passion for food into a thriving career with our HNC in Professional Cookery. Develop advanced culinary skills, create and cook your own fine dining menus, and explore exciting ingredients, flavours and textures. Gain hands-on experience preparing and delivering high-quality dishes in a professional kitchen while developing your leadership, teamwork and kitchen management skills. Perfect for aspiring chefs ready to take their culinary talents to the next level and progress towards supervisory and management roles in the hospitality industry.

Course information

Level:

SCQF Level 7

Duration:

  • One year full-time – 3 days per week including a Thursday evening class
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Who is this course for?

This course is for those who have qualifications or experience in professional cookery are looking to expand their skills or seek promotion into supervisory roles.

What skills will I learn?

  • Culinary
  • Communication
  • Problem solving
  • Team working
  • Leadership

What will I study?

  • Professional Cookery: Practical
  • Professional Cookery: Knowledge
  • Hospitality: Financial Control Systems
  • Food Hygiene Intermediate
  • Hospitality Supervision
  • Professional Cookery: Graded Unit 1
  • Professional Cookery: Specialised Cookery

Application Information

What further study options are available?

What career opportunities are there?

  • Chef
  • Chef de partie
  • Sous chef
  • Head chef
  • Food consultant
  • Food and beverage junior manager