Food Production and Cooking

• Programme Overview
• Programme Structure
• Other Information

• This qualification enables chefs and cooks that are cooking and finishing a variety of dishes around the kitchen to gain fundamental skills as part of their career development plan. You will look at everything from food hygiene to teamwork and you will also learn
  and gain the skills to complete the necessary kitchen documentation needed to keep the high kitchen standards within your business.

  You will gain a broader understanding of how to effectively contribute to your team as well as how to work in a secure and hygienic environment. You will also learn how to maintain food safety when storing, preparing and cooking food, clean food production areas such as equipment and utensils, maintain and handle equipment such as knives and also learn about preparing meat, poultry, fish, vegetable, egg dishes and starters and salads.

• Framework Structure

  Learners will need to achieve the following three NVQ mandatory units:
  - 203 Maintain Food Safety when storing, preparing and cooking food
  - 104 Work effectively as part of a hospitality team
  - 101 Maintain a safe, hygienic and secure working environment

  Learners will complete the following Section A NVQ optional units:
  - 281 Produce basic fish dishes
  - 282 Produce basic meat dishes
  - 283 Produce basic poultry dishes
  - 284 Produce basic vegetable dishes

  Learners will also complete the following Section B NVQ optional units:
  - 117 Prepare hot and cold sandwiches
  - 143 Produce basic egg dishes
  - 271 Complete kitchen documentation
  - 146 Present menu items according to a defined brand standard
  - 272 Set up and close kitchen
  - 666 Employment rights and responsibilities in the hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism sector

  Funded learners will also complete the following:
  - Technical Certificate:
  - Level 2 Certificate in Hospitality and Catering Principles (Food Production and Cooking)
  - Key Skills (if required):
  - Level 1 Application of Number
  - Level 1 Communication

• Programme Length

  Apprenticeships typically take between 6-18 months to complete.

  Other Information

  Qualification and programmes can be subject to change at any time.