Study pathway cookery and culinary arts

If you have a passion for food and cooking, then a qualification in cooking and culinary arts is a smart way to learn the professional kitchen skills needed for a professional career. Students are taught professional-level cooking skills, and are trained in how to work in a professional kitchen with others. This makes graduates well prepared and ready to work in restaurants in New Zealand, and the rest of the world.

Study pathways in cooking and culinary arts

Cooking and culinary arts study programmes

Location: Henderson (Auckland)
Duration: 1 academic year
Upcoming start dates:
  • 17 Feb 2021
  • 17 Mar 2021
  • 16 Jun 2020
  • More 2021 dates coming soon!

This certificate equips students with the fundamental cooking skills and knowledge necessary to start a career in careers to do with food preparation. Once completed students are ready and eligible to work in all areas of food preparation, presentation, and storage. Successful graduates are also eligible to study further in the field of cookery.

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Location: Henderson (Auckland)
Duration: 1 academic year
Upcoming start dates:
  • 17 Feb 2021
  • 17 Mar 2021
  • 16 Jun 2020
  • More 2021 dates coming soon!

At diploma level, cookery students are educated are taught additional cooking skills and knowledge.  Additionally, students are taught higher-level kitchen management skills such as how to: manage kitchen resources, organise food and beverages for events, menu creation.  These are useful for graduates who wish to be in management or run their own kitchen.

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