Culinary Arts

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With your food basket and my food basket the people will thrive
Immerse yourself in the world of Culinary Arts, where you’ll master the art of preparing restaurant and café-style dishes using healthy, sustainable, and locally sourced ingredients. This course offers hands-on experience in a commercial kitchen, providing numerous opportunities to showcase your culinary creations at various functions and events.
Join us and transform your passion for culinary arts into a thriving career, where your creativity and skills will make a lasting impact on the community!

Course Components

Hospitality Services
Discover the essential roles and responsibilities within the hospitality industry, from customer service and food costs to menu development and hospitality regulations.

Meal Preparation Skills
• Hone your skills in a commercial kitchen, adhering to advanced food hygiene standards.
• Select and cook locally sourced ingredients, including meat, fish, fruits, and vegetables, with a focus on sustainability.
• Master a variety of cooking techniques while applying nutritional principles in commercial catering.
• Gain proficiency in barista and café service skills.

NCEA LEVEL 3
ENROLMENT FEE
0 Under 19 (MOE funded)
200 Age 19+
SPECIALTY COURSE COST
$ 1800
This covers the cost of specialty ingredients for take home food
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Interview, US 167
10 Level 2 Food/Hospitality related credits
CREDITS
60 Credits
QUALIFICATION
Hagley Certificate in Culinary Arts NCEA L3
New Zealand Certificate inCookery (L3), subject to accreditation
HOURS PER WEEK
20 (incl extended day, 1 day per week)

Facilities

We are fortunate to have a purpose-built professional hospitality suite. Add in specialised kit, gas hobs, industrial gelateria, salamander and industry grade cookware, and the canvas for culinary opportunity is complete. We also have access to the main cafeteria for formalised function work and service as well, not to mention the theatre for which we cater. But while our modern kitchen premises, surrounded by our fledgling herb gardens, sits at the heart of our course, our other home is a stand-alone, airy, bright space to learn and debate the nuts and bolts of the hospitality industry. It is where our theory classes take place, punctuated with demonstrations and video clips.