Bakery and Pastry - Level 6
Overview
The Bakery & Pastry course is an ideal course if you have a very keen interest in becoming a pastry chef, especially if you have an enthusiasm for pastry and pastry orientated products. This programme builds on the skills developed in Bakery (SCQF Level 5) or equivalent course. The course will be facilitated in a practical, professional environment and follows a clear path to enhance employability skills and progression to advanced level pastry. As a student of the Culinary Arts Department, you would also be given opportunity to be part of the extracurricular activity that takes place each academic session, for example Culinary Arts/Hospitality orientated competitions, Industry visits, masterclasses etc. Choose a course with the Department of Culinary Arts and you will have an invaluable college experience, ensuring you are at the forefront of Hospitality & Culinary Arts, enhancing your life chances and opportunities.
Entry
Entry to this course is often via the Bakery Level 5 course, or equivalent qualifications. On occasions appropriate industry or home-based experience is also used to enter this level of qualification. In addition to the above entry requirements, a desire to learn and a passion for baking and pastry will support your application to ensure success at your interview.
Learn
You will learn a wide and varied array of pastry and bakery orientated knowledge, understanding and specialised skills, which would be prudent in a pastry orientated environment.
You will have the opportunity to produce a range of sweets and desserts and master complex techniques and processes.
The course will include:
Patisserie
Pastry
Sweets and desserts
Working with chocolate
Cake decoration techniques
Relevant theoretical knowledge to comply with industry requirements
Food hygiene
Costing
Where can I go from here?
Graduates of this course will be able to go directly into the following courses:
