Professional Cookery and Hospitality - Level 4 - January Start
Overview
"The NCL Culinary Arts Experience is more than a course. It's a transformative journey, enriched by industry experiences, competitions, and opportunities that build confidence, inspire creativity, and prepare students for successful, sustainable and rewarding careers."
This course is an opportunity for students to be introduced to the area of professional cookery and hospitality at a level where you can build knowledge, understanding and awareness. Learners would gain and enhance basic skills that would be helpful for onward study and/or to gain employment in the hospitality industry. 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
This course is suited for learners direct from school or people that are looking for an introductory college course and who would like to learn more about the hospitality industry. More importantly we are looking for people that have a positive attitude and would like to learn new skills and develop their opportunities for further study and/or into employment. An excellent opportunity to commence a January programme that could then lead to a Level 5 course in August 2027 within the Professional Cookery, Bakery or Hospitality curricular area.
Learn
You will learn a wide range of professional cookery, bakery and front of house skills, additionally you will build confidence, self-belief and build resilience. You will experience a realistic restaurant environment from both a production kitchen and restaurant Service perspective.
You will undertake some of the areas below:
- Working in a professional kitchen
- Food preparation techniques
- Working in the hospitality industry
- Bakery & bread products
- Food hygiene
- Health & safety
Where can I go from here?
Graduates of this course will be able to go directly into the following courses:
