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Diploma in Culinary Management (Level 6)

Qualification

Level 7

Fees

Y1: $8,738.00
Y2: $8,738.00
Y3: $8,738.00

Duration

3 years
Full-Time

Next intake

February and July

Points

180 Points
11 courses

Inspired by New Zealand’s vibrant food culture, The Culinary Collective is built around the ways people like to eat, drink and be entertained today. If you love to cook or bake, have a dream to work for yourself or want to share your passion for food with others, you can choose from an exciting range of culinary and bakery courses with a unique Kiwi flavour. With recent changes to immigration settings in New Zealand students who come to study to become a Chef may be eligible to spend an extended period of time applying the skills they have learned while studying in New Zealand to develop themselves for a career as an international chef!

Learn in small classes

You'll be taught by passionate tutors up to speed with the latest trends in the food industry and will enjoy small classes with one to one support throughout your studies.

Gain real world experience

When you train with us, you’ll get to see how the professionals do it first hand. Our courses include internships where you’ll gain invaluable work experience.

Get creative in our kitchens

You’ll be studying cooking or baking in the kitchen and not from a textbook. Our campuses include commercial training kitchens and bakeries that you’ll train in as part of your course.

YOUR CULINARY CAREER STARTS HERE

Certificate in Cookery (Level 4)

Award: New Zealand Certificate in Cookery (Level 4)

This course will help you learn about a wide range of cookery techniques and disciplines, and gain confidence working in a commercial kitchen environment.

You’ll learn through hands-on experience and spend 80% of your time in the kitchen putting your skills into practice. You’ll have fun and learn how to prepare all kinds of tasty dishes from delicious sauces and soups through to meat and fresh seafood.

Certificate in Baking (Generalist) (Level 4)

Award: New Zealand Certificate in Baking (Generalist) (Level 4) Food Safety Certificate

This course will help you learn about a wide range of cookery techniques and disciplines, and gain confidence working in a commercial kitchen environment.

You’ll learn through hands-on experience and spend 80% of your time in the kitchen putting your skills into practice. You’ll have fun and learn how to prepare all kinds of tasty dishes from delicious sauces and soups through to meat and fresh seafood.

Diploma in Cookery (Advanced) -Cookery Strand (Level 5)

Award: New Zealand Diploma in Cookery (Advanced) (Level 5) (Cookery Strand)

Take your passion to the next level, building on the knowledge and techniques developed in your previous kitchen experience and gain the expertise required for progression as a chef in the food industry.

Develop advanced cookery skills as well as administrative and kitchen management skills from running a commercial kitchen to creating original menus. You’ll also spend 5 weeks in a full time internship where you’ll gain invaluable work experience.

Diploma in Cookery (Advanced) - Patisserie Strand (Level 5)

Award: New Zealand Diploma in Cookery (Advanced) (Level 5) (Patisserie Strand)

This course will give you an awesome range of skills in advanced patisserie techniques, including how to make artisan breads, pastries, tarts, gateaux and more.

Diploma in Culinary Management (Level 6)

Award: New Zealand Diploma in Hospitality Management (Level 6)

This exciting course is about putting your business hat on and learning how to develop new food products or services for today’s market. Build on your Level 5 cooking or baking knowledge and learn the process of taking your food dream from concept to reality, along with a range of core management skills.

Learn invaluable skills and the study the latest food industry trends as you research, develop and design a new food product or service – pitching it, testing it and tweaking it to get it ready for market. The course includes a 20 week paid internship, to put your new skills to the test in a real hospitality or food company.

Employability

Since 2013, the number of online job vacancies for chefs has increased at a much faster rate than the average for all vacancies. In 2019, there were almost 2.5 times as many job ads as there were in 2013. This should mean that it has become easier for chefs to find work since 2013. Some chef vacancies are advertised through public media such as local newspapers and the Trade Me Jobs and Seek websites, though many are offered through industry contacts and word-of-mouth

Employment chart

On-the-job experience and further training open up various options for qualified chefs to move into different roles in the kitchen. Most chefs start at an apprentice level as a commis chef, before progressing to a demi chef, chef de partie, sous chef, and then head/executive chef. Some chefs choose to open their own restaurant or work in restaurant management. You could choose to specialise in a particular type of food, for example, pastry. There are opportunities to be gained by competing in local and international competitions.

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