Course details

Summary

The New Zealand Diploma in Cookery (Advanced) with strand in Cookery will provide you with the management and supervision skills to run a commercial kitchen and get real-world experience with work placement opportunities in local restaurants.

This one year culinary arts programme will prepare you to take on a full range of managerial roles in a professional kitchen and advance your skills in:

• Chef training
• Planning, developing and costing menus
• Managing staff allocations
• Restaurant supervision

Upon completion of the New Zealand Diploma in Cookery (Advanced) (Cookery Strand), you will be eligible to sit the examination for the International City & Guilds Award Level 3 Advanced Diploma in Food Preparation and Cookery Supervision.

Career and Study Outcomes

Employment opportunities include undertaking a technical or managerial role in the hospitality industry, such as working as a chef in a senior position producing advanced dishes in a professional kitchen:

• Fine dining restaurants
• Restaurants
• Cafés
• Bars
• Hotels
• Function catering
• Cruise liners
• Catering companies
• Airlines
• Commercial catering businesses

Course Information

• Culinary Supervision
• Advanced Cookery Preparation and Presentation Techniques
• Kitchen Operations Management
• Menu Planning and Development
• Advanced Larder Practices
• Industry Placement

Industry Connections

UCOL Hospitality Schools are members of Chefs NZ, the Restaurant Association of NZ, active participants in the Manawatu Hospitality Awards, and each campus is well supported by our local industries.

Accreditation

The programme is approved by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority under the provisions of the Education Act 1989, and Universal College of Learning (UCOL) Trading as Universal College of Learning (UCOL) is accredited to teach it.

Entry criteria

Successful completion of New Zealand Certificate in Cookery (Level 4) or equivalent qualification and/or experience.

NCEA Level 3 OR
Equivalent academic achievement OR
On a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the Executive Dean.

International student applicants whose first language is not English must have an IELTS Academic (or equivalent including TOEFL) score of 5.5 with no band score lower than 5.
Under 20 years of age
For international applicants under 20 years of age who do not hold NCEA, International Academic Qualifications Entry Criteria apply.