Course details

Summary

Gain the skills and expertise needed to produce advanced dishes and take a leading role in commercial kitchen environments.

During the course of this one-year programme you'll acquire the skills to confidently plan and produce a broad range of meat, poultry, fish and larder dishes, employing advanced preparation, cookery and presentation techniques. You'll also learn effective methods for planning and monitoring workflow, strategies for managing staff and operations to meet performance targets, and how to plan, develop and design dishes and menus.

Programme structure

To complete this Diploma you are required to complete a minimum total of 120 credits. To be a full time student you need to maintain a workload of 120 credits per year. We recommend you talk with us to ensure you choose electives to benefit your future career.

Career Opportunities

This qualification will enable you to work as a senior chef in a range of hospitality environments.

Study Pathways

Graduates with this qualification can add to their expertise by completing the Patisserie strand of the New Zealand Diploma in Cookery (Advanced) (Level 5).

Entry criteria

Academic requirements

New Zealand Certificate in Cookery (Level 4) or equivalent.

Alternative requirements

Skills for tertiary study (including literacy and numeracy) may be acquired through study, work and/or life experience. Students who can demonstrate these skills may be approved for alternative entry. Literacy and numeracy assessments are available.

English language requirements:

IELTS 5.5 Academic (no lower than 5.5 in any band); TOEFL Internet based test (iBT) Score of 46 (with a writing score of 14); TOEFL Paper-based test (pBT) score of 550 (with an essay score of 5 TWE); University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations - FCE or FCE for schools or CAE or CPE with a score of 154. No less than 154 in each skill; NZ Certificate in English Language (NZCEL) Level 4 with an endorsement of either General, Workplace or Academic; Pearson Test of English (Academic) - PToE (Academic) score of 42; City and Guilds IESOL: B2 Communicator with a score of 42.