Colleges and Universities Offering Certificate in Professional Cookery in South Africa

Institutions Offering Certificate in Professional Cookery

•  The Chartered Institute of Tourism and Hospitality, Cape Town  
  1. Foundation
  Duration: 250 learning hours
  
  Course Overview:
  • Techniques and skills in preparation, cooking and finishing vegetables, sauces and soups.
  • Techniques and skills in preparation, cooking and finishing poultry, meat and game.
  • Techniques and skills in preparation, cooking and finishing fish & shellfish.
  • Techniques and skills in producing frozen, cold and hot desserts.
  • Techniques and skills in baking and baked products.
  
  2. Intermediate Programme
  Duration: 750 learning hours
  
  Course Overview:
  • Techniques and skills in preparation, cooking and finishing vegetables, sauces and soups.
  • Techniques and skills in preparation, cooking and finishing poultry, meat and game.
  • Techniques and skills in preparation, cooking and finishing fish and shellfish.
  • Techniques and skills in producing frozen, cold and hot desserts.
  • Techniques and skills in baking and baked products
  • Food safety practices in the preparation, service and storage of food.
  • Kitchen organisation.
  • High volume food production.
  • Food product development.
  • Nutrition and producing healthier dishes.
  • Techniques and skills in producing fermented dough products.
  • Producing farinaceous goods.
  • Vegetarian cookery.
  • Ethnic cookery.
  • International cookery.
  • Supervising Pastry
  
  3. Patisserie and Confectionery
  Duration: 588 learning hours
  
  Course Overview:
  • Techniques and skills in producing frozen, cold and hot desserts.
  • Techniques and skills in baking and baked products.
  • Techniques and skills in producing fermented dough products.
  • Techniques and skills in producing decorative items and display products.
  • Techniques and skills in producing paste products and petit fours.
  • Food safety practices in the preparation, service, and storage of food.
  • Kitchen organisation.
•  PrueLeith Culinary Institute, Centurion  
  Introduction to Professional Cookery
  
  Course entry requirements
  -Matric, with preferably a 60% average
  -An inextinguishable passion for food, the ability to work hard, an eye for detail
  
  Program duration: 1 year
  
  Mode of study: Full time
  
  Intake: January and July
  
  Course content
  -Theory of food production
  -Theory of commodity resource management
  -Food preparation methods
  -Food preparation techniques
  -Cooking methods and techniques
  -Personal development as a cook
  -First Aid and Fire course
  -Assist with kitchen activities in Prue Leith Restaurant and Short Courses
  -WSET Wine Course (Level 1) – Optional
  -Introduction to the kitchen and hospitality industry
  -Personal Hygiene and Safety
  -Food Safety and workplace safety
  -Numeracy, units measure and computer literacy
  -Environmental awareness
  -Introduction to nutrition and diets
  -Understanding basic ingredients
  
  5 Months practical
  Practical experience in the Prue Leith Restaurant, the Academy’s on site fine dining restaurant.
•  Capsicum Culinary Studio, Boksburg  
  Course content
  
  (i) Meat, Poultry and Offal
  
  (ii) Fruit and Vegetables
  
  (iii) Pulses and Grain
  
  (iv) Egg Dishes
  
  (v) Pastry Products
  
  (vi) Hot and Cold Desserts
  
  (vii) Industry Placement
  
  (viii) Health and Safety
  
  (ix) Numeracy
  
  (x) Nutrition and Menu Planning
  
  (xi) Basic Cooking Methods
  
  (xii) Stocks, Soups and Sauces
  
  (xiii) Fish and Shellfish
  
  
  Course requirements
  
  (i) Grade 10
  
  (ii) 18 years of age
  
  
  Mode of study
  
  (i) Part time
  
  (ii) full time
  
  
  
  Program duration: 1 year
•  International Hotel School, Durban  
  Course entry requirements
  -National Senior Certificate or equivalent.
  -Maths, English and Computer Literacy required.
  
  Course duration: 1 year
  
  Course content
  -Prepare vegetables for hot and cold dishes
  -Cooking and service of cold preparation dishes
  -Hygiene in the kitchen
  -Storage of food, equipment and utensils
  -Budgeting and cost control
  -Kitchen maintenance and design
  -Food Safety: Managing with the HACCP Process
  -Prepare and cook basic meat, poultry and game
  -Prepare and cook basic sauces and soups
  -Prepare and cook fish and shellfish dishes
  -Prepare fruit for hot and cold dishes
•  Chefs Training and Innovation Academy, Pretoria  
  Duration: 6 months
  
  Course Overview:
  -Introduction to hospitality
  -Food and kitchen hygiene and safety
  -Introduction to basic kitchen equipment and utensils
  -Stocks, soups and sauces
  -Moist heat methods of cooking: boiling, poaching, steaming, braising and stewing
  -Dry heat methods of cooking: baking, roasting, grilling, frying
  -Introduction to nutrition
  -Cold presentation
  -Introduction to patisserie
  -Introduction to costing
  -Basic ingredients
•  Mopani South TVET College, Namakgale  
  Admission criteria
  -Applicants must have at least passed Grade 11.
  
  Course duration: 12 months
  
  Mode of study: Full time
  
  Course content
  -Food and beverages
  -Food preparation and cooking
  -Supervision
  -Fundamentals
  -Food storage and Stock Control
  -Health, Safety and Security
  -Introduction to the Hospitality industry
  -Hygiene and cleaning
•  Elangeni TVET College, KwaZulu - Natal  
  Duration: 2 years (1 year per level)
  
  Minimum entry requirement:
  • Matric certificate or
  • NQF level 4 qualification or
  • Equivalent pass
•  The Finishing College, Johannesburg  
  Course entry requirements
  -Grade 12
  -Communication
  -Mathematical Literacy
  
  Course duration: 1 year
•  False Bay TVET College, Cape Town  
  Duration: 1 year
  
  Minimum entry requirement:
  -Grade 12 or NC(V) Level 4
  
  
•  Jeppe College of Commerce and Computer Studies, Johannesburg  
  Duration: 12 months
•  The Tourism & Business Institute of South Africa, Cape Town  
  Duration: 12 months
•  South African Hospitality Institute, Durban  
  
•  Sparrow FET College, Johannesburg  
  
•  KLM Empowered Human Solutions Specialists, Johannesburg  
  
•  Academic College South Africa, East London  
  
•  Legend Hospitality School, Mokopane  
  

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