Course Overview

New Zealand's hospitality industry wants chefs with a range of skills. Take your cooking skills to the next level and go places!

In this one-year culinary arts course you'll get plenty of hands-on experience to advance your culinary talents.

You'll learn to design your own advanced dishes and menus, manage work flow, staffing and supplies in a commercial kitchen. You'll also develop an understanding of sustainable practice and keep up with the latest cuisine trends.

The course consists of four areas that align to the overarching 'work experience' component. 

Towards the end of the course, you'll use your newly found skills and apply them to an event where you'll lead a team as head chef.

Upon successfully completing the requirements you'll receive the award of:

New Zealand Diploma in Cookery (Advanced) (Level 5) (Cookery)

General Eligibility

Entry criteria

You must:

• hold the New Zealand Certificate in Cookery (Level 4) or an equivalent qualification as approved by relevant department staff, OR

• be able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills in culinary arts to the relevant department staff.

For Levels 5, 6 and 7 certificate or diploma, domestic students under 20 and all international students must have:

• NCEA Level 2 with passes in English/Te Reo Māori or education achievement at least equivalent to NCEA Level 2 and a minimum of 42 credits at level 3; OR

• Evidence of ability to complete academic requirements for the programme.

Other Considerations

• You'll need to confirm you have the physical capability to safely withstand 4‐8 hour sessions of working in the commercial kitchen environment.

• Due to health and safety factors and space constraints, which restrict the number of students who can be accommodated in the commercial kitchens, limits on numbers may be imposed on this course.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• Level 5 certificate or diploma IELTS Academic score of 5.5 with no band score lower than 5 or completed NZ Certificate in English Language Level 4 with the Academic Endorsement or meets a relevant English Proficiency Outcome as outlined by NZQA.