Assistant Chef Skills Programme
TTBISA is accredited by Cathsseta to offer the following programmes:
• Assistant Chef NQF Level 2
Course Duration: Full time: 6-12 months, this includes industry placement
Entrance requirements: Grade 10 (Standard 8) or relevant work experience or age exemption.
Curriculum: Safety; nutrition; food preparation and cooking; boiling, poaching, stewing, steaming, braising, deep frying, shallow frying, baking, roasting, grilling, microwave cooking, prepare foods for cold presentation. Introduction to basic kitchen procedures. Introduction to the hospitality and catering industry. Food safety in catering, kitchen terminology
Who should do this course: Anyone who wants to make cooking their career, work in a hotel or restaurant, gain a recognised qualification people who want to cook for interest or creativity
What will I be able to do when I qualify? You will be able to enter the hospitality industry at an entry-level chef position and your success will depend on your determination with the skills acquired. Examples of where you could apply would be restaurants, hotels, game reserves, catering companies, cruise liners, canteens, and industrial caterers, guest houses.
National Certificate: Professional Cookery
TTBISA is accredited by Cathsseta to offer this programme.
Course Duration:
Full Time: 12 months, which includes industry placement.
Entrance Requirements: Grade 12 or industry experience or age exemption.
Curriculum: Safety, boiling, poaching, stewing, steaming, braising, deep frying, shallow frying, baking, roasting, grilling, microwave cooking, prepare foods for cold presentation. Introduction to basic kitchen procedures. Introduction to the hospitality and catering industry. Food safety in catering. Healthier foods and special diets. prepare, cook and finish stocks soups and sauces, fish, shellfish, meat, poultry, offal, pulses, rice and farinaceous dishes, vegetables and fruit. Egg dishes, bakery products, hot and cold desserts and puddings, catering operations, costs and menu planning.
Who should do this course: People who want to make cooking their career, people who want to travel overseas and work in hotels or restaurants, people who want to gain a recognised qualification in the industry, people who want to start a catering business, people who want to cook for interest or creativity (self-enrichment)
What will I be able to do when I qualify? You will be able to enter the hospitality industry at an entry-level chef position and your success will depend on your determination with the skills acquired at We. Examples of where you could apply would be restaurants, hotels, game reserves catering companies, cruise liners, canteens, and industrial caterers, guest houses, all of which are available both locally and overseas.
Industry
Learners enrolling on the above qualifications will be expected to complete practical work in the industry. You may complete your practical in any of the following institutions: Hotels, Restaurants, Industrial Caterers/Canteens, Guest Houses Coffee Shops, Cruise Liners, Game Lodges. We have relationships with a number of hotels, restaurants and guesthouses in South Africa where our learners can complete the practical placement. Full Time Learners will be placed in these establishments after an initial interview to ensure all requirements are met for both the learner and the establishment. The practical component of the training will take place upon successful completion of some of the theory-based assessments. Learners are expected to cover all practical assessments, as per their portfolio of evidence, while in the industry. Learners are not expected to be paid during their practical placements and will need to provide their own transport, board and lodging and meals.
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