Patisserie and Confectionery Day Release

Course Overview

Type of Course and Awarding Body

Diploma - City & Guilds

Level

Level Three

What's it all about?

On this advanced level course, you will learn how to prepare, cook and present to a high standard, a wide range of hot and cold pastry items and complex fermented dough products. We'll teach you how to produce marzipan sweets and petite fours and which are the the best techniques to use when working with sugar and chocolate. You'll soon acquire the skills to produce high quality patisserie and confectionery items that are needed to pursue a career as a pastry cook and pastry chef.

Progression

You may be able to progress to a Foundation Degree in Culinary Arts.

Entry Requirements

In our experience in order to be successful on this level of course you will need one of the following:

four to five GCSEs at grades A*-C (including English and maths)
an intermediate GNVQ in a related subject
a BTEC first diploma in a related subject
an NVQ Level 2 / technical certificate in a related subject
successful completion of an apprenticeship course
successful completion of the Gateway / Newstart course
equivalent qualifications or relevant work experience.

Duration

One year

Business Benefits

Business gains the skills and knowledge acquired on the course which can be incorporated into their development plans.

Are there any exams?

All units are practically assessed on a modular basis.

Course Content

When can I study?

Mondays, 9.00am - 5.30pm

Course Facts

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Start Date:

10 September 2012

Course Type:

Part-time

Location:

Kings Road Centre

Course Fees:

£500 If you are receiving certain benefits, you may only have to pay a material fee.

Instalments:

Instalments are available for course fees. A deposit of £125.00 is payable before enrolment followed by three monthly payments of £125.00 per year

Material Fees:

£25

Level:

No level information available

Course Code:

PCOLR

Certain "part-time" courses may become "full-time" courses if additional courses are taken.

If you are aged 16-18, due to Government funding, tuition fees may not be applicable for your course (Please note: this does not apply to foundation degrees or access to higher education courses, and other courses not eligible for public funding).

Please note that fees quoted apply to courses starting in the academic year 2011 / 12 (August 2011 - July 2012). There may be a slight increase in fees for courses starting 2012 / 13.