UKQC Level 4 Certificate in Commercial Cookery
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Description
Further your career pathway in commercial cookery with this qualification which provides you with extended skills to be able to work as a supervisor cook or team leader in a range of commercial kitchens.
Gain the knowledge to lead a team and manage workplace conflict, whilst introducing food safety programs and maintaining hygiene and workplace health and safety. Your skills will become more advanced at the planning, preparing and cooking stages of food to ensure that all dietary requirements can be accommodated.
You will have access to the training kitchens and restaurants where you can practice your cooking skills. The restaurant is open to the public, and you will be part of an allocated team that will be responsible for providing food service to patrons at lunch and dinner sittings.
Core Units
- Manage diversity in the workplace
- Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices
- Use food preparation equipment
- Prepare dishes using basic methods of cookery
- Prepare appetisers and salads
- Prepare stocks, sauces and soups
- Prepare vegetable, fruit, eggs and farinaceous dishes
- Prepare poultry dishes
- Prepare seafood dishes
- Prepare meat dishes
- Prepare food to meet special dietary requirements
- Produce cakes, pastries and breads
- Work effectively as a cook
- Plan and cost basic menus
- Develop menus for special dietary requirements
- Coordinate cooking operations
- Produce desserts
- Manage conflict
- Manage finances within a budget
- Use hygienic practices for food safety
- Participate in safe food handling practices
- Coach others in job skills
- Lead and manage people
- Maintain the quality of perishable items
- Monitor work operations
- Implement and monitor work health and safety practices
Career Opportunities
- Commercial cook
- Restaurants
- Hotels
- Cafe’s
Work Placement Information
There is no work placement requirement for this course, however this course need fully equipped commercial kitchen or restaurant that is open to the paying public.
