Professional Cookery

Professional
Cookery
2015/16
courses
PROFESSIONAL COOKERY
Whether your aim is to become a Michelin-starred chef, future
winner of the Great British Bake Off or manager of the next top
restaurant, we’ve got an exciting range of courses to help you
make it happen.
In our kitchens, restaurants and cafes, we offer professional training
in everything from food preparation, patisserie and confectionery to
cake decorating, hospitality management and food hygiene.
To make sure you get first hand experience of what
it is like to work in the industry we have two fully
operational training restaurants which are open to
the public - EH15 based our Milton Road Campus
and the Apprentice based at Granton Campus.
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APPRENTICE
R E S TA U R A N T
We have developed strong links with industry and universities to
provide our students with the best opportunities for employment or
further study. Our BA (Hons) International Hospitality and Tourism
Management programme for example, allows you to study your first
two years here at the college, before moving on with confidence
to complete the final two years at university. This gives you the
potential to start at SVQ Level 1, developing through to degree level.
TREAT FESTIVAL 28TH MAY 2015
Every year, Edinburgh College hosts the Treat
Festival, a one day gastronomic event which
showcases the talent of our students in a
celebration of food and drink in Edinburgh.
By their third year, most students
work full-time at top‑end venues
and spend a couple of days per
week finishing their qualifications.
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PROFESSIONAL COOKERY
LESLEY STEWART // CHEF OF THE YEAR
“Where do you see yourself
in five years?”
This is the question that led Lesley
Stewart to take the brave decision to
put her nursing career on hold and
pursue her dream to train as a pastry
chef. Three years on from being asked
that question she looks back fondly at
her time at Edinburgh College where she
studied professional cookery. A lot of
hard work, determination and guidance
from the dedicated chef lecturers led her
to be awarded Chef of the Year and got
her dream job as a chocolatier at Hello
Chocolate in Dunfermline, producing
bespoke artisan chocolates with clients
including The Balmoral. She initially took
a part-time position but as her chocolate
skills soon began to evolve it soon
became apparent how much she enjoyed
the process of creating beautiful handmade chocolates. Lesley is now proud
to be the Head of Production at Hello
Chocolate! and excited about what the
future holds.
LESLEY STEWART // PATISSERIE AND CONFECTIONERY
Bethany Nunn studied Patisserie and Confectionery after completing a year
apprenticeship in Chocolate and Patisserie just outside of Edinburgh. After graduating
she was employed at a catering company in Edinburgh where she was soon promoted
to head baker. Bethany also worked as a freelance chocolatier, including training a
Scottish TV chef in chocolate work and created bespoke chocolate ranges for cafes
around Edinburgh, as well as holding truffle making classes in local cafes.
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For more information about
any of our courses please visit:
edinburghcollege.ac.uk/courses
COURSES
Cookery
Course
ML
EV
Develop advanced skills in sugar flower decoration for cakes with this ten-week course,
including modelling a spray suitable for the top of a cake and a display piece using modelling
paste.
G
ML
FT
PT
Build on your experience with our specialist training facilities and gain an understanding of
both restaurant service and kitchen operations, ensuring you’re prepared for further study
or employment.
SVQ Level 1 Food Preparation and
Cooking
G
ML
FT
Prepare for working in a fast-paced industry and begin your training as a chef or cook in a
real working environment. You’ll build on your practical experience in our specialist training
kitchens.
SVQ Level 3 Professional Cookery
G
ML
FT
PT
Build on your abilities in a professional kitchen. You’ll gain larder skills in meat, poultry and
fish preparation, as well as hot kitchen training where you’ll produce complex dishes for
service.
SVQ Level 3 Professional Cookery
(Patisserie and Confectionery)
FT - Full-time, PT - Part-time
OL - Open Learning, EV - Evening
I - International
Commercial
Mode of Attendance
Campus
Cake Decoration (Advanced Sugar
Flowers)
SVQ Level 2 Professional Cookery
G - Granton, Mi - Milton Road,
Md - Midlothian, S - Sighthill
G
ML
FT
Course
REHIS Elementary HACCP
Mode of Attendance
Campus
S
PT
This one-day course is for anyone involved in hospitality and catering, food retailing and
processing, designed for all food handlers to meet due diligence requirements of the Food
Safety regulations.
REHIS Elementary Food Hygiene
S
PT
Aimed at anyone working within a food handling environment, including catering/licensed
trade, this course provides evidence that you’ve achieved a basic understanding of good food
safety practices.
REHIS Intermediate Food Hygiene
S
PT
If you’re a supervisory food handler, this course will allow you to implement a safe system for
food hygiene in the workplace. Topics include food poisoning and food preservation among
others.
Scottish Certificate for Personal Licence
Holders
S
PT
This course is aimed at anyone applying for a Personal Licence to sell alcohol in Scotland. It
will ensure you understand the law, regulation and responsibilities attached to the sale of
alcohol.
PT
Develop your patisserie skills at an advanced level in our training kitchens, improving
your skills in food preparation and cooking to produce complex desserts for our evening
restaurant customers.
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Cookery
For more information please visit:
edinburghcollege.ac.uk/courses
or call 0131 660 1010
Edinburgh College is a registered charity in Scotland.
Charity number SCO21213
For up-to-date information on our course selection or to speak
to an advisor please call 0131 660 1010.
Our course portfolio may be subject to alteration.
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