Culinary Skills (19+) (Level 2 City & Guilds Diploma) — Full-time
Course outline
This course is perfect if you’re aged 19+ and you love the buzz of being in a kitchen and creating tasty and inspiring dishes.
You’ll turn your passion into a career with this, which is designed to turn you into a professional cook.
You’ll learn how to plan and prepare different meals on a large scale, how to cook meat, fish, poultry, soups, salads and pastry dishes, and you’ll do so whilst ensuring your kitchen is a safe working environment.
You can expect to put your skills to the test in a real working environment. You’ll work with a range of industry-standard kitchen equipment and get plenty of practical cooking experience, including experience cooking for a range of customers. We’ll help you secure work experience to give you a greater insight into our developing, exciting industry.
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Location:
111 Canal Street
Nottingham NG1 7HB |
Date:Start: Monday 1st September 2025 |
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Course code: C027393 / Q024739 |
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| Qualification | City & Guilds Level 2 Diploma in Culinary Skills |
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| Duration | 1 year |
| Level | Level 2 |
| Entry requirements | You will need either a relevant Level 1 catering qualification and/or relevant industry experience. |
| Teaching & assessment | Timed practical assessments and short answer questions. |
| Progression | Choose to follow with further study at Nottingham College on either our Level 3 NVQ Professional Cookery Diploma or Level 3 Advanced Professional Cookery Diploma. Alternatively, you could go onto an apprenticeship in a local or national restaurant. |
| Additional information | You will need to purchase a uniform and knife set at approximately £200. You may be eligible for funding for this course. Check out our Financial Help pages to find out more! If you are an EU/EEA or Swiss National, please visit our EU Settled Status scheme page for more information. |
