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Commis Chef Apprenticeship

Level 2 Intermediate Apprenticeship Standard

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Availability & Details

Commis Chef - Level 2 Apprenticeship SAA-PRCOL2/P02

Venue
South Downs Campus

Type of study
Apprenticeships

Dates
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Examination board
Generic award - no awarding body

How to apply

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Overview

On the Commis Chef course, you will explore and understand the range of job roles within a catering operation. You will spend time on each different section in the kitchen, learning how to produce a variety of dishes in line with current food trends, religious barriers and customer life choices whilst developing your culinary skills using the appropriate techniques and equipment. We will help you develop your knowledge of food safety legislation and expand your understanding of the nutritional content of food and how diet benefits health. You will learn how to forge positive professional relationships and identify your own future development plan under the guidance of a workplace Mentor. The Commis Chef programme is a solid foundation on which to build your career as a chef with support and guidance throughout your learning journey.

Our expectation is that all Apprentices should already possess English and Mathematics GCSE grade D/E, 2/3 or equivalent. However, we will consider applicants without these grades subject to an initial assessment with one of the Apprenticeship Team.

Day Release, one day a week at HSDC for taught lessons and four days at your place of work for on-the-job training and learning with a monthly visit from your Apprenticeship Assessor.Typical Course Duration: 12 months and 1-3 months End Point Assessment period.

Apprentices are taught via a mix of classroom delivery, time in our professional kitchens, work-based learning/assessment and vocational “on and off the job training”.

Practical observation, culinary challenge, on demand test and professional discussion.

Level 3 Chef de Partie Apprenticeship or senior production chef role.

Opportunities may exist to gain professional accreditation in your chosen field post completion of the qualification. Your Assessor will support you with information on gaining professional accreditation. As we work with Apprentices that are already employed, if you attend our day release programmes you will mix with a diverse range of businesses with Apprentices in the same sector.


My experience at the college has been really good, it’s been really rewarding, all the lecturers were so lovely and supportive there’s no way I could have done it without them - the teaching has been outstanding.

Lucie Brooks, A Level student

I’m really happy and pleased with my grades. I really loved my time at the college, I have also made lots of friends, it’s a really nice place to be, I don’t want to leave.

Lauren Piper, A Level student

There are lots of people at the college, each studying a diverse range of courses, people from all different areas come to study here, it creates a sense of community, there is a huge social aspect to college life across all courses.

Lee Backhouse, BTEC student