Chef training - Tamesa

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About chef training

The world of professional cookery offers exciting and challenging job prospects preparing and cooking delicious and nutritious fare in cafés, restaurants, hotels and wineries in New Zealand and overseas. If you want to transform your love of food and cooking into a successful career, then this is the place to start.

Working as a chef, you will have the opportunity to;

work in an industry that embraces and celebrates creativity
prepare and cook a range of dishes that reflect the style of restaurant in which you are employed
plan and work on major events and functions
design and plan menus to meet customer and business expectations
organise and manage kitchen operations
travel and expand your culinary knowledge and skills.

Studying chef training

At Tamesa you will enjoy first class chef training facilities including the Visions on Campus licensed training restaurant and the Pantry café.

Our trainee chefs develop a full range of practical professional cookery skills and knowledge that will allow them to achieve success in the hospitality industry. Our five purpose-built kitchens are designed to enable the best possible training with good quality commercial equipment, machinery and teaching resources. Trainees work alongside highly experienced, award-winning staff who have come from a range of industry positions and continue to excel in the profession.

Our professional cookery programmes incorporate New Zealand National Certificate qualifications as well as City and Guilds International accredited qualifications and are aimed at identifying Tamesa graduates as quality employment prospects. We have an excellent employment success rate and our graduates can be found in the kitchens of top restaurants and hotels around the world.

Programmes

New Zealand Diploma in Cookery (Advanced) (Level 5) with Cookery Strand Programme code: NZ2102 Level: 5 Credits: 120 Starts: February, July Gain the cooking skills and expertise needed to produce advanced dishes and take a leading role in commercial kitchen environments. Find out more	level5	ProgrammeIsOfTypeDiploma	sortOrder1040	Food_and_hospitality
New Zealand Diploma in Cookery (Advanced) (Level 5) with Patisserie Strand Programme code: NZ2102 Level: 5 Credits: 120 Starts: February Acquire the advanced cooking skills required to produce complex patisserie items and take a leading role in commercial kitchen environments. Find out more	level5	ProgrammeIsOfTypeDiploma	sortOrder1040	Food_and_hospitality
New Zealand Certificate in Cookery (Level 4) Programme code: NZ2101 Level: 4 Credits: 120 Starts: February (Christchurch and Timaru), July (Christchurch only) Become competent and confident cooking complex dishes in fast-paced commercial kitchen environments. Find out more	level4	ProgrammeIsOfTypeCertificate	sortOrder1050	Food_and_hospitality
New Zealand Certificate in Cookery (Level 3) Programme code: NZ2100 Level: 3 Credits: 60 Starts: February, July Gain a range of professional cooking and kitchen skills for entry into the dynamic world of hospitality. Find out more	level3	ProgrammeIsOfTypeCertificate	sortOrder1050	Food_and_hospitality
Cookery Level 3 (DE) Programme code: NZ2100 Level: 3 Credits: 61 Starts: February Gain cooking skills for further study or employment, while you're still at school. Find out more	level3	ProgrammeIsOfTypeCertificate	sortOrder1050	Food_and_hospitality
Tourism and Hospitality Level 2 (DE) Programme code: NZ2108 Level: 2 Credits: 41 Starts: March Prepare for a career in hospitality by gaining a foundation of essential basic skills. Find out more	level2	ProgrammeIsOfTypeCertificate	sortOrder1050	Food_and_hospitality