WVR School Leavers' Prospectus 2021-2022

Level 1 Culinary Skills
A one-year course designed to build up your basic knowledge
and understanding of the principles of food preparation. You will
focus on: knife skills, kitchen equipment, food safety, and cookery
techniques such as steaming, boiling, poaching, braising, roasting,
grilling, and baking.
Level 2 Culinary Skills
A one-year course focusing on employability skills, catering
operations, costs and menu planning, and health and safety in the
workplace. You will also learn more advanced cookery techniques
including: basic butchery, fishmongery, stocks soups and sauces,
poultry, meat & offal, rice, grain and pulses & vegetables.
Level 3 Professional Cookery
A one-year course focussing on developing supervisory skills
as well as your competence in preparing, cooking and finishing
a variety of produce including meat, offal, poultry, game, fish
and shellfish. You will complete the course with a synoptic
assessment producing four courses in 5 hours.
Irrespective of your GCSE results, most students will start
at level 1 and learn basic skills before progressing through
the levels.
Careers not Courses
Baker
Banqueting Cookery
Cake Decorator
Catering Manager
Chef
Chocolatier
Food Blogger
Food Manufacturing
Operative
Lecturer
Restaurant Manager
The hospitality industry is thriving, and there
are many career opportunities available.
Whether you aim to become a talented chef,
baker or restaurant owner, you are sure to find
your niche within this exciting industry.
Did you know?
• The UK hospitality industry employs 3.2
million people, representing 10% of all UK
employment
• There is an ongoing national demand for
chefs; hotels and restaurants are consistently
experiencing a high vacancy rate
• Being a chef opens a door to working in a
variety of international settings including cruise
ships and the Armed Forces.
VOCATIONAL COURSES - HOSPITALITY & CULINARY ARTS
Progression opportunities
After completing their Level 3 course, students are fully
qualified with the necessary skills to go straight into
employment. Alternatively, you may wish to progress onto
further study to complete an HND, foundation degree, or
degree in professional cookery or culinary arts.
Sources: ukhospitality.org.uk,
foodmadegood.org & prospects.ac.uk
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