Polish your cookery techniques and get set for a creative career through this programme. It will ready you to become a chef, or prepare you for more advanced study. This one year pre-employment programme can be studied full-time and is intended for people who have no previous experience in the hospitality industry and who wish to gain qualifications and basic core skills in cookery.

Certificate in Cookery Nelson Campus 2012
Programme structure

• 32 weeks
• Starts: February
• Nelson campus 

Entry requirements

There are no academic requirements but applicants must demonstrate a likelihood of success on the programme by interview or referee reports.

Interviews address an applicant's suitability based on:

• Genuine interest in catering and hospitality
• Good communication skills, especially spoken language
• Commitment to learning and to the cookery field
• Openness to different ideas, approaches, lifestyles and cultures
• Appropriate personal presentation
• Physical fitness for a demanding industry

Applicants whose first language is not English are required to demonstrate an IELTS score of 5.0; OR equivalent.

Prior learning or work experience may be credited to this programme of study.

A career as a chef or further study at NMIT for the Certificate in Professional Cookery.