Chef de Partie/Senior Production Chef Apprenticeship

A Senior Production Chef will learn advanced cooking techniques and is responsible for running a specific section of the kitchen.

Choose this course if you want to build upon your Commis Chef knowledge by learning more in-depth cooking methods and understand how to manage a team and/or section to meet operational and customers’ expectations.

You will:

• Focus on developing more advanced techniques as a chef
• Contribute to developing menus and dishes
• Maintain the catering operating budget
• Check dishes and menu items to ensure they have been prepared to the business specification correctly

Next steps: On completion you can progress to a Level 4 Apprenticeship in Hospitality Management as a kitchen manager or head chef, or progress in to full time employment.

Every employer is different and therefore the entry requirements can vary. As a guide, you ideally need GCSE grade 4 in English and Maths. However, we will work with you and provide additional support to help you achieve their requirements, either prior to your Apprenticeship or during the delivery of your programme.

Hospitality and Catering students will experience the real-life rush of a restaurant, by working in our very own @34 commercial facility, open to the public five days per week. Exeter College’s @34 fine dining, teaching and learning restaurant has achieved a prestigious AA College Rosette Award for its quality service and food.

You will need to purchase a full set of kitchen knives and kitchen whites (uniform) and two reference books.