Senior Professional Chef

Learn advanced cooking techniques and take responsibility for running a specific section of the kitchen. Work in a variety of kitchen environments, such as a pub, school, hospital, care home, 5* hotel, restaurant and Michelin starred restaurant.  

You will:  

• Focus on developing more advanced techniques as a chef, including the use of specialist equipment 

• Execute standardised menus and help to develop menus and dishes 

• Adapt and produce dishes to meet special dietary, religious and allergenic requirements 

• Consider hygiene, health and safety, compliance and budgeting  

• Supervise and oversee team members, ensuring quality 

Choose this Apprenticeship if… you want to learn more advanced chefing skills and wish to develop your management skills.  

Future Steps: On completion, you can move on to the 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 will 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.

Our Learning Resource Centres (LRCs) give you access to a huge range of online books and resources to help you with your studies.

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