When students consider a career in tourism and hospitality, culinary arts are a popular choice. It’s dynamic, fun and always requires steady teamwork which is exhilarating. The courses have a hands-on approach, and students’ progress into the industry with invaluable experience. Read about and watch videos of interviews with inspiring professionals currently working in the industry here.
We cover an array of courses below to suit students and graduates ready for the next step in their career.
*Please note the courses selected below have varying fees, entry requirements and application deadlines which you will need to check before applying. *
Professional Kitchen Management – ATU Killybegs
Professional Kitchen Management degree is designed for those in work who would like to enhance their own personal and professional development by reviewing topics of interest that are current and topical within industrial kitchens in hospitality operations in the present day.
Learners on this programme will review the processes within their kitchen by covering the topic of lean six sigma, they will review the importance of nutrition and dietary requirements in the design of menus. This programme provides learners with the opportunity to evaluate revenue for establishment and conduct a performance analysis to improve overall business performance. Topics such as talent management and wellbeing and food safety and regulatory affairs will also be discussed.
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Plant Based Cooking & Sustainable Practices – SETU Waterford Campus
The Certificate in Plant-Based Cooking and Sustainable Practices is a short course designed to upskill existing culinary staff and potential new entrants in the skills required to serve the growth in demand for newer, plant-based menu options in the hospitality and broader food service sector and do so in a sustainable way. It provides an upskilling opportunity for existing staff, equally an opportunity for a first qualification directed to people looking to develop a career in hospitality and food sector.
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Culinary Arts Chef De Partie Apprenticeship – TUS Limerick
The Chef de Partie Apprenticeship is an ‘earn and learn’ degree programme that combines on-the-job training with academic study in a Technological University.
A Chef de Partie is trained to deliver advanced culinary skills in a professional kitchen, supervise a particular area or station within the kitchen and work on their own as well as train Commis Chefs. The Chef de Partie Apprenticeship programme is designed to expose you to a wide range of culinary skills and ideas and allows you to not only learn how to do something, but understand why it is done a certain way.
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