Course Summary
Course Category: Direct Entry (Higher Education - HET)
Are you interested in working with food including food retail outlets, delicatessens, gastro pubs, catering outlets and restaurant kitchens? Are you currently employed in the hospitality sector with no formal qualifications? This course covers the essential skills required to progress your career in the growing food and restaurant sector.
The aim of this programme is to provide learners with the knowledge, skills and competence necessary for a career in a professional culinary practice. This will be achieved by developing the essential practical skills and knowledge required of modern-day professionals working in kitchen environments.
This is not a CAO entry course - apply directly to the college.
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Culinary Science, Technology & Food Safety
Culinary Techniques
Learning and Professional Development
Contemporary Irish Cuisine
Bakery Techniques
Seafood Culinary Practice
Important
- Colleges may add/remove modules to keep the course updated and to meet demands.
Progression to CAO Courses
The Student - Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Naturalist
Not surprisingly, some aspect of the natural sciences will run through the Naturalist's interests - from ecological awareness to nutrition and health. People with an interest in horticulture, land usage and farming (including fish) are Naturalists.
Some Naturalists focus on animals rather than plants, and may enjoy working with, training, caring for, or simply herding them. Other Naturalists will prefer working with the end result of nature's produce - the food produced from plants and animals. Naturalists like solving problems with solutions that show some sensitivity to the environmental impact of what they do. They like to see practical results and prefer action to talking and discussing.
Creative
Creative people are drawn to careers and activities that enable them to take responsibility for the design, layout or sensory impact of something (visual, auditory etc). They may be atrracted to the traditional artistic pursuits such as painting, sculpture, singing, or music. Or they may show more interest in design activities, such as architecture, animation, or craft areas, such as pottery and ceramics.
Creative people use their personal understanding of people and the world they live in to guide their work. Creative people like to work in unstructured workplaces, enjoy taking risks and prefer a minimum of routine.
