This course delivers practical units on how to prepare and cook a wide range of dishes in a safe and hygienic environment. It is ideal for anyone working within the restaurant trade who wish to provide evidence of their skills
Skills & Knowledge gained.
Staff will gain a sound knowledge of food hygiene in the workplace and will develop new and existing skills in the preparing and cooking food. Fourteen units must be completed for the full NVQ. Each candidate must complete all the mandatory units, plus eleven optional units.
Mandatory units
All must be completed.
- Maintain a safe, hygienic and secure working environment
- Contribute to effective teamwork
- Maintain food safety when storing, preparing and cooking food
Optional units
Plus at least three of:
- Prepare fish for basic dishes
- Prepare meat for basic dishes
- Prepare poultry for basic dishes
- Prepare vegetables for basic dishes
Plus at least three of:
- Cook and finish basic fish dishes
- Cook and finish basic meat dishes
- Cook and finish basic poultry dishes
- Cook and finish basic vegetable dishes
Plus at least one of:
- Prepare, cook and finish basic hot sauces
- Prepare, cook and finish basic soups
- Make basic stock
- Prepare, cook and finish basic rice dishes
- Prepare, cook and finish basic pasta dishes
- Prepare, cook and finish basic pulse dishes
- Prepare, cook and finish basic vegetable protein dishes
- Prepare, cook and finish basic egg dishes
- Prepare, cook and finish basic bread and dough products
- Prepare, cook and finish basic pastry products
- Prepare, cook and finish basic cakes, sponges and scones
- Prepare, cook and finish basic grain dishes
- Prepare, cook and finish basic healthier dishes
- Prepare, cook and finish basic hot and cold desserts
- Prepare and present food for cold presentation
- Complete kitchen documentation
- Set up and close kitchen
- Order stock
- Cook and finish simple bread and dough products
- Cook and finish basic offal dishes
- Cook and finish basic vegetable dishes
- Cook-chill food
- Cook-freeze food
The remaining optional choices can be made in any combination to total eleven units.
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