New Zealand Certificate in Cookery (Level 3)
Is food your passion? This programme is an essential introduction to professional cookery and will prepare you to work as a junior chef in a commercial kitchen.
You will learn to:
Career opportunities and pathways include any role within the hospitality industry that requires chefs in junior positions producing basic dishes in a professional kitchen.
This qualification leads on to the New Zealand Certificate in Cookery (Level 4).
This is a blended programme with face-to-face delivery three days a week, online components, and self-directed study. There are opportunities for participation in various culinary events outside of normal class hours.
No experience is necessary, however part-time employment in the hospitality industry will enhance your learning experience.
Already working as a chef or in a junior position in a commercial kitchen? Keen to learn while you earn? We work alongside Restaurant Association to offer a unique learning plan based on your current work experience. You must be employed a minimum of 15 hours per week and be available to attend some classes and assessments at NorthTec.
Te Tupu Tahi has been developed by the Restaurant Association and NorthTec after recognising a need to grow and develop the hospitality industry in Te Tai Tokerau. Te Tupu Tahi represents ‘to grow together or simultaneously’ growing the akōnga/employee as well as the business by upskilling the employee to gain a sense of accomplishment, increase industry knowledge, gain a NZQA qualification and therefore be a more valuable asset to the business itself.
The programme name ‘Te Tupu Tahi’, represents ‘to grow together or simultaneously’ which is what this traineeship aims to do: grow the akōnga/employee as well as the business and therefore the hospitality industry.
The trainees will be referred to as māhuri, based upon a Māori proverb: Ko te tupu o te māhuri tera te tupu o te rakau. The bend in a young sapling is indicative of how the tree will grow.
During the programme the trainees/māhuri will:
Is food your passion? This programme is an essential introduction to professional cookery and will prepare you to work as a junior chef in a commercial kitchen.
You will learn to:
Career opportunities and pathways include any role within the hospitality industry that requires chefs in junior positions producing basic dishes in a professional kitchen.
This qualification leads on to the New Zealand Certificate in Cookery (Level 4).
This is a blended programme with face-to-face delivery three days a week, online components, and self-directed study. There are opportunities for participation in various culinary events outside of normal class hours.
No experience is necessary, however part-time employment in the hospitality industry will enhance your learning experience.
Already working as a chef or in a junior position in a commercial kitchen? Keen to learn while you earn? We work alongside Restaurant Association to offer a unique learning plan based on your current work experience. You must be employed a minimum of 15 hours per week and be available to attend some classes and assessments at NorthTec.
Te Tupu Tahi has been developed by the Restaurant Association and NorthTec after recognising a need to grow and develop the hospitality industry in Te Tai Tokerau. Te Tupu Tahi represents ‘to grow together or simultaneously’ growing the akōnga/employee as well as the business by upskilling the employee to gain a sense of accomplishment, increase industry knowledge, gain a NZQA qualification and therefore be a more valuable asset to the business itself.
The programme name ‘Te Tupu Tahi’, represents ‘to grow together or simultaneously’ which is what this traineeship aims to do: grow the akōnga/employee as well as the business and therefore the hospitality industry.
The trainees will be referred to as māhuri, based upon a Māori proverb: Ko te tupu o te māhuri tera te tupu o te rakau. The bend in a young sapling is indicative of how the tree will grow.
During the programme the trainees/māhuri will:
