City and Guilds Level 2 Diploma Culinary and Restaurant Skills

This programme aims to build on your existing competencies and develop a greater level of practical skills. Special features include:

• opportunities for work placements in local and national hotels
• opportunities to enter local, national, and international competitions

Loughborough College students have won numerous awards in competitions for both team and individual performances including the UK and Welsh Culinary Championships, Country Range and Teflon Diamond Standard Awards.

• Preparing and cooking stocks, soups, and sauces
• Preparing and cooking fruit and vegetables
• Preparing and cooking meat, poultry and fish
• Preparing and cooking grains, pasta and breads
• Preparing and cooking desserts
• Food safety in catering
• Healthier foods & special diets

You will work in both kitchen and restaurant on a rota basis. To build your confidence in the restaurant, you will start with the basics of front-of-house skills, beginning with customer service, working as a team and learn how to prepare for a restaurant service. This will progress onto time management, working within a bar, sommelier skills and much more.

Throughout the course there will be enrichment opportunities, including mini master class sessions where you will be able to work alongside restaurateurs and employment opportunities. You may also have the opportunity to work on exciting outside events.

Theoretical aspects will be assessed primarily through assignments and short-answer questions. Seven practical tests will take place throughout the programme, with the two main practical tests happening towards the end of the course.

• Two GCSEs at grade 4 or above, one being in English or Maths
or
• an NVQ Level 1 Chef Diploma.

Upon completion of this course, you'll have the opportunity to progress on to a Level 3 Diploma in Professional Cookery, National Diploma Hospitality Supervision, or enter directly into employment.