Course code
Attendance
Full time
Duration
1 year
Intake
September only

Our Catering and Hospitality courses are ideal for those seeking to build on their existing skills and pursue a career in the growing Catering and Hospitality industry.

Whether you are looking to become a professional chef or run your own restaurant, our range of courses will give you the skills, knowledge and experience to progress in this exciting sector.

You will have the opportunity to take part in external catering events and activities.

The topics studied on this course are:

  • Meat dishes
  • Fish and shellfish dishes
  • Poultry and game dishes
  • Vegetable and vegetarian dishes
  • Patisserie and Confectionary
  • Hot and cold desserts
  • Advanced dough products
  • Petit fours
  • Display items

To support the development of these skills, you will also undertake the following topics:

  • Food safety supervision
  • Supervision in the professional kitchen
  • Sustainability
  • Gastronomy

How you will be assessed:

  • Paper-based examination
  • Assignments
  • Practical assessments

You may progress onto higher education courses and/or progress into careers including:

  • Restaurant Manager
  • Chef
  • Kitchen Manager
  • Bar Person
  • Baker
  • Confectioner
  • Barista

This course is free for school leavers. There may be an additional costs for a uniform and knife set.

Please note this is also an Adult course - contact our admissions team for more information.

Positive Futures is a set of essential qualities, embedded throughout your study programme, that we seek to develop in all students: 

  • Commitment
  • Collaboration
  • Confidence
  • Resilience

You will also engage in the Positive Futures Careers Programme, developing key employability skills through a diverse range of activities including work placements, volunteering, employer talks, industry study visits and employment and university fairs.

For Level 3 Advanced Professional Cookery: A Pass on the Professional Cookery Level 2 Course OR the relevant industrial experience.

As a Bury College student you will have access to a wide range of enrichment opportunities which will contribute to your personal growth and development and support your academic studies. 

These may include:

  • Art Club
  • Chess Club
  • Dance, Drama and Singing Workshops
  • Duke of Edinburgh Award
  • Gaming Hub
  • Music Club
  • Pride Club
  • Student Ambassador Scheme
  • A wide range of sport including Badminton, Cricket, Football, Fitness Training, Nerf, Netball, Volleyball and Table Tennis.

Please Note: We attempt to ensure that all information contained within this website is correct and up-to-date. However, some details may change as we review and update our provision. Although every effort is made to provide the teaching, examination, assessment and other services detailed on this website and in our other publications, Bury College cannot guarantee the provision of such programmes, services, facilities and fees. Bury College reserves the right to amend, withdraw, alter or amalgamate any of the courses, locations and facilities detailed within at any time. Should circumstances require such amendments, Bury College undertakes to use all reasonable steps to minimise the resultant disruption to those services and most importantly to students.

Careers in Catering & Hospitality

Latest News

Catering students in new facilities Catering students developing their skills in the new Bury College Bitsro

The start of the new academic year saw students and staff from our Catering courses move into brand-new facilities.