The last day our campuses are open is Friday 20th December 2024. Campuses will reopen on Wednesday 15th January 2025. If you would like to chat to one of our staff about enrolling with us, simply fill in an enquiry form and we will talk you through your options when we are back on board in the new year.
Cooking Courses
There is a huge demand for trained chefs in New Zealand. Start your culinary career today and get the kitchen skills and confidence you need to become a chef.
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Learn the art of cooking
Do you love to cook at home for your family, share food with others, or have a dream of becoming a chef or owning your own food truck? You can turn your passion for food into a culinary career at The Culinary Collective.
With our cooking/chef courses. you'll learn the latest techniques, how to prepare and cook delicious food to share with your whānau and gain confidence working in a commercial kitchen environment.
Our Level 4 Certificate in Cookery is the pathway to becoming a chef! You'll learn the basics of cold-larder work and gain an overview of the chef hierarchy in the kitchen. You'll also get to create complex sauces, seafood and vegetable rice dishes, as well as sweet treats like pastries and desserts.
Build your culinary skills further, with our Level 5 Diploma. You’ll learn a range of advanced techniques, develop your creative cooking, learn about international cuisines, how to create original menus and how to run a commercial kitchen. The last 5-weeks will have you working in a commercial kitchen or food business as part of an internship.
With all of our culinary courses, you’ll also have an opportunity to secure an internship to boost your on the job confidence and gain invaluable work experience to take your culinary career further.
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Cooking Courses
Certificate in Cookery
Level 4
35 weeksIf you love to cook, take the first step with our Level 4 cooking course. You’ll learn about a wide range of culinary techniques and disciplines, and gain confidence and experience working in a commercial kitchen environment.
Diploma in Cookery (Advanced) - Cookery Strand
Level 535 weeksTake your passion to the next level, building on the knowledge and techniques developed in the Certificate in Cookery (Level 4) and gain the expertise required for progression as a chef in the food industry.
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