Level 2 Professional Patisserie and Confectionery

Passionate about pastry ? Want a career as a pastry chef or a confectioner? Then this is the course for you!

Level 2 Certificate in Professional Patisserie and Confectionery will help you to become qualified in this specialist subject. You will learn how to professionally make and finish various patisserie dishes, baked good and desserts, working in our fully equipped industry standard training kitchen and then serving them in our in house training restaurant, Elwell’s. You will also have the opportunity to study for your GCSE English and maths qualifications alongside the vocational aim, in order to progress to Level 3.

What you will learn:

• Enriched bun doughs

• Tarts and sweet pastry

• Choux pastry and fillings

• Cold desserts

• Hot desserts

• Sponges, cakes and biscuits

• Food safety

• Catering operations, menu planning and costs

• Healthier foods and special diets

• Applying for the workplace

Trips, visits & guest speakers - We will have both guest speakers from industry and take part in industry visits to restaurants such as Pipe&Glass and Stokes Coffee House in order to give you a real insight into working in the hospitality sector. You will also take part in work related activity in our restaurant, catering for coffee and cake events for external stakeholders such as local charities.

Level 2 – 3 GCSEs at grade 3 or above, preferably including either English or Maths.

Level 3 Advanced Professional Cookery

Roles in the industry: Pastry chef, Cake decorator, Artisan baker, Entrepreneur/cake maker (self-employment).