Level 2 NVQ Professional Cookery or equivalent. It is an advantage to have suitable work experience in a hospitality environment. Selection is subject to a successful interview at which the learner needs to demonstrate a high level of interest in the catering industry and a passion for food.

This NVQ is assessed in a simulated professional kitchen in each of the SWC campuses. For each unit your assessor watches and asks questions as you perform a task, or looks at a portfolio of work that you have built as formal evidence of your learning. Then they confirm you've got the skills to do the job well.

These qualifications are ideal if you have a supervisory role in a kitchen - perhaps as a chef de partie or demi chef - and are aiming for a promotion. If you take the Patisserie and Confectionery specialism, you might aim to become a pastry chef in your own section of the kitchen. After taking this qualification you could increase your supervisory skills by taking: Level 3 Award in Hospitality Supervision and Leadership Principles Level 3 Diploma in Hospitality Supervision and Leadership.