Essential Kitchen Skills (SWAP)

Unlock your culinary potential with the FREE Essential Kitchen Skills entry-level course at Westminster Kingsway College! Running three days per week for five weeks, this program equips you with the foundational skills needed to begin a successful career in the kitchen.

This FREE sector work based programme (SWAP) focuses on a Hospitality career as a Chef with entry level positions available such as Kitchen Porters, General Assistants/Kitchen Assistant roles. This course is designed to give you the skills knowledge  and competencies required to gain employment with direct progress onto L1 Kitchen skills (OCN Badged certificate).

The essential skills require a commitment of just 3 days per week for 5 weeks.

• Basic skills in Knife techniques
• Cookery methods for recipes
• Access to the Thursday Job clinic as part of this entry level qualification
• Enrolment includes the Hospitality Skills passport which covers all statutory requirements in hygiene, safety and allergen training.

Please be prepared to provide your residency documents such as a passport, EU citizen ID card, UK Birth Certificate or Biometric Card. If you have been in the UK for less than 3 years or have entered the UK with a visa you will need to provide evidence that you are eligible to study in the UK - your visa, your biometric card that covers the duration of your course or any relevant home office documents to support your residency should all be provided. If you’re an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen we will need to see evidence of 'Pre-Settled' or 'Settled-status' documents. Also for funding purposes we would need to see evidence of payslips if working (within the last 3 months). If you are receiving benefits (e.g JSA, ESA, Universal Credit (UC), Housing benefits etc. please provide evidence of this).

Two digital badges will be awarded for completing the essential course and the Hospitality skills passport, once achieved you can enrol onto L1 Kitchen Skills (OCN Badged certificate).