This exciting program will provide the knowledge and experience to move effortlessly between the most basic puff pastry to complex plated desserts. Covered in this program is: cake baking, decorative cake icing, deserts and basic bead making.
The course structure includes theory and practical cookery lessons, with 10 weeks spent in bakeries, restaurant or hotel patisserie kitchens gaining knowledge and skills on the job from industry experts.
Some of the learning outcomes are as follows:
Cooking Skills
- Prepare and bake paste based products’ and desserts
- Prepare and bake cakes and sponges
- Prepare meringue based products and desserts
- Prepare gelatine set desserts
- Prepare egg set desserts
- Prepare and bake chemically aerated products
- Prepare and cook frit based desserts
- Prepare simple frozen desserts
- Prepare and bake fermented products
- Prepare and use creams, fillings and glazes
- Prepare hot and cold sauces
- Prepare and use decorative mediums
General Kitchen Skills
- Safety at work
- Hygiene at work
- Kitchen maintenance and design
- Budget, costing and control
Certification:
- City & Guilds Diploma in Patisserie
Minimum Entry Requirement:
- City & Guilds Diploma in Culinary Arts
Duration:
- 6 months (January 2012 intake)
Cost:
- R40 500.00 and includes all learning material, cake icing kit, uniforms and examination fees. (Excluding supplementary examinations)
Payment options
An initial Non Refundable payment of R5 000 is payable on acceptance.
- Option 1 – Early Payment Option (R40 500)
Full payment made by 19 December 2011 - Option 2 – Full Payment by Registration Day (R40 500)
An initial payment of R17 750 is due by 19 December 2011 and second payment of R17 750 is due on Registration Day - Option 3 – Late Payment Option Fee (R40 500)
A first payment of R15 000 is due by the 19 December 2011 followed by 4 equal payments of R6 000 due by the end of February, March, April and May 2012.
The International Hotel School is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), something very few, if any, other culinary schools are able to claim.
For further information about our courses or to book for an interview, please phone 0861 44 33 00 or Cape Town campus: (021) 555 6000 Durban campus: (031) 267 4700 Sandton campus: (011) 804 5533
Download the course outline for the City & Guilds Diploma In Patisserie (112)