CHEF DE CUISINE

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Chef de Cuisine

This chef diploma program is an intensive, 600-hour course providing hands-on and theoretical training in classic and advanced culinary techniques, combined with information on establishing a restaurant business. Students also receive job search information and actual assistance in finding fulfilling employment.
Exclusive to New Castle College, Career Action Plan Services, (CAPS) has been developed to provide the maximum in assistance to students and graduates in launching their career in the culinary arts field. Our professional graduate services team guides you in making the right choices and decisions for your career.

SANITATION, SAFETY AND EQUIPMENT

NEWCASTLE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY

  1. Interpretation of term
  2. Personal hygiene
  3. Food contamination
  4. Safe food handling
  5. Construction standards
  6. Maintenance standards
  7. Sanitation codes
  8. The Health Protection and Promotion Act
  9. Food poison prevention
  10. Dishwashing

BAKE THEORY

  1. Flour Production & Applications
  2. Types of Shortening
  3. Sugar Commodities
  4. Eggs in Baking
  5. Dairy Products
  6. Use of Salts
  7. Leavening Agents
  8. Chocolate and Flavoring

CALCULATIONS-BASIC

  • Addition, subtraction, multiplication & division
  • Common Fractions
  • Decimal Fractions
  • Percentages
  • Standards of Measurement
  • Fahrenheit to Celsius conversions

COMMUNICATIONS-BASIC

  • Basic Business Communications
  • Accident Reports
  • Resume preparation
  • Cover Letters
  • Application Forms

NUTRITION-BASIC

  • Major nutrient identification
  • Lipids
  • Proteins and Vegetarian Diets
  • Carbohydrate and Dietary Fibre
  • Vitamins, Processing & Additives
  • Mineral Elements
  • Water – Sources, value & quality
  • Developing Food Patterns

QUANTITY FOOD PREPARATION

  • Rules of personal hygiene and sanitation
  • Safety regulations
  • Large kitchen equipment identification
  • Stock, soup and sauce cookery
  • Poultry, lamb, pork, beef, fish cookery
  • Potato and vegetable cookery
  • Salad preparation
  • Dessert preparation

COMMUNICATIONS-BASIC

  • Pie dough
  • Piping batters
  • Quick breads and muffins
  • Cream desserts
  • Icings
  • Yeast dough
  • Choux paste products
  • Pastries
  • Cake preparation

NUTRITION-BASIC

  • Hospitality /Tourism Perspectives and Organizations
  • Orientation, Training and Career Planning
  • Menu Planning and Basic Marketing
  • Table Service
  • Basic Kitchen Calculations
  • Basic Purchasing
  • Kitchen Organization, Maintenance and Security

CULINARY TECHNIQUES - BASIC & ADVANCED

  1. Kitchen Tools – Identification, Storage & Handling
  2. Uniform Standards
  3. Proper Food Storage and Packaging
  4. Fire Procedures
  5. Stock Cookery
  6. Thickening Agents
  7. Soup Cookery
  8. Sauce Cookery
  9. Egg & Breakfast Cookery
  10. Short Order Cookery
  11. Vegetable, Pasta & Rice Cookery
  12. Fish & Shellfish Cookery
  13. Meat Entrees
  14. Salads

CUISINE – A LA CARTE

  1. Introduction
  2. Appetizers, Soups and Salads
  3. Vegetables, Potatoes, Pastas and Rice
  4. Desserts
  5. Equipment Identification, Use and Maintenance

CALCULATIONS-ADVANCED

  • Business Calculations
  • Cost / Sales Calculations
  • Break-even Analysis
  • Inventory Calculations
  • Yield Calculations

COMMUNICATIONS-ADVANCED

  • Formal Reports
  • Business Correspondence
  • Resume Development and Career Planning
  • Presentation Skills
  • Application Forms

FOOD THEORY - ADVANCED

  • Deep Frying and Fish Cookery
  • Meat & Poultry Cookery
  • Wines, Spirits and Beers in Cooking
  • Garnishes & Derivative Sauces
  • Buffet Preparation
  • Convenience and Microwave-ready Foods

FOOD, BEVERAGE AND LABOUR COST CONTROLS

NEWCASTLE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY

  1. Objectives and Applications of a Food and Beverage
  2. Control System
  3. Food & Beverage Cost controls
  4. Management Principles
  5. Employment & Labour Laws
  6. Employment Recruitment, Selection and Training
  7. Performance Assessment and Productivity Standards
  8. Labour Relations
  9. Labour Cost Controls

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