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| Misty Kitty |
I have decided to go back to college come september to do a catering course, and wondered if any of you have done any and can therefore aid me in my decision.
the obvious choice is the NVQ level 1 in Food Preperation and Cooking (taking up one evening a week at a cost of about £400)
However i am wondering if this is going to be worth it, i want a higher level of qualification, i mean i can always extend it to do 2 yrs and get nvq level 2 after it i suppose.
There are the city and guild certificates and diplomas, the diploma being 2 yrs 2 evenings a week (at a cost i do not know) but covering a vastly superior, and i think, more benifitial subject matter for what i would like to do with my qualifications.
However this one needs (i think) the nvq level 1, or some catering experiece (i have limited from my uni days working in eateries to feed the poor student in me)
I know i am not up to speed on the certificate city and guilds and this needs more research, but i am quandrying my decision regarding the length of time i should spend doing this. nvq level 1 + diploma = 3 yrs part time study, (will i be too old after that for a career change)
Has anyone else done similar courses?
or studied part time and can tell me what its like?
Or offer any form of opinion dumb or otherwise? |
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| swisstoni |
| um, don't know too much about it, except with time and money i think its something very worth doing. even as a hobby...it has potential to be real fun. my ex did it and became a fully qualified chef, got work experience in good restaurants all over London and worked with Jamie Oliver for a bit. he really enjoyed it, but i reckon it is quite demanding. city & guilds looks the better option, but just research a bit to see if you do need nvq 1. good luck lady :) |
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| tu_face |
| my mate alan did NVQ's.. he hated it. although he is also a retard ;) |
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| Ste |
my mum and the chefs i worked with ages ago all did NVQ's up to level two (or maybe even 3) and it was pretty easy apparently. all you gotta do is a load of boring writing but its stuff you should know when u work in a kitchen etc. but i think all of them started off working in a kitchen then did the nvq to get a higher salary.
anyway, here is a tribute to alan :D
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| sykadelik |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ste
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LMFAO! |
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