Become a fully qualified pastry chef

Harness creative flair in the kitchen and gain job-ready skills to become a pâtissier or pastry chef, and take on a leading or supervisory role. Be led by experienced professionals and receive hands-training in a real-world restaurant, as you learn how to prepare and bake cakes, tarts, pastries, petit fours, chocolates, sugar decorations and more.

Along with the creation of cakes and pastries, students will develop skills in basic food preparation including cooking and presenting meats, poultry, and seafood. Core modules also cover essential topics such as financial management, leadership, hygiene, food safety, conflict resolution, coaching, and workplace safety.

Gain these skills

• work effectively in a commercial kitchen
• plan, prepare and bake cakes, tarts, petit fours, pastries, chocolates, sugar decorations and showpieces
• financial management
• cleaning
• first aid
• food safety programs
• hygiene
• managing workplace conflict
• workplace health and safety