- Location: Letterkenny Institute of Technology Port Road Letterkenny Co. Donegal Ireland
- Duration: 2 Years
Course details
This full-time, two-year programme is the fundamental training programme for aspiring professional chefs. It prepares participants for entry to the profession in a variety of food preparation establishments, and ensures training in Hygiene and HACCP.
Minimum Academic Entry Requirements
Entry requirements are Leaving Certificate, 5OD3 including English/Irish, or FETAC Level 5 in any discipline.
I am a mature person, can I apply?
Applicants who will be 23 years of age or older by the 1st January in the year of entry and who have appropriate work experience in the hospitality or related industry, may be exempted from the academic requirements outlined above and admitted to the programme following an interview, provided they have applied, via CAO, before February 1st.
Proposed Modules,
- subject to approval
- Culinary Fundamentals
- Bakery & Pastry
- Learning to Learn
- Desktop Publishing & Business Maths
- Hospitality Food and Beverage Operations
- Culinary Operations
- Communications
- Information Technology and Descriptive Statistics
- Culinary Techniques, Nutrition and Science
- International Cuisine
- Food and Beverage Cost Control
- Gastronomy
- French Language and Culture 1
- Culinary Events & Promotions
- Business Law and Ethics
- Bakery and Desserts
- Seafood Processing and Culinary Practice
- Management and Organisational Behaviour
What is the aim of this programme?
This programme prepares you for employment as a professional chef in the tourism and hospitality industry.
Are there follow-up programmes available?
Graduates may progress from this programme to the Bachelor of Arts in Culinary Arts or other compatible Culinary Arts degree programmes.
What career opportunities will this course provide?
There is always a need for qualified chefs in hotels, restaurants, licensed trade, cruise ships, industrial and hospital catering and in other food-related businesses. Career promotion can be rapid from Commis Chef to Chef De Partie and ultimately Head Chef or Executive Chef. These opportunities are open equally to men and woman. Many past graduates in the area of culinary arts have very successful careers and some have established very successful businesses.
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About Letterkenny Institute of Technology
LYIT is a lively and inspirational place that attracts a creative mix of 3,000 students both from the local area and from 31 different countries. This gives us a vibrant array of cultures and activities on campus and a friendly, supportive and relaxed atmosphere where students and staff work closely together.
their modern integrated campuses in Letterkenny and Killybegs enctheirage strong academic learning and career-focused practical experience. they have excellent facilities in all departments, such as a suite of graphic design studios, state-of-the-art nursing restheirces, special purpose laboratories, training kitchens and restaurant, and an on-campus business development centre, CoLab, to support spin-off enterprises. their multi-purpose centre, An Dánlann, houses their excellent sport and recreational facilities in addition to their medical centre, counselling service, careers office and chaplaincies.
they are deeply committed to the people in their region. Part of their mission is to help raise the economic prospects of the young people who study with us and by doing so, the prosperity of the wider communities into which they will graduate. That’s why every ctheirse they offer teaches the latest knowledge and skills that employers demand. As part of this, they are involved in many cross-border programmes and are currently fostering a strategic alliance with the University of Ulster.
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