Ashburton Cookery School's Cookery Diploma is a fastmoving, 20 day, immersion cookery course that takes students through a broad syllabus of fundamental techniques covering all areas of cooking.

The Diploma course is designed for those with ambitions of entering the catering industry or for serious cooks who want to raise their cooking to a higher standard. We cover all the skills that are required in a professional catering environment. Over a four-week period, we train you to the standard of cooking expected at NVQ Level 3.

In the final week you will spend two days in the kitchen of one of the regions top restaurants or Gastro-Pubs. There is also a site visit or alternatively a group consultation with one of our local producers.

With a maximum of 10 students the teaching is as hands-on as possible, with time also set aside for theory in all subject areas as well as daily lesson sheets and recipes that build into a comprehensive course folder.

Week 1

• Stocks basic soups and sauces
• Vegetable cuts
• Basic Butchery and fish filleting techniques
• Pastry making and basic
  desserts

Week 2

• Preparing and cooking beef including slow and quick cooking methods
• Preparing and cooking duck
• Home smoking
• Enriched breads
• Working with game (seasonal)
• Advanced soups - sweet potato, coconut and spinach
• Shellfish preparation and cooking
• Sushi
• Desserts

Week 3

• Advanced bread-making
• Advanced pastry-making
• Catering for vegetarians
• Canapes

Week 4

• Making 3 course dinner and canapes under assessment
• 2 days work placement
• Exam
• Business start-up talk
• Wine tasting
• Lunch cooked by chef tutors and certificate presentation

Booking this course

You can secure your place on a Cookery Diploma with a £500 non-refundable deposit.

Residential Pricing

Most students stay with us during their diploma. We offer special accommodation pricing for Diploma students of £882 for 20 nights (Sun to Thurs) B&B accommodation (£44 per night). Click here to see the rooms. Please call us to enquire about availability.