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.

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.

This course is run in the Garden Kitchen at 76 East Street, Ashburton which offers a peaceful and intimate setting for a maximum of 10 students for the full 20 days, giving students personal access to the Chef Tutors.

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
• Patisserie
• Desserts

Week 3

• Kitchen Management
• Advanced bread-making
• Advanced pastry-making
• Game
• Asian Cuisine
• Catering for vegetarians & Gluten Free
• Canapes

Week 4

• Sushi
• Making 3 course dinner and canapes under assessment
• Wine and food matching
• Mystery Box Assessment
• Exam and Certificate presentation

Booking this course

Residential Pricing

April 2010 Diploma Special