Specialised Chefs Apprenticeship Scholarship

The course includes:

• Kitchen and Larder
• Patisserie and confectionery
• Health, Safety and hygiene
• Food service through dealing with customers
• Culinary and conversational French
• Husbandry and food issues
• Gastronomy

Anybody who has a clear dedication to cookery

You must be 19 years of age or under when the course commences in September. You should have, GCSE English and Maths at grade 9-3 (A-D), plus four additional GCSEs at same level.

You must be prepared to train and live in London hotels and work in restaurants or country house hotels. Successful entry will depend upon interview and assessments.

You will be continually assessed throughout your training and will take some external tests/examinations for Functional Skills (if required). Your progress will be reviewed regularly and achievable targets set to ensure you complete your course.  There will be an End Point Assessment (EPA) at the end of Commis Chef and Chef de Partie Standard.

You will need to find a 2 week placement in a busy kitchen prior to starting the course in September, which is local to where you live.  You will find this placement independently and confirm where this will be.  If you are struggling with finding somewhere, we can advise how to approach local employers. 

Once you start in the first term, we willl place you in a local establishment one day a week, to ensure you are work-ready, prior to your Apprenticeship main placement in the second term (the College will confirm these two placements with you)

After graduation, you will receive the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts Diploma in Professional Cookery and as a Specialised Chef be able to work in prestigious hotels and restaurants throughout the world.

As a College Apprentice you will have access to all College resources to help with your training. You will also have a personal co-ordinator who will work with you and your employer to help you throughout your training period.

NB - If you leave after the first four weeks, you will be liable to pay the full fees for the remainder of the academic year.  You are also liable to repay any assisted funding you have recieved (This includes any uniform/travel assistance)

THESE ARE UPDATED NEARER THE START OF THE PROGRAM

Please click here to download the current uniform list. 

There is a Top Up list for additional items in the future

To gain the Academy's Diploma in Professional Cookery you will work towards the following qualifications:

• Commis Chef Apprenticeship Standard (Yr2)
• Chef de Partie Apprenticeship Standard (Yr3)
• Functional Skills in Maths and English - Level 2
• NVQ3 in Patisserie and Confectionery (Yr3)
• Personal Learning and Thinking Skills
• Food and Drink service
• Culinary French

At College you will receive a weekly training allowance. Whilst working with your sponsor, your salary will be based on local rates of pay.

Applicants will need to demonstrate at interview that they possess the relevant personal qualities and are willing to work and learn.

The College/Employers will look for:

• A passion for food and learning
• Good communication skills
• Good organisational skills
• Able to work under pressure
• Reliability and flexibility
• Ability to work in a team as well as on your own initiative

Awarding Body:
City & Guilds