About this role
Plan and prepare food for customers and guests.
What you might do day-to-day in this job
Typical tasks for a Chef include:
- plan and design menus
- estimate food and labour costs and order ingredients and supplies
- monitor the quality of dishes at all stages of preparation and presentation
- discuss food preparation issues with managers, dietitians and kitchen and wait staff
- demonstrate techniques and advise on cooking procedures
- prepare and cook food
- explain and enforce hygiene regulations
- hire and train staff.
Courses that can lead to a career as a Chef
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12 courses
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Get job-ready for a career in cookery. Learn to plan menus, cook dishes and work safely in kitchens.
- Become a commercial cook
- Apprenticeship
- On-the-job training
- 3 years
- Cost varies
- Financial help available
- No entry requirements
- Partially online
- Part-time may be available
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- 6 months – 2 years
- Cost varies
- No entry requirements
- Partially online
- Part-time may be available
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- 18 months – 2 years
- Cost varies
- Financial help available
- No entry requirements
- Partially online
- Part-time may be available