The course is designed to help students to further broaden their knowledge of food preparation and service skills to prepare them for a career in the industry, learning how to plan, prepare, cook and present a wide variety of dishes while getting the experience of working in a professional kitchen. Students will learn specific skills including knife technique, butchery and fishmongery as well as cooking methods such as braising, roasting and frying. The course will also teach key industry skills such as food hygiene and health and safety.
What makes Professional Cookery and Hospitality Services at HRC special?
- The college is unique in that it has its own training restaurant (The Atrium) open to the public and with a 5* TripAdvisor rating and an AA rosette.
- This gives the students the opportunity to work in a ‘live’ environment whilst learning and helps to broaden their curriculum vitaes.
- The college has strong links with local employers and suppliers such McMullens, Amwell Fruit and Gannon’s Butchers which has given our students further work based opportunities through our enrichment programme.
- Students have progressed from HRC to part-time and full time work in well-known pubs and restaurants.
What do our students say?
“The course is great! Since starting the course, I have learnt so many new skills, I love cooking and serving in our restaurant the Atrium which is 5* on TripAdvisor. Also on the course you get an opportunity to attend trips to a wide selection of industry-based venues. These have included the food hall at Westfield Stratford and the London Stadium where the caterers, Delaware North, gave us a full tour of their facilities, including a behind the scenes look at The Ritz Hotel, Royal Automobile Club and the Houses of Parliament. As part of the course we must complete work experience and we get an opportunity to complete this with employers such as McMullens, The Ritz Hotel and the Shangri-la at The Shard.”