No previous experience of cooking required.

You will have a basic knowledge of kitchen equipment and methods. Completion of a level 1 course will give you the fundamental skills, techniques, recipes and presentation skills to cook with confidence in your chosen area. If you cook meals regularly and would like to become more confident in a particular cuisine, or cookery technique then this is the level for you.

You will cook regularly and feel confident working in your own kitchen, able to cook fish, a roast, a stew, an omlette, stir fry or a dinner party. You will work with more complex techniques and recipes than the level 1 courses, and once completed you will be able to produce delicious, well presented courses with confidence.

You will be confident in a kitchen, with good knife skills. Your cookery skills will include basic butchery, simple fish filleting, reduced sauces, pastry and breadmaking skills. You will learn advanced techniques and recipes with a focus on good presentation.

Our most advanced course offers cookery training to a fine-dining standard. You must have completed an Intermediate Cookery Extra course to attend this course or have substantial and demonstrable catering experience. There are less than 30 places a year available on our Advanced Cookery course and graduates will be part of an elite group.