Food Preparation Level 2

Programme Description

This covers a wide range of units broken down into clusters, in total you cover 23 units which give you a total of 8 Clusters, each cluster must accumulate evidence based on your Training and Delivery Plan. Some of which will be covered under the food department are communication, safety, understanding the hospitality industry, preparing stocks, preparing soup, baking, farinaceous dishes and other culinary areas. 

Learner Objective

Students will be prepared with the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in the restaurant and foodservice industry. Demonstrate food safety and sanitation procedures. Identify characteristics of major foodborne pathogens, their role in causing illness, foods involved in outbreaks, and methods of prevention. Employ food service management safety/sanitation program procedures, including CPR and first aid. Use knowledge of systems for documenting, investigating, reporting, and preventing food borne illness. Use the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) and crisis management principles and procedures during food handling processes to minimize the risks of foodborne illness. Practice good personal hygiene/health procedures, including dental health and weight management, and report symptoms of illness. Demonstrate proper purchasing, receiving, storage, and handling of both raw and prepared foods. Demonstrate safe food handling and preparation techniques that prevent cross contamination from potentially hazardous foods, between raw and ready-to-eat foods, and between animal and fish sources and other food products. Analyze current types of cleaning materials and sanitizers for proper uses and safety hazards. Demonstrate procedures for cleaning and sanitizing equipment, serving dishes, glassware, and utensils to meet industry standards. Demonstrate professional skills in safe handling of knives, tools, and equipment. Apply the fundamentals of time, temperature and cooking methods to cooking, cooling, reheating and holding of a variety of foods. Design internal/external crisis management and disaster plans and response procedures. Demonstrate food safety and sanitation procedures. Identify characteristics of major foodborne pathogens, their role in causing illness, foods involved in outbreaks, and methods of prevention. Employ food service management safety/sanitation program procedures, including CPR and first aid. Use knowledge of systems for documenting, investigating, reporting, and preventing food borne illness. Use the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) and crisis management principles and procedures during food handling processes to minimize the risks of foodborne illness. Practice good personal hygiene/health procedures, including dental health and weight management, and report symptoms of illness. Demonstrate proper purchasing, receiving, storage, and handling of both raw and prepared foods. Demonstrate safe food handling and preparation techniques that prevent cross contamination from potentially hazardous foods, between raw and ready-to-eat foods, and between animal and fish sources and other food products. Analyze current types of cleaning materials and sanitizers for proper uses and safety hazards. Demonstrate professional skills in safe handling of knives, tools, and equipment Demonstrate professional skills in safe handling of knives, tools, and equipment. Demonstrate professional skill for a variety of cooking methods including roasting, broiling, smoking, grilling, sauteing, pan frying, deep frying, braising, stewing, poaching, steaming, and baking using professional equipment and current technologies.

Demonstrate food safety and sanitation procedures.

Identify characteristics of major food borne pathogens, their role in causing illness, FHSD Academics SAL 3 Culinary Arts BOE approved 6-15-17 foods involved in outbreaks, and methods of prevention. Employ food service management safety/sanitation program procedures, including CPR and first aid. Use knowledge of systems for documenting, investigating, reporting, and preventing food borne illness. Use the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) and crisis management principles and procedures during food handling processes to minimize the risks of food borne illness. Practice good personal hygiene/health procedures, including dental health and weight management, and report symptoms of illness. Demonstrate proper purchasing, receiving, storage, and handling of both raw and prepared foods. Demonstrate safe food handling and preparation techniques that prevent cross contamination from potentially hazardous foods, between raw and ready-to-eat foods, and between animal and fish sources and other food products. Analyze current types of cleaning materials and sanitizers for proper uses and safety hazards. Demonstrate professional skills in safe handling of knives, tools, and equipment Apply the fundamentals of time, temperature and cooking methods to cooking, cooling, reheating and holding of a variety of foods.

Demonstrate professional skill for a variety of cooking methods including roasting, broiling, smoking, grilling, sauteing, pan frying, deep frying, braising, stewing, poaching, steaming, and baking using professional equipment and current technologies. Prepare various meats, seafood, and poultry using safe handling and professional preparation techniques. Prepare various stocks, soups, and sauces using safe handling and professional preparation techniques. Prepare various fruits, vegetables, starches, legumes, dairy products, fats and oils using safe handling and professional preparation techniques.

Program Duration

9 months to a year program.

Learner Outcome

Why is it important to learn food preparation
Understanding basic food preparation skills can make you a more effective cook or baker, both at home and in a commercial kitchen. Some of the most common types of skills that can be beneficial during food preparation include understanding how to weigh and measure foods and how to season ingredients appropriately and mastering the heart of culinary. Graduates of the certificate program in Prep Cook will have the skills to complete the following tasks:

*Demonstrate a variety of cooking techniques in hot food production.
*Understand and use kitchen mathematics.
*Apply knowledge of safety and sanitation in a kitchen/classroom environment.
*Demonstrate the personal and professional ethics and interpersonal skills that are expected in the workplace.
*Demonstrate the application of basic cooking methods.
*Apply knowledge of foods, supplies, and their cost.
*Demonstrate basic knife skills and techniques.
*Operate and maintain kitchen equipment.
*Apply knowledge of safety and sanitation in a kitchen/classroom environment.
*Demonstrate the personal and professional ethics and interpersonal skills that are expected in the workplace.

Course Outline

Tuition and Requirements

*2 Passport Size Pictures
*Copy of Passport
*Copy of Birth Certificate
*T.R.N and N.I.S
*CXCs If applicable { student without CXCs will require to sit a Math and English test}

Please be reminded that Ocho Rios College offers 2 Free CXCs subjects to each individual Math and English.

In completing each cluster, you will be required to sit an internal and external exam in order to deem your level of competency. Internal exam is facilitated by the college and the external exam will be done by NCTvet.

Notice*

Please ensure that you are registered before purchasing course.

Program Fee

$75,000.00

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