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Learn how to be a chef with Square Food Foundation
How to be a Chef is Square Food Foundation’s free training programme in food and cooking and we are now looking for young people who are interested in learning these skills.
The accredited programme is delivered by Square Food Foundation in partnership with Bristol24/7.
This 12-week course will give you the cooking skills and food knowledge you need to get work in the food industry.
You’ll leave with experience of working in different types of food business, an understanding of the different opportunities the industry has to offer and the skills you need to get a job!
A former cohort of Young Chefs with Square Food Foundation’s Barney Haughton – photo: Bristol24/7
What will be covered during the course?
- Butchery and meat cookery
- Fish cookery
- Vegetarian and vegan cookery
- Making bread, pastries and desserts
- Preserving, pickling and curing food
- Opportunities to take part in large-scale catering events
- Mentoring
- Career pathways
- A Food Hygiene certificate
- Level 2 BTec in Home Cooking Skills
- Wider food issues and animal welfare
The next programme starts on September 8 2021. Only eight places available.
The course is two days per week over 12 weeks for young people aged 16-24 who are not in work education or training. We are particularly interested in supporting people who may have experienced barrier into employment.
For more information or to register your interest, email [email protected] or visit www.squarefoodfoundation.co.uk
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