About New Zealand Diploma In Cookery (advanced) in Universal College of Learning (UCOL)

Overview

This one year culinary arts programme will prepare you to take on a full range of managerial roles in a professional kitchen and advance your skills in:

• Chef training
• Planning, developing and costing menus
• Managing staff allocations
• Restaurant supervision

New Zealand Diploma in Cookery (Advanced) students in Palmerston North have the opportunity to create the meals served at Ambitions Training Restaurant. Here's behind the scenes with the class of 2017 preparing the five course degustation dinner (30 seconds):

Career & Study Outcomes

Employment opportunities include undertaking a technical or managerial role in the hospitality industry, such as working as a chef in a senior position producing advanced dishes in a professional kitchen:

• Fine dining restaurants
• Restaurants
• Cafés
• Bars
• Hotels
• Function catering
• Cruise liners
• Catering companies
• Airlines
• Commercial catering businesses

To find out more about possible job prospects and salaries, see Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment's Occupation Outlook for Chefs.

Academic qualification equivalents

• Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC)

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS    :    Score of 5.5 with no band lower than 5
• TOEFL  :    Score of 60 (with a writing score of 18)
• PTE       :    Score of 50 with no band less than 42

New Zealand Living Expenses

You'll require between $20,000 and $25,000 a year ($380–480 per week) for housing/rent, food, transportation, phone bills, internet usage, and entertainment, in addition to your tuition and insurance fees. The average living expense will be the same for everyone, regardless of their tuition or course price. Please keep in mind that these are only suggestions; the Immigration New Zealand requirement is $15,000 per year including return travel or an additional $2,000.