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Chef Training & Hospitality

UCOL’s chef training and hospitality qualifications will take you far if food and people are your passion. Learn from a range of cookery, baking, and hospitality courses.

New Zealand is one of the preferred holiday destinations of the world. Before COVID-19, around 80 million people were actively thinking about visiting New Zealand. While we are currently relying on domestic tourism, international tourism will spring back in the coming years, creating higher demands for skilled cookery and hospitality workers.

At UCOL, you will learn from our expert teaching staff and get cooking and hospitality training at our in-house restaurants, serving real customers. Our delivery model is flexible to cater to all types of learners. You can learn full-time, part-time, or in-work, according to your convenience.

Take a look at the certificate and diploma programmes in cookery and hospitality below, and feel free to talk to us.

  • A student mastering food presentation
    Chef Training
    A student mastering food presentation
    Chef Training
    • Diplomas
    • Certificates
      • New Zealand Certificate in Cookery
        Level 4
        Duration: 1 year full-time (40 weeks)
        Part-time option available.
        (See Course Hours & Duration for details)
        Start:  Feb & Aug 2023
        Location: UCOL | Te Pūkenga Manawatū in Palmerston North,  UCOL | Te Pūkenga Whanganui,  UCOL | Te Pūkenga Wairarapa in Masterton
         
      • New Zealand Certificate in Cookery (Level 4) (In-work)
        Level 4
        Duration: 1 year full-time (40 weeks)
        (See Course Hours & Duration for details)
        Start:  Jan, July & Sept 2023
        Location: UCOL | Te Pūkenga Manawatū in Palmerston North, UCOL | Te Pūkenga in Whanganui, UCOL | Te Pūkenga Wairarapa in Masterton, UCOL | Te Pūkenga Horowhenua in Levin
         
      • New Zealand Certificate in Manaaki Marae - Te Nihowera, Te Ringawera
        Level 3
        Duration: 19 weeks full-time
        (See Course Hours & Duration for details)
        Start:  TBC
        Location: TBC - For more details on this programme and local delievery options for your Iwi Ph: 0800 GO  UCOL | Te Pūkenga.
         
    • In School (programmes for current secondary school students)
      • Academy 2 Day New Zealand Certificate in Cookery Level 3
        Level 3
        Duration: 2 days per week for 8 months
        Start:  Feb 2023
        Location: UCOL Manawatū in Palmerston North & UCOL Whanganui
         
      • Academy Cookery
        Level 3
        Duration: One day per week
        Start:  Feb 2023
        Location: UCOL Wairarapa in Masterton
         
      • STAR Introduction to Bakery
        Level 1
        Duration: One week (Monday - Friday).
        One day per week for five weeks (Friday).
        Start:  2023 dates TBC
        Location: UCOL | Te PūkengaManawatū in Palmerston North, UCOL | Te Pūkenga Whanganui, UCOL | Te Pūkenga Wairarapa in Masterton
         
  • UCOL's Ambitions Training Restaurant
    Hospitality
    UCOL's Ambitions Training Restaurant
    Hospitality
    • Certificates
    • In School (programmes for current secondary school students)
      • Academy Cafe Skills
        Level 2
        Duration: One day a week on Fridays
        Start:  February
        Location: UCOL Manawatū in Palmerston North, UCOL Whanganui, UCOL Wairarapa in Masterton
         
      • STAR Introduction to Barista
        Level 2
        Duration: One week (Monday - Friday).
        One day per week for five weeks (Friday).
        Start:  Jul/Oct
        Location: UCOL Manawatū in Palmerston North, UCOL Whanganui, UCOL Wairarapa in Masterton
         
  • Warren McKenzie

    Warren McKenzie

    Cookery Lecturer

    Warren McKenzie fell into teaching after his career as a chef took him to Australia, England, and Brazil.

    Meet Warren
  • A photograph of Kelsea Clapp

    Kelsea Clapp

    Cookery Graduate

    Kelsea Clapp’s love for cooking came from preparing Christmas feasts with her grandma while growing up. Now she’s working as a chef in one of New Zealand’s great tourism towns.

    Meet Kelsea
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