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Chef Training & Hospitality

The UCOL Te Pūkenga 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 Te Pūkenga, 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 2024
        Location: UCOL Te Pūkenga Manawatū in Palmerston North, 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:  Feb & Jul 2024
        Location: UCOL Te Pūkenga Manawatū in Palmerston North, UCOL Te Pūkenga in Whanganui, 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: 
        Start:  Feb 2024
        Location:  UCOL Te Pūkenga Manawatū in Palmerston North, UCOL Te Pūkenga Whanganui
         
      • Academy Cookery
        Level 3
        Duration: 
        Start:  Feb 2024
        Location: UCOL Te Pūkenga Wairarapa in Masterton
         
      • STAR Introduction to Bakery
        Level 2
        Duration: One week (Monday - Friday).
        Start:  2024 dates TBC
        Location: UCOL Te Pūkenga, Manawatū 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: 
        Start:  Feb 2024
        Location: UCOL Te Pūkenga Manawatū in Palmerston North, UCOL Te Pūkenga Whanganui, UCOL Te Pūkenga Wairarapa in Masterton
         
      • STAR Introduction to Barista
        Level 2
        Duration: One week (Monday - Friday).
        One day per week for five weeks (Friday).
        Start:  Jul, Sept & Oct 2023
        Location: UCOL Te Pūkenga Manawatū in Palmerston North, UCOL Te Pūkenga Whanganui, UCOL Te Pūkenga 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
  • 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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