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.

Chef Training

Chef Training
Diplomas
Level 5
Duration: 1 year full-time (40 weeks)
(See Course Hours & Duration for details)
Start:
Feb 2024
Location: UCOL Te Pūkenga Manawatū in Palmerston North
Level 5
Duration: 1 year full-time (40 weeks)
(See Course Hours & Duration for details)
Start:
2024 dates TBC
Location: UCOL Te Pūkenga Manawatū in Palmerston North, UCOL Te Pūkenga Whanganui, UCOL Te Pūkenga Horowhenua in Levin
Certificates
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
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
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)
Level 3
Duration:
Start:
Feb 2024
Location: UCOL Te Pūkenga Manawatū in Palmerston North, UCOL Te Pūkenga Whanganui
Level 3
Duration:
Start:
Feb 2024
Location: UCOL Te Pūkenga Wairarapa in Masterton
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

Hospitality

Hospitality
Certificates
Level 4
Duration: 19 weeks full-time
(See Course Hours & Duration for details)
Start:
Jul 2024
Location: UCOL Te Pūkenga Manawatū in Palmerston North
Level 3
Duration: 19 weeks full-time
(See Course Hours & Duration for details)
Start:
Feb 2024
Location: UCOL Te Pūkenga Manawatū in Palmerston North
In School (programmes for current secondary school students)
Level 2
Duration:
Start:
Feb 2024
Location: UCOL Te Pūkenga Manawatū in Palmerston North, UCOL Te Pūkenga Whanganui, UCOL Te Pūkenga Wairarapa in Masterton
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