Hospitality

This practical introduction to the industry will see you working in Te Pūkenga NMIT’s state-of-the-art kitchen and restaurant training facility where you’ll be preparing, cooking and serving some of our region’s finest produce.

The Hospitality programme is available at both Level 2 (Hospitality) and Level 3 (Culinary Arts). The focus of the first year is on developing knowledge and skills in various areas of hospitality, including cooking, café service, introductory barista (coffeemaking) and front-of house. Students in the Year 2 Culinary Arts programme, have the opportunity to further develop their cooking skills in the commercial kitchen; learning how to put together ingredients and flavours to come up with mouthwatering local and international dishes.

On completion of this course you will be able to:

Hospitality

• Demonstrate safe food practices and methods in a commercial kitchen environment.
• Safely use and maintain knives.
• Prepare a range of food items and present a range of dishes for service.
• Prepare espresso beverages under supervision.
• Prepare and present a range of hot and cold non-alcoholic drinks.
• Provide table service in a café.

Culinary Arts

• Prepare and cook jams, pickles, chutneys and preserves.
• Prepare and bake basic cakes, sponges, and scones in a commercial kitchen.
• Compare characteristics of international dishes and prepare and present international dishes.
• Prepare and cook pasta dishes.
• Prepare and present basic hot and cold canapes.

Note: Some unit standards may change. Final information on the standards specific to your course will be available prior to starting your programme. 
If circumstances change there could be mixed models of delivery e.g online, face to face one day per week or block options.