
Hospitality
Hospitality is a career full of opportunities. You could start out serving coffees, become a chef or restaurant manager and one day even end up running your own business.
This practical introduction to the industry will see you working in 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 Year 1) and Level 3 (Hospitality Year 2). The focus of the first year is on developing knowledge and skills in various areas of hospitality, including cooking, café service, introductory barista (coffee-making) and front-of house. Students in the Year 2 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 mouth-watering local and international dishes.
On completion of this course you will be able to:
- Year 1
- 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.
- Year 2
- 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 a mix models of delivery e.g online, face to face one day per week or block options.
Level 2 and 3. This programme offers 2 year levels
Starts: February 2021
Time:
9am to 2.30pm Fridays
Location:
NMIT Nelson
Pathways + Opportunities
Trades
Academy
Training
- Industry Employment/Apprenticeships and ITO Training
- Tertiary Pre-Employment Training at NMIT in Culinary Arts, Food and Beverage Service
- UNIVERSITY STUDIES:
- Food Nutrition
- Food Technology
Employment opportunities:
- Chef or Cook
- Caterer
- Pastry Chef
- Kitchen Assistant
- Food Development
- Baker
- Hospitals
- Restaurants
- Short Order Cook
- Restaurant Manager
- Cruise Ships or Oil Rigs
- Function Centres
- Food and Beverage Manager
- Cafés, Bars and Hotels
- Super Yachts