Adults 19+

Hospitality

Are you looking to hone your talents in the kitchen and turn them into a rewarding career? We offer courses in professional cookery as well as day courses for those looking to gain additional qualifications in food safety and allergen awareness.

Whether you are looking to turn a hobby into paid employment or you are already working in the industry and want that all important qualification, you have come to the right place. You will be passionate about food and giving customers a truly exceptional experience.

Studying in our Lifestyle Academy, a specialist training facility dedicated to developing professional chefs and front of house staff, you will have access to five training kitchens as well as our on-site restaurant, The Chef's Academy, and student bistro.

Our course tutors have many years experience working in the industry, giving you the tricks of the trade to really make your mark.

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Food Allergen Awareness and Control in Catering - Level 2

On this one day course you will learn how to keep all customers safe when preparing, cooking and serving all food types and gain knowledge around the 14 allergens

Length: 5.5 hours per week for 1 week
Study: Short Course
Start Date: Various
Location: Rye Hill Campus

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Food Production and Cooking - Level 2 (Part-Time)

Do you dream of being a chef? This part-time Food Production and Cooking course will have you 'cooking on gas' towards a career in the catering and hospitality sector.

Length: 6.5 hours per week for 34 weeks
Study: Part-Time
Start date: 1st September 2025
Location: Rye Hill Campus

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Food Safety for Catering - Level 2

Develop your understanding of food safety within hospitality and catering to a basic level.

Length: 7 hours per week for 1 week
Study: Short Course
Start Date: Various
Location: Rye Hill Campus

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Professional Cookery - Level 3 (Part-Time)

This course could help you land your dream role in the kitchen. Gain an understanding of commodities used, current trends and the use of state-of-the-art technology in cooking.

Length: 6.5 hours per week for 34 weeks
Study: Part-Time
Start date: 1st September 2025
Location: Rye Hill Campus

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Phillip Ho

FdA Culinary Arts

"Newcastle College University Centre is the only real option in the local area for an industry-standard culinary degree. The course offers lots of culinary freedom, and every day of my degree is different because my tutors push me beyond my comfort zone through working with larders, cooking pastries, or using new gastronomic techniques. It feels good to be studying a course that feels tailored to me and my preferences."

Kian Marshall

FdA Culinary Arts

"Studying at Newcastle College University Centre has made me more confident in my vision as a chef. The course is taught in a more practical, hands-on style and the tutors always asked what we wanted to try to cook, so it was a good chance to express ourselves and develop and skills and interests, sometimes using unusual and exotic ingredients or innovative new techniques!"

Daily tasks:

Makes cake decorations, spreads icing, fillings and toppings on products.
Bakes bread, pastry and cakes.
Fills and glazes pastry, mixes ingredients for cakes.
Rolls and cuts pastry, stretches, kneads and moulds dough to form bread, rolls and buns.
Mixes ingredients using hand or machine to obtain the required consistency.
Weighs ingredients according to recipe.

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Daily tasks:

Plans and co-ordinates kitchen work such as fetching, clearing and cleaning of equipment and utensils.
Ensures relevant hygiene and health and safety standards are maintained within the kitchen.
Supervises, organises and instructs kitchen staff and manages the whole kitchen or an area of the kitchen.
Plans menus, prepares, seasons and cooks foodstuffs or oversees their preparation and monitors the quality of finished dishes.
Requisitions or purchases and examines foodstuffs from suppliers to ensure quality.

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£25,000 View more

Daily tasks:

Plans and co-ordinates kitchen work such as fetching, clearing and cleaning of equipment and utensils.
Cooks and sells a range of meals, such as fish and chips, over the counter.
Plans meals, prepares, seasons and cooks foodstuffs.
Requisitions or purchases foodstuffs and checks quality.

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£18,523 View more

Bakers and Flour Confectioners

Daily tasks:

Makes cake decorations, spreads icing, fillings and toppings on products.
Bakes bread, pastry and cakes.
Fills and glazes pastry, mixes ingredients for cakes.
Rolls and cuts pastry, stretches, kneads and moulds dough to form bread, rolls and buns.
Mixes ingredients using hand or machine to obtain the required consistency.
Weighs ingredients according to recipe.

Median Salary

£27,000 View more

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Chefs

Daily tasks:

Plans and co-ordinates kitchen work such as fetching, clearing and cleaning of equipment and utensils.
Ensures relevant hygiene and health and safety standards are maintained within the kitchen.
Supervises, organises and instructs kitchen staff and manages the whole kitchen or an area of the kitchen.
Plans menus, prepares, seasons and cooks foodstuffs or oversees their preparation and monitors the quality of finished dishes.
Requisitions or purchases and examines foodstuffs from suppliers to ensure quality.

Median Salary

£25,000 View more

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Cooks

Daily tasks:

Plans and co-ordinates kitchen work such as fetching, clearing and cleaning of equipment and utensils.
Cooks and sells a range of meals, such as fish and chips, over the counter.
Plans meals, prepares, seasons and cooks foodstuffs.
Requisitions or purchases foodstuffs and checks quality.