Professional Chef Advanced
Are you ready for the next level? As an Advanced Professional Chef, you’ll assume the role of leader, mentor, and culinary expert in the kitchen.
Over the course of 5 months, this program not only enhances your culinary prowess but also equips you with essential leadership skills crucial for success in the culinary industry. From managing kitchen staff to mastering cost analysis and menu planning, you’ll gain comprehensive insights to excel in your role.
Through hands-on classes at our academy, you’ll delve deep into the practical aspects of culinary arts, ensuring you’re well-prepared for the challenges and opportunities ahead.
What does the curriculum contain?
This course leads to a Professional Chef Advanced diploma recognised by the Hospitality industry. You can follow the Advanced course when you have successfully finished the Professional Chef Intermediate course or when you have an official international Culinary Arts diploma.
During the course as an Advanced Professional Chef you have practical classes once a week at the Horeca Academie. The rest of the time you are required to work in a professional kitchen.
At the Horeca Academie, all our courses have been developed in close collaboration with the industry. Our teachers are professionals from the industry. We are committed to innovation and stay on top of any new developments in the culinary industry. At the Horeca Academie our curriculum contains mainly a hands on and practical approach.
Professional Chef Advanced
The Professional Chef Advanced 5 months program is a program designed by the Horeca Academie with strong roots in both the Dutch vocational culinary curriculum as well as the internationally recognized culinary institutions.
This program emphasizes how to impart knowledge to other chefs, how to lead in a busy kitchen environment, and how to maintain oversight while ensuring the kitchen operates efficiently. For your final exam, you will be required to cook a three-course meal.
Subjects:
In the course, the following topics will be covered:
- Advanced Cooking and Preparation Techniques
- Expansion of Product Knowledge
- Continued HACCP Training
- Leadership
- Financial Management and calcullation
- Kitchen Management and Policy
- Innovation and Creation
- Menu developement
As a student, you will be introduced by your teacher to new tasks, knowledge, skills and concepts directly relevant to the culinary field. Your teacher’s mission is to inspire you creatively and professionally throughout the educational program.
In conclusion, please note that participation in hands-on classes includes taking on the responsible role of a culinary professional in the kitchen. You and your classmates are practically speaking a kitchen brigade when at work in the Kitchen.
As a team, you will conclude the learning process of every day in class collectively and as a team. Every student carries equal responsibility within the team for cleaning the kitchen according to professional standards. You will also take particular care of all raw and prepared food products, according to proper food safety and HACCP guidelines.
Start of the program
You can start our cooking courses multiple times throughout the year. For this course there are two moments a year to start, August and February. You will join an existing class with a seasonal lesson theme. The lesson themes that you have missed will be covered in the new school year. Check the deadlines for admission in our FAQ.
Key information
Duration:
5 months | 18 classes (approximately one class a week) + working 20 hours a week (minimum)
Investment:
€ 3.156,- or €631,50,- per month. Diploma fees include: ingredients, uniform, learning materials/books.
Classes: Approximately 6-7 hours (+/- 10:30-17:00)
Apprentice program: Approximately 20 hours (minimum)
Subsidy:
For this course, apprentice companies and students cannot claim a subsidy for practical learning.
Entry requirements:
Professional Chef Advanced level is the follow up course of Professional Chef Intermediate level. Admission requirements are that you have graduated the Intermediate course at the Horeca Academie or that you have an international Culinary Arts diploma. The intake process of the Horeca Academie contains a trial class in which the level of cooking and the level of English is considered. In addition to that a motivation interview must take place.
For this 5 month program we expect you to work in a professional kitchen.
Who is this program for?
We welcome students from a variety of different educational and occupational backgrounds. This program is suitable if:
You wish to run a kitchen and manage a team in a professional kitchen (restaurant or hotel).
You have successfully finished the Professional Chef Intermediate course or when you have an official international Culinary Arts diploma.
You do not have to be a native English speaker but you must be able to understand simple written English and interact with English speakers at a basic level. A2 Key level for schools at a minimum is required with a CEFR certificate. (The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).
You are a professional chef or entrepreneur and wish to learn French culinary techniques and become a classically trained chef.
You are willing and capable to enter an apprentice program in a restaurant. You have found a restaurant where you can start as a beginner chef.
What is expected of you?
- Minimum of 20 contracted hours per week at your training company
- Half a day of self-study per week for theory, portfolio assignments, and test preparation
- Execution of assignments and techniques at your training company using Horeca Academie’s Task & Skills Book
- This allows you to practice your skills and have them assessed by your chef at work
Visa requirements:
This program is a one year educational program. You work while you study. If you are not from Europe, you will need to apply for a visa. PLEASE NOTE: this cannot be a student visa, it must be a work & stay visa! The rules and regulations for visa are different for each country so you will need to apply for this yourself. Prior to applying for this educational program, it is necessary to hold a Dutch residence status. You can only apply for this education Program with a Dutch BSN number or Residence Permit ID.
Curious to learn more?
Schedule an informal (phone) information session or book a tour at our location in Rijswijk*.
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*For a tour at one of our other locations, call 070-3029956 (option 2) and ask for Lisanne.
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