Food Studies Courses
Be inspired by food and cooking! Whether you're a beginner in the kitchen or an experienced chef, gain theoretical and practical cooking skills in our fully equipped kitchen by embarking on a Food Studies course. Our friendly, expert staff can help you choose a combination of courses, day and evening and advise you on the best ways to further your skills for both personal and professional development.
Expenses
You will need to purchase your own ingredients for our courses. The weekly cost varies according to the course: the NOCN Professional Cookery courses have one practical session per week, which averages out at approximately £15 per week depending on what we are making. Pastry Chefs course has one practical session which averages out at approximately £10 per week. For the Sugarcraft and Cake Decoration courses - Students need to purchase specialist tools, as advised by the tutor. The cost is approximately £60 per term.
We keep a range of store cupboard items (e.g. eggs, flour, sugar, fats and oils, seasonings) in the department, which students use as required - for this, we charge the students an additional £30 per term (or per 10 week course). For some of the regional courses, where the tutor also purchases specialist ingredients on behalf of the class, this cost will be £35.
Students on professional courses will also need to purchase a full set of chef's whites (approximate cost £30 if purchased from the department's catering supplier) and a few specialist items such as ramekin dishes and loose based flan tins, as advised by the tutor. The kitchen is equipped with knives, pans, electrical equipment and many other utensils.
Courses available:
General Instructions on how to Apply and Enrol.
If you have any questions, please call our course information service on 0207 573 5333.
