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Pathways are made up of courses focused on future careers or further education opportunities
Students can learn in our professional preparation kitchen and showcase their newfound skills in our onsite cafe and bistro. You will get to experience cooking for real-clients and learn more about how to prepare menus with a focus on sustainability.
We work with a range of companies. Our produce and suppliers are local and sustainable.
Coastal Wild Foraging Day
Students had fun on a foraging experience where the learned to catch and cook their own seafood.
Streetside Bar and Bistro
Put your skills to to the test when you gain valuable work experience at our onsite restaurant. You will get the chance to serve customers and develop your very own lunch menu.
Life Skills Week
Catering students whip up tasty meals as part of live cooking demonstrations and share their recipes with staff and students.
Example: Catering and bar managers
Across the UK the workforce is projected to contract by -16% over the period to 2027, losing -12,291 jobs. In the same period, 62% of the workforce is projected to retire, creating 47,415 job openings.
Catering and bar managers plan, direct and co-ordinate the catering and bar facilities and services of licensed premises, factories, shops, theatres, educational premises and other establishments. They also manage outside catering businesses and shops selling food cooked on the premises.
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If you are 16 to 18-years-old and want to explore your options then apply today.
Once you apply, you will have an interview to discuss your chosen pathway.
We will contact you with appropriate options for conducting your interview, either online or in person.
At your interview, we will discuss the entry requirements for each level and course. It is also your opportunity to make sure that the pathway meets your goals and ambitions.
If you know exactly which course and level you need to apply for, or want more information, please select from the options below:
> Professional Catering Diploma Level 1
> Professional Catering Diploma Level 2
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New Dover Road
Canterbury, Kent
CT1 3AJ
Telephone:
01227 811111
Email:
iag@eastkent.ac.uk