Food Production Management (EQF 4)
FOOD PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT (EQF 4)
Qualification title: MEAL PRODUCTION TECHNICIAN – CHEF
Qualification description: The Chef – Meal Production Technician designs and develops recipes and menus for different culinary specialties, manages the preparation, cooking and presentation of basic and complex dishes, according to pre-established quality and taste standards, using innovative technologies for handling and storing food and verifying the correct cleaning and hygiene of equipment and work spaces.
Qualification level: Level 4 of European Qualification framework
Course duration: 600 hours / 1 academic year
Course fee: For EU citizens, the course fee is €4480; an additional €400 registration fee (non-refundable) is applied to the programme. For non-EU citizens, the course fee is €6000; an additional €500 registration fee (non-refundable) is applied to the programme.
Course specification:
| Unit title | Face to face training (hours) | Distance learning (hours) | TOTAL (hours) |
| Introduction to Catering Operations | 20 | – | 20 |
| Mobile Kitchen Equipment | 16 | – | 16 |
| Hygiene and Safety | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| Modern Dietetics and Nutrition | 16 | 4 | 20 |
| Food Products | 16 | 4 | 20 |
| Menu Development and Design | 32 | 4 | 36 |
| Kitchen Management | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| Processing of Raw and Semi-finished Products | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| Preparation of Meat and Fish Dishes | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| Preparation of Sauces | 16 | 4 | 20 |
| Preparation of Complex Dishes | 80 | 16 | 96 |
| Innovative Cooking Techniques | 80 | 16 | 96 |
| Decorating and Garnishing Techniques | 28 | 4 | 32 |
| Workplace Safety | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Traineeship | – | – | 170 |
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Total hours: |
358 | 72 | 600 |
Certification:
- Certificate of attendance – Professional qualification certificate issued pursuant to Legislative Decree 13/13
- A pre-condition for final examination and certification is an attendance of at least 80% of the total hours of the training (480 hours)
Admission requirements:
- 18 years or younger age, if a vocational qualification has been obtained
- Cook’s Assistant Certificate (EQF Level 3) or similar culinary qualification, or related work experience (at least 2 years in the last 5 years)
- For studies in English only: English language proficiency at pre-intermediate level corresponding to European Council level A2 or higher
- Valid residence permit for Non-EU citizens
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