- Location
- Langside Campus
- SCQF Level
- 4
- Start Date
- 3 Feb 2025
- Qualification Type
- NPA
- Course Type
- Short Full-Time
- Duration
- 18 Weeks (January to June)
Begin your culinary learning journey with our NPA Professional Cookery course. You’ll get hands-on experience with professional equipment and will soon be creating delicious dishes from around the world, With the support of expert tutors. This course is for anyone eager to grow as a person and a chef, building on their interest in the hospitality industry.
What will I learn?
During NPA Professional Cookery Level 4 you’ll develop essential cooking skills, mastering a range of proven techniques and processes needed to be proficient in all aspects of a professional kitchen including:
- Learning more about food preparation techniques
- Learning the basics of cookery processes
- Mastering food hygiene for the hospitality industry
- Exploring craft baking fundamentals
- Building your employability skills
- Trying your hand at cake decoration
- Understanding safety in a professional kitchen
- Discovering the flavours of world foods
- Exploring healthy cooking options
- You'll also receive expert guidance from our chef lecturers throughout your course.
Entry requirements (minimum)
- No formal entry qualifications are required.
- You must have an interest in the catering and hospitality industry.
- An interview will be part of the selection process.
- If English is not your first language you should have ESOL Level 3, or equivalent.
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The Scottish Credit and Qualifications (SCQF) Framework can help you to check if you're choosing the right level of study. Take a look at the SCQF Interactive Framework here.
If you do not meet the entry criteria for your chosen course, you may be offered an alternative course in the same subject area.
Employer and industry links
We work closely with industry professionals to ensure our courses align with employer needs. By staying updated on the latest culinary trends, we offer relevant qualifications that are highly valued in today's job market.
Jobs and further study
Successful students may progress to further study starting in August at Glasgow Clyde College :
- NPA Bakery Level 4
- NQ Bakery Level 5
- NPA Professional Cookery Level 5
- Jobs in the hospitality industry or apprenticeships in industry.
Take a look at the course progression map for hospitality and catering courses.
I've applied — what happens next?
When you apply
You will receive an automated email confirming that we have received your application (remember to check your SPAM folder).
Your application will be reviewed by the admissions team and you will either be:
- Made a direct offer (unconditional or conditional)
- Invited to book an interview session. You may be asked to bring proof of residency and evidence of English language qualifications.
- Advised that your application is unsuccessful – you have not met the entry requirements for this course and are advised to contact the College Student Advice Centres to discuss alternative options which may be available to you.
- We aim not to reject an application and if you don’t meet the entry requirements you may be referred to a different course or level.
If you are invited to interview, you will be informed of the outcome of your interview by email within 14 working days. The outcome will be one of the following:
- Unconditional offer of a place – you have met all the entry requirements and your place is guaranteed. You will be required to accept this offer to secure your place.
- Conditional offer of a place – your place is secured pending you meeting the entry requirements. This may mean achieving school or college qualifications which you may not be able to provide to us yet. You will be required to accept this offer to secure your conditional place. Once your conditions are met this will change to an unconditional offer of a place which you must accept before you can enrol on the course.
- Waiting list – you have met all entry requirements, and have been interviewed however, the course is now full so you have been placed on a waiting list. If any spaces become available you may be contacted, usually around the course start date. We would advise that you also consider other application options.
- Reserve list – following your interview, you have unfortunately not been successful in this round of recruitment. We have placed your name on a Reserve list and your application may be reconsidered at a later date. This could happen any time up to the start date of the course but it is very possible that you will not be offered a place. We would advise that you also consider other application options.
- Unsuccessful – your interview has been unsuccessful. You may be offered a place on a course at a different level, or advised to contact the College Student Advice Centres to discuss alternative options which may be available to you.
Once an offer is received, you must reply within 14 working days or risk losing your place, as the system will automatically decline your offer after 14 days.
Once you have accepted your offer, you will be sent out instructions about student funding. This will normally be sent out in January.
