Catering & Hospitality Course Information

Careers Catering & Hospitality

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The UK’s hospitality sector is comprised of approximately 143,000 businesses, employing around 1.8 million people

Channel your love for cooking and talking to customers and make it into a career. In the Catering and Hospitality industry you’ll get creative freedom, flexibility, and the ability to deliver truly memorable events for your clients. With such an enormous range of job roles available, now is a great time to join a fast-growing industry that will continue for years to come.

Courses

Bakery & Patisserie - Intermediate

Bakery & Patisserie - Advanced

Hospitality - Intermediate

Hospitality - Advanced

Entry Requirements:

At college you will develop your technical skills and learn what it takes through practice and authentic work experience. From barista training and customer service to crafting bespoke menus, you will learn all the different areas of the industry and receive first class support from our highly experienced tutors.

Campus - Bletchley

Professional Cookery

- Intermediate

Professional Cookery

- Advanced

Entry is dependent on a review of your qualifications. With our Offer Guarantee our tutors will work with you to assign your Level whatever your results are.

Typical Careers

Waiting Staff £12k - £22k

Kitchen Assistant

Chef

Hotel Manager

£14k - £24k

£15k - £30k

£20k - £60k

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How can I get into the industry?

There are many Level 1 or 2 catering and hospitality vacancies and apprenticeships, and progression to head chef is possible with in-job training. A hotel or conference manager may benefit from a business or events management degree, but it is not essential.

Highlights Course

Level 2 & 3 students’ time will be split 50/50 between studying at the College and at the prestigious Silverstone Circuits, with the opportunity to work alongside Silverstone’s professional chefs.

Level 2 & 3 students will experience working and serving customers at the on-campus award-winning restaurant, The Brasserie. Learn using industry standard equipment and cutting-edge technology in a professional working kitchen.

Our Bakery & Patisserie students have the unique opportunity to learn and work in the pretigious Claire Clark Academy kitchen, and may even get to meet Claire Clark MBE herself.

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Case study: Chloe, Pastry Chef at Silverstone

Chloe studied Level 2 & 3 Pastry and Level 2 & 3 Cookery at Milton Keynes College over four years, graduating in 2021.

“MK College gave me many opportunities such as work experience, day trips out, competitions and events. I competed in the Pidy Student Catering Challenge, where I placed 1st as Young Pastry Chef.”

When offering advice to other students, she says, “Don’t be afraid to make mistakes or try something new. Keep an open mind you’ll never know what it has to offer until you try it.”