The hospitality industry provides a vast array of career opportunities across a broad range of sectors.
This qualification reflects the role of commercial cooks who use a wide range of well-developed cookery skills and sound knowledge of kitchen operations to prepare food and menu items. Using discretion and judgement, they work with some independence and under limited supervision using plans, policies and procedures to guide work activities.
Typically, work would be undertaken in various hospitality enterprises where food is prepared and served including:
Restaurants Hotels Clubs Pubs Cafes Cafeterias Coffee shops
Individuals may have some responsibility for others and provide technical advice and support to a team

