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Dip Professional Cookery L2

at MidKent College, Gillingham · college

Level 2Vocational and tradeDiploma1 yearFull time

What the college says

If you can stand the heat and love to cook, step into our professional standard kitchens and serve up a five-star career in hospitality and catering. This is also an ideal programme for those already working in the industry who wish to extend their food and beverage skills, as well as for mature students wishing to change careers. Your programme will cover various practical products ranging for breads, tarts, cakes, curries, stews and tarts as well as some butchery of meat and flilleting of fish. In the theorical classes, you will learn the comodities of the various products. You will also have written assignments to complete over the course of the year. Youll also have the opportunity to enter competitions, learn tips and be set challenges from a range of industry speakers, and gain inspiration for your own dishes through different trips. You will need to purchase a Chefs uniform and knives. Your uniform and equipment must be purchased from our preferred supplier. Full details will be provided at enrolment You will have one online exam on food safety, six theory short answer tests, four written assignments, six practical tests and two synoptic practical exams.

What you need to get on

Grade 4 in English and maths and a further two GCSEs at grade 3. A relevant level 1 diploma qualification.

How you are assessed

Learning a trade with tools and equipment, often in a college workshop or salon.

What this level means

The GCSE-equivalent step, and the usual route into Level 3.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

  • Maidstone Campus

    Tonbridge Road, Maidstone, ME16 8AQ

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  • Medway Campus

    Medway Road, Gillingham, ME7 1FN

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Start dates

  • 7 September 2026 · Maidstone
  • 7 September 2026 · Gillingham

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