NVQ Diploma in Professional Cookery Level 2
at Boston College, Boston · college
What the college says
The Level 2 Professional Cookery NVQ Diploma is designed for practical people as most of it is taught in the College's production kitchens and bakery and will involve you working alongside the chef lecturers in the production of the daily menu. The qualification is divided into units that cover the storage, preparation, cooking and presentation of fish, meat, vegetables and baking.
What you need to get on
The entry qualifications for the Level 2 Professional Cookery NVQ Diploma are an NVQ Level 1 or the Catering RSW Diploma Level 1 (or equivalent) . Alternatively, if you are a school leaver with cooking experience and/or GCSEs in English and Maths at grades C or above (New GCSE grade 4 or above) you may be considered for this course.
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
Boston College Skirbeck Road
Skirbeck Road, Boston, PE21 6JF
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Start dates
- 3 September 2026 · Boston
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