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NVQ Diploma in Professional Cookery (Patisserie and Confectionery) Level 3

at Boston College, Boston · college

Level 3Applied and BTECDiploma2 yearsPart time

What the college says

The Part Time Level 3 Professional Cookery Patisserie and Confectionery NVQ Diploma is designed to prepare you for a job in a high-class kitchen or to update your current skills to develop and improve your own establishment's standards. You will specialise in patisserie and confectionery, a specialist bakery and confectionery qualification that has no kitchen content.

What you need to get on

The entry qualifications for the Level 3 Professional Cookery Patisserie and Confectionery NVQ Diploma are an NVQ Level 2 in a related subject (or equivalent), plus recent relevant work experience.

How you are assessed

One subject in depth, assessed largely through coursework and projects.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

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

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 3 September 2026 · Boston

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