NVQ Diploma in Professional Cookery (Patisserie and Confectionery) Level 3
at Boston College, Boston · college
What the college says
The 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
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Start dates
- 3 September 2026 · Boston
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