Chef Programme Overview


All classes and practical’s will be conducted from Monday to Friday

Classes will be scheduled between 07h30 and 15h30 unless you are in the bakery where you will have an earlier start.

Year 1

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Food Theory 1
Food & Beverage
Practical Classes & Rotations
Paid Internship
Health & Safety
Computer Literacy
Numeracy
  • Introduction to the kitchen and the hospitality and catering industry
  • Basic ingredients
  • Food preparation methods and techniques
  • Food cooking methods and techniques 
  • Preparing, cooking and finishing dishes 
  • Introduction to the kitchen and the hospitality and catering services 
  • Starters
  • Eggs
  • Soups
  • Bakery
  • Meat
  • Desserts
  • Equipment
  • Smalls in prep
  • Potatoes
  • Vegetables, Pulses & Fruits
  • Sauces
  • Stock
  • Introduction to Food and Beverage
  • Beverage Product Knowledge
  • Coffee
  • Tea
  • Cocoa
  • Faulty Equipment
  • Cold Beverages
  • Barista Training
  • Practical Cooking and Baking Methods and Techniques
  • Personal Development as a Cook
  • Cooking and Baking Demonstrations and assessed Practical’s
  • Practical training in our in house facilities which include Production Bakery, and Restaurant
  • Kitchen, Restaurant and Deli Service
  • Deliveries and Storage
  • Assessments, Tests, Exams and Individual Feedback Sessions
Students will be placed in a paid and supervised internship position.
  • Principles of personal hygiene  
  • Theory and concepts of professional behaviour and professional appearance 
  • Principles of personal safety 
  • Theory and concepts of foodborne illnesses, direct contamination and cross-contamination 
  • Principles of preparing, defrosting, cooking, holding, cooling and serving food safely
  • Principles of food safety management systems 
  • Theory and concepts of identifying and controlling hazards and the principles of risk assessment in the workplace
  • Theory and concepts of maintaining a healthy and safe workplace
  • Basic principles of firefighting, first aid and emergencies 
  • Principles of computer literacy  
  • Principles of research
  • Principles of numeracy and using a calculator 
  • Principles of units of measurement 
  • Principles of weighing and measuring
  • Principles of conversions

Year 2

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Food Theory 2
Theory of Food Production
Menu Planning
Nutrition / Healthier Food Preparation and Cooking
Food & Beverage
Practicals
Leadership
Gastronomy
Additional Courses & Assessments
  • Basic ingredients
  • Food preparation methods and techniques
  • Food cooking methods and techniques 
  • Preparing, cooking and finishing dishes
  • Practical Gastronomy: Food History
  • Cold Larder & Farinaceous.
  • Advanced soups, sauces & dressings.
  • Advanced vegetables & vegetarian dishes.
  • Meat
  • Poultry & Game
  • Fish and Shellfish
  • Producing pastry & patisserie items
  • Producing dough & fermented products
  • Hot, cold & frozen desserts
  • Cakes, sponges & petite fours
  • Chocolate
  • Sugar, marzipan & decorative items
  • Food innovation: New ingredients, techniques, & product development
  • Prepare, cook & finish healthier dishes
  • Chefs of the World
  • Theory and concepts of food production systems 
  • Theory and concepts of interpreting menus for food production
  • Principles of planning and preparing menus 
  • Theory and concepts of food cost and selling price calculations 
  • Principles of basic nutrition 
  • Principles of balanced diets and special dietary requirements 
  • The impact of diet on health and wellness 
  • The impact of food preparation and cooking on the nutritional content of food
  • Health & Safety
  • Beverage Product Knowledge
  • Menu Knowledge & Design
  • Handling Payments
  • Services
  • Practical Assessments
  • Introduction to F&B Industry
  • Menus
  • Beverage Product Knowledge 
  • Beverage Service Procedure 
  • Coffees of the World/ Arabica vs Robusta Ancillary Section 
  • Styles of Food Service
  • Cover & Accompaniments for Selected dishes
  • French Culinary Terms
  • Preparing the Restaurant before and after service  procedures
  • Breakfast
  • Brunch & Afternoon Tea
  • Room Service.
  • Gueridon Service
  • Beverages & Tobacco
  • Bar Operations and Control the Cellar
  • Events
  • Marketing and the menu
  • Wine Course
  • First Aid Course
  • Fire Fighting Course
  • Assessments, Exams and individual feedback sessions
  • Practical and demonstration classes
  • In-house practical rotations
  • Leadership and Communication
  • Communication Techniques
  • Leaders, Bosses and Managers
  • Self Development
  • Successful Mindset
  • Suggesred reading
  • Networking Opportunities during outings
  • Industry Specialists
  • Guest Speakers
  • Concept of gastronomy 
  • Basic scientific principles within the cooking environment
  • Concept of flavour dynamics and flavour development
  • Global cuisines and international culinary styles 
  • Wine course
  • First aid certificate Level 1
  • Fire fighting certificate
  • Barista training
  • Entrepreneurship 1
  • French culinary terms
  • Supervised outings and industry introductions

Year 3

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Operational Costs
Theory of Safety Supervision
Environmental Awareness / Sustainability
Entrepreneurship / Practicals / Marketing
Resource Management
  • Financial concepts associated with the hospitality and catering industry  
  • Principles of basic profitability calculations used in catering operations 
  • Principles of operational cost savings  
  • Principles of Stock Control 
  • Theory and concepts of asset registers and audit of equipment 
  • Theories and Concepts of personal hygiene and safety management 
  • Theories and Concepts of food safety management 
  • Theories and Concepts of workplace safety management
  • Concepts of Environmental Conservation and Protection  
  • Environmental impact on cooking 
  • Environmental considerations around Fishing and Wildlife Environmental considerations around Crop Farming 
  • Environmental considerations around Animal husbandry
  • Restaurant Design
  • Restaurant Event
  • Function Planning
  • In-house Supervisory Practical Rotations
  • Career Planning
  • Theory of staff resource management
  • Principles of managing production facility resources 
  • Theory of commodity resource management

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Being a professional chef is one of the most self-fulfilling careers to have.  It brings with it excitement, adventure and lucrative financial rewards.

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3 Year Advanced Chef Programme

Hurst Culinary School offers a three-year Food and Wine accredited course which will launch you into the adventurous and lucrative world of culinary arts. The course blends fun and practical learning environment with theoretical knowledge to give students internationally recognised skills in the culinary field.

 

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2 Year Programme in Culinary Arts

Hurst Chef School offers a two-year diploma for professional chefs which is an internationally accredited course. It will launch you into an entry level position in the world of culinary arts. The course blends a fun and practical learning environment with theoretical knowledge to give students internationally recognised skills in the culinary field.

 

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There are few education options available to young people these days that guarantee a career but with Hurst Culinary School you are guaranteed a career placement upon finishing your course. We will work with you to see that you are placed on the path to your success both during your course and afterwards.


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We have a dedicated Student Support Ambassador who is always available to listen to your needs and to be a personal guide on your journey to success.

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Become an International Chef

Who says your career has to be restrained to South Africa? Hurst Culinary School promotes international opportunities for our students giving them the chance to work anywhere in the world. Our students find adventure and career success worldwide.

 

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Earn as you Learn

Hurst Chef School wants to see you grow and develop into a professional chef through top quality practical workplace experience. We place our students with great chefs to learn from while studying. These supervised internships will help you hone your skills and earn a bit of money while learning. Your expertise and skills get rewarded while you study with us and accumulate vital workplace credits captured in logbooks and on monthly assessment sheets.


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With 27 years of educational experience, The Hurst Campus is not just a place of learning. We are 100% invested in our students as individual people. That is what makes us different. We will quickly become your home from home. Your success becomes our success and your wins become our wins.
 
Prepare yourself for a world class education and a lot of fun. While at Hurst, you will be cared for and our true value will be delivered in the quality of your overall campus experience and how belonging to our family and finding your true purpose will make you feel. We are known for changing our student’s lives and influencing their future careers.
 
We offer a national and internationally accredited program.
 
Career outcomes include working as a professional chef in a bakery, catering company, pastry kitchen, restaurant or 5-star hotel. Other options could include global travel and career opportunities at international holiday resorts, cruise liners or yachts. Have you considered working as a private chef or for a food retailer in new product development?

 

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Prepare for Lots of Laughter

Being a chef is hard work but it is also a barrel of laughs. At Hurst Culinary School we have a lot of fun while learning the art of cooking. There are few things better in life than having a good laugh with friends and family in the kitchen and we encourage this attitude of fun in the kitchen.

 

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Weekly Fellowship Group

Every Tuesday we set aside time to feed ourselves spiritually. All denominations are welcomed. We worship the Lord with praise and song, teachings from His Word and amazing visits from guests speakers.

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Coach and Mentor you to Success

The teaching staff at The Hurst Chef School are the best in the business. A wonderful mixture of trained chefs and qualified academics. They will systematically guide and mentor you to plant, grow and establish the solid foundation of practical and theoretical knowledge, essential for your future culinary career.

 

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Hurst Culinary School has a unique approach to teaching and learning not found in other schools. Our courses do not seek to merely educate you on how to cook or be a chef, instead they inspire you to become a great career chef. Books, tests and practical work can only teach you so much but a truly inspired student will develop passion, innovation and mastery in the art of cooking.

 
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The Students at Hurst Culinary School become superb chefs and go on to win awards both in and out of the school. We like to recognise the extraordinary achievers in the Hurst Family and will showcase their talents for the world to see. Family’s like to brag a little about their member’s successes and we are no different.


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Your experiences at Hurst Culinary School will shape you into a future Master Chef. You may go on to run a kitchen in a Michelin Star restaurant or even open your own restaurant: The sky is the limit. But don’t take our word for it, why not hear what our past and current students think of their experiences?

 

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