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The Specialised Chef Scholarship is a prestigious three year apprenticeship offering the chance to train and work in all aspects of professional cookery and gain the expertise required to become a fully qualified chef. The scholarship leads to a National Vocational Qualification (NVQs) at a minimum of Level 3 and Key Skills of Level 2.
Over 300 chefs have graduated from the course during the past 25 years; the majority still remain in the industry located throughout the world.
The scholarship is arranged by the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts and DuPont, and is managed by Bournemouth & Poole College.
The winner of the national competition will be sponsored by a prestigious hotel or restaurant which could be in London or a country house. Our present sponsors include; Claridge's, The Ritz, The Dorchester Collection, The Corinthia, to name just a few.
About the Scholarship
The Specialised Chef’s Scholarship is part of a very practical approach to gaining skills and qualifications.
The Scholarship is divided into two categories; work-based training with a chef member of the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts which forms a major part of the curriculum; and full time block release tuition at The College.
Towards the end of the course, the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts set a practical examination and successful candidates are awarded the Royal Academy’s Diploma in Professional Cookery.
Individual guidance and support is given whilst both at college and work to ensure maximum achievement. Accommodation at college is offered to those from outside the Dorset area.
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8 Welcome to the world of hospitality 12 Careers in hotels 18 Careers in restaurants 22 Careers in foodservice 28 Careers in pubs & bars 32 Careers in leisure & retail 34 Working abroad 38 A guide to qualifications 42 Apprenticeships 44 Your career path 46 Applying for jobs 52 Interview techniques 54 Using social media to land a job 56 Social media top tips 59 Professional bodies 60 Employer showcases
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In a nutshell Consider a traineeship if you are aged 16-23 – or have learning
difficulties and are aged under 25 – and are finding it difficult to get into work because you have insufficient qualifications or work experience. Traineeships are unwaged, but don’t cost you anything as they
are government-funded. They last for a maximum of six months and are delivered by
training providers, with employers providing a work experience placement and an interview as part of the programme. The benefit is that both you and the employer get a chance
to work with each other before embarking on an apprenticeship. You will get additional tuition in English and maths if you have
not already achieved a minimum of GCSE grade C in those subjects. Search for traineeships at:
www.apprenticeships.org.uk
Traineeships A traineeship is an unwaged education and training programme
with work experience that makes you ‘work ready’. It gives young people the skills and experience employers are looking for. Learning provider HIT Training’s Traineeship programme helped
more than 100 young people develop the skills needed to take their first steps onto the apprenticeship and employment ladder within its first nine months. “By combining work preparation training and employment skills with valuable on-the-job practical work experience, our new traineeships help young people secure sustainable employment in the hospitality and catering sector as quickly as possible,” says HIT managing director Jill Whittaker. “A number have gone on to apprenticeships.”
www.hittraining.co.uk/traineeships
Insider knowledge…
Angela Maher, programme lead for undergraduate hospitality at the Oxford School of Hospitality Management “We’re seeing more vacancies for social media and marketing communications positions, as well as requests for graduates to work on short-term specialised projects, helping organisations develop their social media strategy. “Especially important
are the areas of e-marketing and e-business, so try to find a course that develops your use of technology in a more hands-on way. “The Oxford School of
Hospitality Management provides specialist teaching in e-marketing and also embeds the use of social media within its modules. Students are required to use different platforms for blogging and tweeting and use tools to develop their online professional profile linked to an employer mentoring scheme.”
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