Cook with a passion.

Studying Catering & Hospitality at South Birmingham College will equip you with the necessary professional skills, practical ability and flair to excel in your career. With a range of specialist staff and extensive equipment to aid them, our students are able to study in modern training facilities which include our on-site restaurant Karibunis. Karibunis is open to the public and reflects today’s cosmopolitan good tastes from around the world. There’s something to satisfy everyone! Our good Ofsted report and high student satisfaction grades make this an excellent place to study.

If you’d like to take a culinary journey around the world with dim sum, chicken tikka, Thai beef rendang, curried goat, homemade pasta dishes and a range of mouth watering desserts then you must try our excellent training restaurant, Karibunis. Karibunis is open Tuesday to Friday from 12.00pm - 2.30pm
and 7.00pm - 10.00pm.

Course List
Pre-University Level Programmes Level 3

NVQ 3:
Professional Cookery
Duration: 1-2 years, there is a placement of 1-2 weeks in the industry | Fee: £4,100

Are there any entry requirements?

To enrol on this course you will need a level 2 qualification or relevant experience, please refer
to the NQF Table on page 7 to find out more information. To begin this course you will also be required to have a short Basic Skills assessment and attend an interview with the course tutor to make sure that the course suits your aspirations.

What will I study?

You will learn through a combination of practical delivery, group work, demonstrations and self-study.
This practical programme will provide you with an excellent foundation for pursuing a career in the Catering Industry. You will gain hands-on experience whilst working in the College’s training restaurant, which is open to the public.

The units you will study include:
• Managing yourself
• Preparing and cooking complex meat and poultry products
• Cooking and finishing complex fish dishes
• Sauces and soups
• Cooking complex pasta dishes
• Developing knowledge of vegetarian food

What can I do after this course?

On successful completion of this course you could progress onto university to study a Degree in Hospitality Management.