Chef SCQF Level 5 (Modern Apprenticeship) Modern Apprenticeship
Study mode: You study most days of the week and complete all course units /modules in the standard time.
Course type: Modern Apprenticeship
Start in: Variable
Learning mode: You are learning and being assessed in your place of employment.
Duration: Work based: 18 months
How: You are supported, monitored and assessed in a workplace.
What is special about this course?
This work-based qualification is delivered in partnership with the employer, student and the training provider.
Registration and certification of the qualification is through the awarding body People 1st. The qualification comprises of a SVQ2 qualification, Core Skills and mandatory training IOSH Working Safely and REHIS Elementary Hygiene Certificate.
Candidates develop a portfolio of evidence which enables them to match their skills and knowledge to nationally agreed standards for professional chefs
Entry requirements
Applicants must be employed in the kitchen of a café, bistro, restaurant, or hotel preparing and cooking food. Applicants need to be motivated and work to high hygiene and food standards.
Candidates will use an electronic portfolio to gather the practice and knowledge required to fulfil the occupational standards for the course.
Examples of units:
- Maintain and Handle Knives
- Prepare Meat for Basic Dishes
- Prepare Poultry for Basic Dishes
- Prepare, Cook and Finish Basic Cold and Hot Desserts
- Cook and Finish Basic Fish Dishes
- Cook and Finish Basic Meat Dishes
- Cook and Finish Basic Poultry Dishes
- Make Basic Stocks
- Set up and Close Kitchen
How will I study my course?
- Full Time
- Work based
- Work based
How long will my course last?
18 Months- Work Based
Start date
Rolling entry
Fees
For the latest information on fees please see our fees policy.
Additional costs
Funding support is available through Skills Development Scotland to help cover the costs of training and assessing apprentices aged 16-19 across all Modern Apprenticeship frameworks. There may also be funding options for those aged 20-24 and 25+, depending on the specific framework and sector. Enhanced contributions are available for apprentices who are disabled or care-experienced, up to the age of 29.
As the training provider, UHI Inverness receives this funding directly from SDS and manages the funding process.
What can I do on completion of my course?
- Enhanced career prospects
- Employment as a Junior Chef de Partie
Employers and applicants, please email for more information modern.apps.ic@uhi.ac.uk
We are delighted that you are thinking about studying at UHI Inverness. UHI Inverness operates a fair and open admissions system committed to equality of opportunity and non-discrimination. We consider all applications on merit and on the basis of ability to achieve, without discrimination on grounds of age, disability, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion and/or belief, sex, sexual orientation or socio-economic background. We welcome applications from all prospective students and aim to provide appropriate and efficient services to students with disabilities.