Chef SCQF Level 6 (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: Full time: 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 SVQ3 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 a professionally equipped kitchen of a café, bistro, restaurant, or hotel preparing and cooking complex dishes.
An in depth knowledge of cookery is required and modern techniques, such as sous-vide and water-bathing, must be being practiced.
Applicants need to be motivated, work well under pressure, 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:
- Prepare Fish for Complex Dishes
- Cook and Finish Complex Fish Dishes
- Prepare Shellfish for Complex Dishes
- Prepare Meat for Complex Dishes
- Cook and Finish Complex Meat Dishes
- Prepare Poultry for Complex Dishes
- Cook and Finish Complex Poultry Dishes
- Prepare, Cook and Finish Complex Hot Sauces
- Prepare, Cook and Finish Complex Dressings and Cold Sauces
- Prepare, Cook and Finish Complex Cold Desserts
- Contribute to the Development of Recipes and Menus
- Minimise the Risk of Allergens to Customers
- Prepare, Cook and Finish Complex Hot Desserts
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 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.