City & Guilds Diplomas
Food Preparation & Culinary Arts — Patisserie (City & Guilds Level 2 Diploma)
A specialist pastry route — cakes, pastry, dough, desserts and chocolate produced with precision for passenger-ship pastry sections.
Level 2 Diploma6–9 months492 GLH / 705 TQTCall for availability
Who this is for
Candidates targeting Assistant Pastry Cook and Baker ranks. Six to twelve months in a bakery, pastry kitchen or hotel pastry section strengthens the profile.
Learning outcomes
- Scale ingredients and follow standard recipes precisely
- Prepare cakes, biscuits, sponges, pastry and dough products
- Produce hot and cold desserts and basic chocolate items
- Control proofing, baking, cooling, storage and labelling
- Finish and present products consistently
- Maintain allergen, hygiene and waste controls
Curriculum
Standard recipes, scaling and production planning—
Cakes, sponges and pastry—
Dough and bread—
Hot and cold desserts—
Basic chocolate and finishing—
Storage, labelling and allergen control—
Entry requirements
- ◆BIWD candidate assessment and admission test before enrolment
- ◆Usually 18+
- ◆Functional kitchen English and recipe comprehension
- ◆Practical pastry experience is preferred