New Zealand Diploma in Cookery (Advanced)

Boost your career prospects in professional kitchens with the New Zealand Diploma in Cookery (Advanced) Level 5. Master advanced culinary techniques, kitchen management, menu design, and other crucial skills required to effectively run a kitchen.

Important Notice:

  • Please note that from 2027, this course will be titled Diploma in Culinary Practice (Level 5).
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Invercargill
Queenstown
Campus
Queenstown
Qualification
Diploma
Level
5
Credits
120
Duration

One year full-time

Dates
TBC
Fees
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Tuition Fees

Zero tuition fees

Direct Material Costs

$4,535.00 (incl. GST)

International Fees

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Course Outline

Enhance your employment opportunities in commercial kitchens with the New Zealand Diploma in Cookery (Advanced) Level 5. 

This qualification will give you the credentials needed to advance into senior positions in the kitchen and develop your impressive culinary capabilities further.

You will learn:

  • Kitchen Management
  • Culinary leadership
  • Food Preparation
  • Menu Design and Delivery
Course Content

NDCP 501 Culinary Preparation

The student will Apply culinary practices to adapt cooking techniques, methods, ingredients, and presentation to develop and prepare dishes that achieve a sensory balance.

NDCP 502 Menu Design and Development

The student will apply culinary design skills to plan, develop, test, and implement a range of sustainably viable dishes.

NDCP 503 Culinary Leadership 

The student will apply leadership skills and behave in a professional and culturally responsive manner to enable a team to meet service requirements in a culinary environment.

NDCP 504 Culinary Operations Management

The student will apply knowledge of planning, forecasting and sustainability to contribute to managing food preparation, cooking processes, staff and kitchen resources in a culinary environment.

NDCP 505 Culinary Operations Compliance

The student will contribute to continuous improvement of operating procedures and compliance requirements, to resolve problems or create opportunities in a culturally sensitive, sustainable and productive manner in a culinary environment

Career Opportunities

This programme leads to employment opportunities in the hospitality industry in a broad range of hospitality establishments, including fine dining, functions and commercial kitchens, including specialist and commercial catering. Graduates may also progress to further study towards a Bachelor of Culinary Arts and hospitality management.

Application Criteria

Entry requirements

To apply for the New Zealand Diploma in Cookery (Level 5), you’ll need to have successfully completed one of the following:

  • New Zealand Certificate in Cookery (Level 4)
  • National Certificate in Hospitality (Cookery) (Level 4)
  • An equivalent programme of study
  • Interview and supporting documents

You may be asked to attend an interview. If you live some distance from campus, the interview may be completed by phone.

Before your interview, you’ll need to provide copies of any relevant certificates or evidence of previous study or achievement.

Your personal commitment and readiness to succeed in the programme will also be considered as part of your application.

English language requirements

If English is not your first language, or your previous education was not taught in English, you’ll need to provide evidence of your English language ability.

You can meet this requirement through one of the following:

  • NCEA Level 3 with University Entrance
  • An International Baccalaureate Diploma or Cambridge A Level where teaching and assessment were completed in English
  • CELTA or CertTESOL
  • Completion of primary education (equivalent to New Zealand Years 1 to 8) plus at least three years of secondary education taught in English in New Zealand, Australia,
  • Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom or the United States
  • At least five years of secondary education taught in English in New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom or the United States
  • Completion of a tertiary qualification taught in English from a tertiary education provider in one of the countries listed above. This includes a bachelor’s degree, graduate certificate, graduate diploma, bachelor honours degree, postgraduate certificate, postgraduate diploma, master’s degree or doctoral degree
  • An approved English language proficiency test that meets the requirements below

English language test requirements

  • IELTS Academic: 5.5 overall, with no band below 5.0
  • TOEFL pBT: 550, with TWE 5
  • TOEFL iBT: 46, with a writing score of 14
  • Cambridge English: B2 First or B2 First for Schools, score 162, with no skill below 154
  • OET: Grade C or 200 in all sub-tests
  • NZCEL: Level 4 General or Employment
  • PTE Academic: 42, with no band below 36
  • LanguageCert: B2 Communicator International ESOL Written (LRW) High Pass, with at least 25/50 in each skill, and Spoken (S) Pass
  • Trinity ISE: ISE II, with at least Merit in each band

English language test scores must be achieved in a single test within the two years before enrolment.

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