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Students
Tuition Fee
Start Date
2025-09-15
Medium of studying
On campus
Duration
12 months
Program Facts
Program Details
Degree
Diploma
Major
Culinary Arts | Food Preparation | French Cuisine
Area of study
Services
Education type
On campus
Timing
Full time
Course Language
English
Intakes
Program start dateApplication deadline
2024-09-16-
2025-05-05-
2025-09-15-
About Program

Program Overview


The New Zealand Diploma in Cookery (Advanced) Level 5 equips students with advanced culinary skills, menu design proficiency, and kitchen management techniques. Graduates are prepared to lead professional kitchens and pursue careers in fine dining, function catering, and other specialized cooking environments. The program includes modules on larder production, food preparation, menu planning, culinary operations supervision, and culinary management operations.

Program Outline


Degree Overview:

  • New Zealand Diploma in Cookery (Advanced) Level 5

Goals and Objectives:

  • Enhance professional prospects within kitchens.
  • Provide graduates with skills and qualifications required to lead professional kitchens.
  • Develop advanced culinary skill-set, management techniques, and menu design proficiency.

Program Description:

  • This program equips students to master advanced cookery techniques, refine food-preparation skills, design engaging menus, and learn kitchen and staff-management methodologies.

Outline:

  • Program Contents:
  • Kitchen Management
  • Larder production.
  • Food Processing
  • Menu planning and development.

Individual Modules:

  • NDC501 Larder Production
  • Participants design and create a range of larder dishes by employing advanced cooking, preparation, and presentation approaches.

NDC502

Food Prep

  • Develop advanced food preparation practices for various ingredients, specifically focusing on beef, poultry, and the finer points associated with seafood handling.

NDC503

Menu Design

  • Students formulate, craft advanced dishes and innovative, engaging menus for practical implementation in diverse catering environments.

NDC504 Culinary Ops Supervision

Students develop staff relationship administration strategies in meeting set performance benchmarks.


NDC505 Culinary Management Operations

Graduates develop maintenance plans as they master operational procedures while demonstrating understanding of hospitality purchase and stores control techniques. This course equips individuals with advanced kitchen leadership skill-sets.


Assessment


Assessment Methods :

  • Varies between individual modules (see course descriptions above).

Careers


Other


Note::

  • Students graduating can pursue advanced hospitality industry opportunities in diverse sectors, including, but not limited to, fine dining operations, function catering services and various specialist commercial cooking environments.
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Southern Institute of Technology (SIT)


Overview:

Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) is a tertiary education provider in New Zealand, dedicated to equipping students with the skills, knowledge, and experience needed for a wide range of subjects and qualifications.


Services Offered:

SIT offers a variety of services to students, including:

    Campuses:

    SIT has campuses in Invercargill, Queenstown, Gore, Christchurch (including the Music & Audio Institute of New Zealand - MAINZ), and online.

    Accommodation:

    On-campus accommodation is available at Invercargill and Queenstown campuses.

    Library:

    The Invercargill campus has a library with resources for students.

    Bookshop:

    The Invercargill campus has a bookshop for purchasing textbooks and other materials.

    Childcare Centre:

    The Invercargill campus has a childcare centre for students with young children.

    Student Support:

    SIT provides various student support services, including academic support, health and wellbeing resources, and employment services.

    Scholarships:

    SIT offers scholarships to eligible students.

    Zero Fees Scheme:

    SIT offers a Zero Fees Scheme for eligible New Zealand domestic students, allowing them to study without paying tuition fees.

Student Life and Campus Experience:


Key Reasons to Study There:

    Zero Fees Scheme:

    SIT's Zero Fees Scheme allows eligible students to study without paying tuition fees.

    Wide Range of Programs:

    SIT offers a wide range of programs across various fields, including creative industries, hospitality, business, trades, technology, education, and more.

    Multiple Campuses:

    SIT has campuses in various locations throughout New Zealand, offering students flexibility in choosing their study environment.

    Distance Learning:

    SIT offers online learning options through its SIT2LRN Distance Learning platform.

Academic Programs:

SIT offers a wide range of academic programs, including:

    Creative Industries:

    Art, Design & Photography, Audio Production, Film, Animation & Game Design, MAINZ, Music

    Hospitality, Hotel & Travel:

    Hospitality, Travel, Tourism & Hotel Management

    Business, Commerce & Management:

    Business & Commerce, Communications & PR, HR & Coaching, Marketing & Management, Project Management

    MASSAGE, NURSING, SOCIAL SERVICES, SPORT & EXERCISE:

    Massage Therapy, Nursing, Social Services (including Mental Health), Sport & Exercise (including Postgraduate Health Sciences)

    Trades & Technology:

    Architectural Technology, Automotive & Road Transport, Construction, Electrotechnology, Engineering, Health & Safety, Joinery

    Education & Language:

    Education, English Language, Māori Language & Arts

    Hair & Beauty:

    Beauty Therapy & Makeup Artistry, Hairdressing

    Agriculture, Environmental & Life Sciences:

    Agriculture & Horticulture, Environmental Management, Veterinary Nursing, Animal Care & Equine

    Information Technology:

    Computing & IT

Other:

SIT is part of Te Pūkenga – New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology.

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203
Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements:

  • Successful completion of the New Zealand Certificate in Cookery (Level 4), or
  • The National Certificate in Hospitality (Cookery) (Level 4), or
  • An equivalent programme of study

Applicants must produce copies of applicable supporting certificates and/or evidence of prior achievements prior to interviews.


English Language Requirements

Applicants, whose first language is not English, or who come from a country where the language of instruction in schools is not English, are required to provide evidence of having achieved one of the following:

  • NCEA Level 3 with University Entrance, or an International Baccalaureate Diploma or Cambridge A- level qualification for which the teaching and assessment was conducted in English, or
  • Cambridge Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA), or
  • Trinity College London Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CertTESOL), or
  • Successful completion of all primary education (being the equivalent of New Zealand primary school years 1 to 8) and at least three years of secondary education (being the equivalent of three years from New Zealand secondary school years 9 to 13) at schools in either New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States one of the countries listed in Rule 18.5 where the student was taught using English as the language of instruction, or
  • Successful completion of at least five years of secondary education (being the equivalent of New Zealand secondary school years 9 to 13) at schools in either New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States where the student was taught using English as the language of instruction, or
  • Successful completion of a Bachelor‘s Degree, Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Bachelor Honours degree, Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma, Masters’ Degree or Doctoral Degree, the language of instruction of which must be in English and which must be from a tertiary education provider from New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom or the United States, or
  • Successful completion of one of the following internationally recognised proficiency tests listed below to the level required of the programme of study and with all scores achieved in a single test during the two years preceding the proposed date of enrolment:
  • IELTS test - Academic score of 5.5 with no band score lower than 5
  • TOEFL Paper based test (pBT) - Score of 550 (with an essay score of 5 TWE)
  • TOEFL Internet based test (iBT) - Score of 46 (with a writing score of 14)
  • Cambridge English Examination – B2 First or B2 First for schools with a score of 162.
  • No less than 154 in each skill
  • OET - Minimum of Grade C or 200 in all sub-tests
  • NZCEL - a) Expiring Level, b) Current: a) Level 4 (General) or (Workplace), b) Level 4 (General) or (Employment)
  • Pearson Test of English (Academic) - PTE (Academic) score of 42 with no band score lower than 36
  • Language Cert - B2 Communicator International ESOL Written (LRW) HIGH PASS with no less than 25/50 in each skill and Spoken (S) PASS
  • Trinity ISE - ISE II with no less than merit in any band
  • New versions of some NZCEL qualifications, and in some cases new qualifications, were published on 13 June 2017.
  • These are intended to replace pre-existing versions and qualifications, which have been given expiring status until discontinued on 31 December 2019. (a) denotes expiring (b) denotes current
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