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New Zealand Certificate in Cookery

Professional Business and Restaurant School

Subject area

Cookery

Qualification

Check out Fees Free to see whether you are eligible for a year of fees-free study or two years industry training. Contact your provider to confirm your study options meet the criteria.

Entry requirements

None.

About the course

What can I expect out of this qualification?

The purpose of this qualification is to develop chefs who are able to work in intermediate roles producing food products for service by applying a range of preparation and finishing techniques.
The qualification is suitable for those employed as chefs or interested in a cookery career in the hospitality sector, that will support their employment opportunities across a range of establishments in the sector. They will be able to maintain their own wellbeing and that of their team.
Industry will benefit by having graduates able to use established standards of professional practice and craft for cookery skills in a range of hospitality situations.
Graduates will be able to work under limited supervision.

What graduates earn

Graduates who studied Food and Hospitality at this level can earn:

$51,000

Median earnings one year after study

$53,000

Median earnings two years after study

$58,000

Median earnings five years after study

Status one year after study

Employment rate two years after study

72%

Employment rate two years after study

Data as at April 14 2025

Contact details

Main Campus Office

Phone: (09) 3671010
Fax: (09) 920 3935
Email: info@pbrs.ac.nz
Web: http://www.pbrs.ac.nz

Please contact the provider for details of where this qualification is offered.

Sources

NZQA supplies course information based on material from the provider.

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