Patisserie and Confectionery - Level 3 Professional Chef Diploma

This course is aimed at learners wishing to become qualified pastry chefs with advanced skills.

Topics covered will include:

• Patisserie and Bakery skills - including chocolate and sugar work
• Practical Cuisine - Dough and batter products
• Petit fours, paste products, hot, cold and frozen desserts, biscuits, cakes and sponges
• Display pieces and decorative items.
• Kitchen Production in The Vincent Room Restaurant and The Escoffier Room Restaurant
• Gastronomy and product development
• Culinary science and food innovation
• Health, safety and food hygiene
• Kitchen management and food cost control
• Menu engineering and pricing
• Sales and marketing
• Principles of supervision

You will need to have completed Professional Chef - Level 2.

All applicants must have an initial assessment and interview to confirm that the course is suitable for them.

This course is assesssed using short synoptic testing, assignment work and a final practical examination.

AGED 16 - 18

If you will be aged 16, 17 or 18 on 31st August 2025 before the start date of the course, and you have the legal right to remain in the UK for the duration of your course then your study with us will be free.

Please see here for the documents you need to show us.

Some courses have additional costs, such as specialist materials and trips.

Many of our students are eligible for financial support. See here for details.

Adults - Level 3

This course may be free if you meet certain conditions:

• If you are not working or have a low income. You need to show proof of your income or benefits.
• If you are aged 19-23 and you do not have a full Level 3 qualification (a full L3 is the equivalent of two A-levels at A* - E grade). You need to show us proof of any qualifications you already have.
• Residency rules apply. You need to show you have permission to live, work and study in the UK without conditions for at least 12 months if you live in London, or 3 years if you live outside London.
• There are some exceptions, such as certain visa types.

Check here which documents you need to show us, and which visa types are allowed.

If you do not meet the residency rules, you can still enrol on the course but you may have to pay some fees. All applicants are fee-assessed during enrolment.

If you are not eligible for a free or reduced-cost course, you need to pay the full fee yourself, or apply for an Advanced Learner Loan.

If you have to pay for your course, and decide to apply for an Advanced Learner Loan (ALL), the residency rules are different: https://www.gov.uk/advanced-learner-loan.

Some courses have additional costs, such as for specialist materials and trips.

Many of our students are eligible for financial support. See here for details.

A resource fee of £250 is attached to this course.

This covers the unregulated additions parts of the course including Chocolate, sugar work and food science

This course will help you to move into a career within the Hospitality industry or can lead with higher levels courses such as a Foundation Degree.