Course Overview

 This hands-on, one-year baking course is perfect for you. You learn how to create beautiful and delicious breads, pies, cakes and biscuits - skills that will set you up for your first job in the bakery industry.

We team you up with other hospitality students to plan, prepare and bake for real-life campus events, so you learn about customer service as well.

You also get plenty of opportunities to use the equipment in our professional kitchens. Our expert tutors teach you about food safety, quality management, kitchen operations, and the production of baking for commercial sale.

With baking listed on New Zealand's skill shortage list, this course will get you started in an exciting and growing industry.

Learn more about our featured tutor Noel Remacle, otherwise known as the ‘Belgie Baker’.

Upon successfully completing the requirements you'll receive the award of:

• New Zealand Certificate in Baking (Generalist) (Level 4)

General Eligibility

You must have:

• NCEA Level 2, OR

• a Level 3 New Zealand qualification in baking or cookery

If you do not meet the academic requirements you may be given special admission if Toi Ohomai staff are satisfied you are capable of successfully completing the requirements.

Special admission may also apply for applicants over 20 years.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• Level 4 certificate IELTS General or Academic score of 5.5 with no band score lower than 5 or completed New Zealand Certificate in English Language Level 3 with an endorsement of either General, Workplace or Academic, or meets a relevant English Proficiency Outcome as outlined by NZQA.