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Culinary Arts and Hospitality

Culinary arts and hospitality are among Scotland’s most important sectors, providing exciting career opportunities for those who have the drive, skills and the right qualifications to get into these industries.

We deliver first-class teaching from experienced chefs in the very best learning environments. Our state-of-the-art, purpose-built training kitchens and customer-facing training restaurants provide a professional environment, giving you a fantastic way to consolidate your learning and test your skills.

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Why choose Culinary Arts and Hospitality

At Fife College, we're proud to be able to deliver first-class teaching to our students in the very best learning environments.

Whether you dream of working in a high-end restaurant, running your own food truck, or becoming the next Gordon Ramsay, Fife College’s Culinary Arts and Hospitality courses can help set you on an exciting and rewarding career path.

Our courses can lead to careers in areas such as food and beverage management, food production development, bakery, bar management and more.

What we offer

Bakery
Patisserie
Professional Cookery
Events and Hospitality

Progress to a degree

Did you know that a Culinary Arts HNC or HND qualification is the equivalent of first year (HNC) or second year (HND) of a similar degree at university?

So depending on the subject studied, successfully completing an HNC or HND in Culinary Arts at Fife College could mean that you have the opportunity to progress on to Year 2 or 3 of a related BA, BA (Hons), BSc, BSc (Hons) on MA (Hons) degree course at one our partner universities in Scotland.

So studying Culinary Arts at Fife College can be a more cost-effective, local alternative route to the same Culinary Arts and Hospitality degree in Scotland, in the same amount of time!

Find out more about degree pathways.

Bakery Intermediate Certificate

Are you looking for a career in a bakery or catering outlet? You will learn about craft baking, and the art of making bread and dough products, as well as gaining specialist knowledge in basic pastry, desserts and cake decoration. You will learn about food hygiene, customer care and the service of food and beverages. This hands-on course will give you the opportunity to experience what is required for preparing, producing, promoting, and selling food products as part of an enterprise activity including running our successful in house bakery. This course includes a work placement in the local area.

Professional Cookery Advanced Certificate

This course is about developing culinary skills and knowledge in the professional kitchen. Building on previous cookery experience, the focus is on food production and food presentation skills at a higher level. During your studies you will cook a wide variety of dishes from soups and starters through to main courses and desserts, always aiming for the highest standard.

Practical Cake Craft Intermediate Certificate

Are you a keen baker? Would you like to indulge in the art of sugarcraft? Are you or would you like to be creative? This is the course for you. This course is designed for those who are interested in skills development of cake baking and cake finishing. The course is practical in nature and enables you to develop and demonstrate creativity in the production of cakes and other baked items. Classes are suitable for beginners and also ideal for someone who is looking to brush up on certain skills. You will learn skills such as stencilling, embossing, sugar paste work, piping, and modelling.