Key Details

  • Available at:
    Work-Based Learning
  • Study Mode:
    Part-time
  • Course Length:

    18 Months

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Apprenticeship - Baking

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Course Description

This qualification is designed to develop the skills and knowledge of workers in the bakery sector. The qualification includes a wide range of units providing learners with the opportunity to demonstrate occupational competence in a variety of sector job roles including:

  • Bakery operative
  • Bakery packaging and distribution operative
  • Bakery service/sales operative
  • Bakery quality assurance operative

The qualification includes mandatory skills and knowledge associated with safe operating practices, the maintenance of food safety and the principles of HACCP based food safety systems. Learners will choose optional units to match their job roles and learning and development needs. These include areas such as selecting, weighing and measuring ingredients, oven baking dough products, slicing and bagging, wrapping and packaging, retail operations and maintaining quality.

Entry Criteria

  • Must be employed for a minimum of 16 hours per week
  • No formal qualifications are required but experience in food and drink manufacturing is desirable
  • All apprentices must have an employer who can cover the NVQ criteria.

Delivery

Assessor visits to the workplace.

Assessment

The learner will be required to submit an electronic portfolio of evidence and undergo work-based observations as well as theory-based tasks and tests.

Progression

This qualification may support employment in/into technician or supervisor level roles including:

  • Bakery controller/technician
  • Food preparation controller/technician
  • Food packaging and distribution technician/manager
  • Food service/sales controller/manager
  • Food production quality assurance technician/manager

Other details

Course type: Apprenticeships

Level: 2

Programme Area:

  • Food Manufacturing

Bilingual:

Bilingual delivery available