Certificate III in Commercial Cookery

This qualification reflects the role of commercial cooks who use a wide range of well-developed cookery skills and sound knowledge of kitchen operations to prepare food and menu items.

This qualification provides you with the practical cookery skills and knowledge required to work safely in a commercial kitchen environment. You will produce dishes suitable for different cultural and dietary requirements and learn about cleaning, first aid, food safety programs, hygiene and workplace health and safety. As well as the practical skills, you will also learn the skills needed to work effectively and safely as part of team such as; communication, teamwork, conflict resolution, and time management.

Training is conducted in our college which is equipped to meet industry standards. You will be assessed through written tests, assignments and practical tasks.

Practical placement is a compulsory component of this course in order to achieve your qualification. PHCA arranges the practical placement (internship) for its students at Star Hotels in Kathmandu Valley.

Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery

The course incorporates most of the core units of Certificate III in Commercial Cookery, Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery builds on the skills and knowledge gained through these units.

The Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery reflects the role of an individual who has a supervisory role within the commercial kitchen, such as a chef de partie (chef). During this course you will gain skills and knowledge in management, finance, marketing and team leadership. This will allow you to be able to take a more senior role within the kitchen team.

This qualification reflects the role of commercial cooks who have a supervisory or team leading role in the kitchen. They operate independently or with limited guidance from others and use discretion to solve non-routine problems.

Practical placement is a compulsory component of this course in order to achieve your qualification. PHCA arranges the practical placement for its students in one of the Star Hotels in Kathmandu.

Barista

Good baristas aren’t born. They’re made. This is a hands-on one and a half hour course introducing participants to the skills needed to gain employment in a café or coffee shop. Students will learn about a range of different coffee styles (including cappuccino, café latte and long black), preparing and presenting coffee, as well as using and maintaining an espresso machine.

Bakery

At PHCA, we are committed to providing the highest quality of bakery training to our prospective students.

We have professional chef-instructors, who are recognized experts in their areas of specialty. We offer two types of courses under bakery. Whichever course you choose, you can be assured that you will have the industry’s best!

Commercial Cookery

The Certificate in Commercial Cookery is a course designed by PHCA to develop your knowledge in the field of culinary arts with strong emphasis on practical skills, requisite knowledge along with the understanding in the operational level of hot and cold kitchen environment. This course caters to all individuals who want to learn the fundaments of cooking in the kitchen.

At the end of the program you will have acquired:

1. Fundamental skills in Culinary Arts and Hot Kitchen operations.
2 .Understanding of Food preparation and Cooking environment and operations.

Pizza Making

GET READY TO THROW SOME DOUGH! 

Pizza making is commonly thought of as a simple and easy process, but this is a misconception. In reality, pizza is a somewhat more complex craft. 

The pizza maker is an artisan and a specialist. 

At PHCA, we offer detailed courses that focus on the subtle chemical processes at work in the manufacture of quality dough, and provide our students with a broad knowledge of flours and ingredients, the differing properties and the best uses thereof. The practical instruction along with the theoretical knowledge that e offer, ensures our students are well versed in all aspects of the highest quality pizza manufacture.