One-Year Professional Diploma In Culinary Arts
The one-year Professional Diploma program in Culinary Arts prepares students to explore the culinary field by addressing the demand of having a short program (one year). This program makes them qualified to start a career in the hospitality industry or have the fundamentals to start a home-based business in the food catering field.
This program makes them qualified to start a career in the hospitality industry or have the fundamentals to start a home-based business in the food catering field and Ideal for ambitious students who were not fortunate to pass high school or Tawjihi and is keen to explore the culinary world.
Program Attributes
- Curriculum endorsed by EHL.
- Includes hands-on culinary courses and specialized culinary academic subjects.
Program Learning Outcomes
By the end of the program, students will be able to:
- Perform effectively in a variety of culinary operational settings.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the best practices with regards to kitchen organization, quality, hygiene and teamwork.
- Use the knowledge they have gained to develop culinary managerial competencies in a junior management setting.
- Employ common skills that enhance their effectiveness in a personal and professional context.
- Be aware of their environmental responsibilities.
- Demonstrate understanding and awareness of moral and ethical issues in culinary industry organizations.
Requirements
- A completed application form with all required attachments must be submitted (an application fee of JOD 30 must be paid).
- Official copy of high school diploma, transcript or equivalent.
If English is not your mother tongue or if you have not spent at least the last three years in an English-speaking school, please indicate the score in the following:
- TOEFL (PBT) minimum overall score of 387.
- Internet-based TOEFL (IBT) minimum overall score of 32.
- IELTS overall minimum score of 4.0.
This is the last phase of the admission cycle. For the applicant to pass the interview she/he should:
- Represent a hospitality outlook with a formal outfit.
- Be passionate about your career and show motivation.
- Wear a nice smile and show a friendly attitude.
- Show the fundamental skills of professional communication.
- Good command of the English language.
Study Plan
Course Name:
- Commissary and Knife Skills (Preparation Kitchen).
- Fundamentals in Cooking Methods.
- Bakery.
- Dessert & Pastry Making.
- Food & Beverage Service I.
- Beverage Science & Lounge Service (Bar Service).
- Food Safety & Nutrition.
- Stewarding & Hygiene.
- Introduction to F&B Management.
- International Business Protocol.
- Mathematics for Hospitality.
- Applied English I Or Foreign Language I.
- Computer Application I – Microsoft Suite.
Course Name:
- Kitchen II – Individual Cooking (Fine Dining).
- Kitchen II – Cooking in Restaurant Operation (Top Restaurant).
- F&B Service Techniques in Restaurants Operation (Top Restaurant).
- F&B Service Techniques in Fine Dining (Fine Dining).
- F&B – Purchasing & Cost Control.
- Human Behavior & Performance in the Workplace.
- Recipe Development & Menu Analysis.
- Room Division – Theory & Practice.
- Room Division I – Front Office.
- Room Division I – Housekeeping.
- Room Division I – Laundry & Public Areas.
- Applied English II Or Foreign Language II.
- Computer Application II – PowerPoint, Publisher & Excel Level 2.