Level 2 Diploma
Professional Bakery
If you are passionate about food and enjoy baking, this could be the course for you. You will develop your practical skills in our state-of-the-art Food Centre, making a wide range of bread and confectionery products.
You will gain additional certificates such as health and safety and food safety. This ensures that you will be fully prepared for a wide range of food related careers.
This course includes a valuable four week work placement where you will also gain essential industry knowledge.
What will I study?
- Cake making
- Cake decorating
- Dessert making
- Bread making
- Chocolate making
- Functional Skills or GCSE in English and Maths depending on previous qualifications
How long will it take?
- 1 year, full-time
What qualifications do I need to start?
- 4 GCSEs at grade 3/D or above, or
- Foundation Level 1 in Food Retail
What qualifications will I gain?
- Level 2 Diploma in Professional Bakery
- Level 2 CIEH Food Safety and Health and Safety Certificates
- Level 2 Behavioural Safety and Well-being
- Functional Skills or GCSE in English and Maths depending on previous qualifications
Course options after this programme
- You can progress on to the Level 3 Professional Bakery or Level 3 Food Technology
Career options
- Bakery technologist
- Chefs in restaurants and hotels
- New product development technologists
- Patisserie chef within the hospitality and catering industry
Student Profile
Sophie Hine
Current job role: Owner, Lavender and Lace Tearoom, Whitchurch
Previous courses: Level 2 and Level 3 Diplomas in Professional Bakery, 2016
“Reaseheath gave me the skills I needed to start my own business. From the practical experience working in the professional bakery to gaining additional qualifications such as food hygiene and health and safety, I use so much from everything that I learnt at Reaseheath each day at work. I started college and didn’t know anyone, after two years there I made some of my best friends, really built up my confidence, and had a really great time as a student.”