Course code: IPXV102P
Subject area: Cookery
Study level: Part Time
Course level: U
Course time:
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Days of week:
Monday
Course date:
19th Feb 2024 - 25th Mar 2024
Course location:
Cheney SchoolThe course covers some of the most basic and famous dishes from Eastern and Southern Europe, Caucasus region and Middle East.
During this course you will be learning how to cook a variety of simple, nutritious and healthy dishes using basic ingredients, herbs and spices. It covers main courses, desserts, snacks and light meals, including both sweet and savoury recipes.
This course intends to provide you with the skills and knowledge to produce tasty and healthy dishes from scratch. You will watch demonstrations of the dishes being created and ‘cook along’ fully supported by the tutor.
By the end of the course, you will have learnt a range of essential cooking and kitchen safety skills.
It is suitable for vegetarians and those with any specific dietary requirements. The tutor will be able to suggest alternative ingredients.
Each week you will be required to bring ingredients for the dishes and some basic kicthen utensils.
You will receive an email before the start of the course with details of the ingredients and equipment you will need for your first lesson.
Abingdon and Witney College is subject to Ofsted regulation and is required to work with all its students to make sure they understand Government initiatives around Safeguarding, Prevent and Fundamental British Values. Information on these matters will be shared with you during your course.
You will also be asked to complete monitoring paperwork, which helps us to deliver course content to the highest quality.
Dishes from Different Countries - Imporovers. In this follow-on course you will be introduced to a variety of more complex recipes.
No previous experience is needed.
Courses can fill fast, so please enrol early to avoid disappointment. Decisions on whether a course is to run are made two weeks prior to the start date - an email will be sent to you should there be changes to your course or if it is cancelled. Please check your inbox leading up to your course, including the junk folders. For anyone without an email account, our Admissions team will phone you instead.
For the first week of the course you will need to bring a valid form of identification; this includes passport, driving licence, debit/credit card, Birth Certificate or National Insurance card.
Please note - you should be 19 years old or over at 31st August 2023 prior to starting the course.
You will need to buy food ingredients. You will receive an email before the start of the course, informing you of the ingredients and equipment you will need for your first lesson.
Courses offered by the college are fully or partly funded by the Government and the published fee takes account of this funding.
Before starting a course, the College is required to check you meet conditions relating to that funding, e.g. age, residency status within the UK/EEA, prior qualification level and employment status. In some circumstances (such as with online enrolments), these checks can only be completed after you have enrolled and paid.
If you are unable to pay in full for this course at the time of enrolment, and the course tuition fee is £300 or more, an instalment plan is available. If this is your preference, please do not enrol online but rather call the Admissions Team on 01235 216400 to enrol.
Once enrolled, Admissions will take the first instalment payment from you and pass on your details to the Finance team who will email you to set-up your payment plan. Please return a fully completed instalment plan to Finance as failure to do so could result in being withdrawn from your course.
The rules on fee reduction are complicated, we would encourage you to talk to our Admissions Team on 01235 216400 to discuss these options. You can find more information on our Fees and Bursaries page - search "Fees and Bursaries" at the top of the page.
19+ Fee:
Tuition Fee: £25.00
Exam Fee: £0.00
Total Cost: £25.00
19+ Reduced Fee:
Tuition Fee: £0.00
Exam Fee: £0.00
Total Cost: £0.00
As this is a non-accredited course, there is no formal qualification. However, you will be asked to complete activities that demonstrate how you are progressing on your course.
As this is a non-accredited course, there is no formal qualification. However, you will be asked to complete activities that demonstrate how you are progressing on your course.
You will receive step by step instructions accompanied by demonstrations, PowerPoint presentations and videos.
An assessment will be carried out by observation and food testing.