Diploma in Professional Cookery Level 2

Applications open - Monday 27 October 2025

Applications close - Open all year

How to apply - Please apply through KentChoices and use your KentChoices login which your school should provide.

PLEASE NOTE - Popular courses can fill up quickly so apply early to avoid disappointment

If you have any queries regarding the courses, please contact EKC Broadstairs College.

Application Limits - You can make up to 5 applications to Colleges within the EKC Group, that is:

• EKC Ashford College
• EKC Broadstairs College*
• EKC Canterbury College*
• EKC Dover College
• EKC Folkestone College*
• EKC Sheppey College

*Junior Colleges exist in these locations.

Please only add one course or T Level per application. At your interview, you and the tutors can discuss the best level and courses in order for you to progress.

Gain the skills needed to enter into the catering industry with this comprehensive course, suitable for beginners.

Learn culinary skills and techniques from professionals in our industry-standard preparation kitchens. Students learn how to create and prepare menus using a range of produce and creative skills.

This course is suitable for students who have achieved a 4/C grade or higher in English and Maths.

Develop industry-specific knowledge and lifelong skills vital for the professional cooking industry.

You will cover:

• The structure of professional kitchens
• Preparing healthy meals
• Menu planning and cost calculations
• The principles of working as a professional chef
• How knives, tools, and equipment are used in professional kitchens
• Food safety
• Health and safety in catering

As you learn in our professional kitchen environment, you take part in projects throughout the course, which give you the opportunity to work with top chefs.

For these qualifications you will complete practical demonstrations/synoptic exams, assignments and take a multiple choice examination as well as completing short answer questions for the practical units that you undertake.

Once you finish your course, you will be ready to start in an entry-level position in the catering industry. You can also go onto further study in this area, such as a Level 3 qualification, or an Apprenticeship.