How you’d get this certificate
- Zavmo teaches you. You learn the units one-to-one with an AI tutor, on your own work.
- You register with an approved centre. That is a college, training provider or employer City and Guilds of London Institute has approved to offer this qualification. Zavmo is not an approved centre, so you register with them, not with us.
- The centre assesses, and City and Guilds of London Institute awards. A qualified assessor at the centre judges your evidence, and the certificate comes from City and Guilds of London Institute.
This qualification covers the required skills and knowledge required for working in the Hospitality & Catering Industry, focusing on becoming a chef.
These are the units City and Guilds of London Institute registers against this qualification. It is a catalogue, not a syllabus. Which of them you take depends on the combination the qualification requires, and that is set by the awarding body rather than by us. Every unit here is regulated. Zavmo teaches towards them on your own work.
Zavmo is not an awarding body, is not an approved centre, and is not affiliated with City and Guilds of London Institute. It does the teaching and the mapping. City and Guilds of London Institute sets this qualification and awards it, and a qualified human assessor makes the assessment decision.
What each unit actually teaches you to do
Contribute to Resource Control Real unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Contribute to cost-effective kitchen management.
Contribute to the control of resources Real unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Manage kitchen resources efficiently.
Develop Productive Working Relationships Real unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Foster teamwork and collaboration in a kitchen environment.
Develop productive working relationships with colleagues Real unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Collaborate and communicate effectively in a kitchen team.
Maintain Food Safety Real unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Adhere to food safety standards throughout food preparation.
Maintain food safety when preparing, storing and cooking food Real unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Learners will understand food safety practices.
Maintain food safety when storing, preparing and cooking food Real unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Comply with food safety regulations and best practices.
Maintain the health, hygiene, safety and security of the working environment Real unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Apply health and safety policies in the kitchen.
Prepare Complex Bread and Dough Products Real unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Produce various types of complex bread and dough products.
Prepare Complex Chocolate Products Real unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate chocolate preparation skills for complex dishes.
Prepare Complex Pastry Products Real unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Display proficiency in creating various pastry products.
Prepare Fish for Complex Dishes Real unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate fish preparation skills appropriate for complex culinary applications.
Prepare Fresh Pasta Dishes Real unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate ability to prepare and cook fresh pasta dishes.
Prepare Meat for Complex Dishes Real unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Show proficiency in preparing various types of meat.
Prepare Shellfish for Complex Dishes Real unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Ensure shellfish are prepared to meet high culinary standards.
Prepare, cook and finish complex bread and dough products Real unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare, cook, and finish complex bread and dough products.
Prepare, cook and finish complex pastry products Real unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare complex pastry products.
Prepare, cook and finish fresh pasta dishes Real unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare, cook and finish fresh pasta dishes.
Prepare, process and finish complex chocolate products Real unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Work with chocolate effectively in desserts.
Produce Healthier Dishes Real unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Implement strategies to create balanced meals.
Unit 1: Preparation and Cooking of Dishes Real unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Understand techniques for preparing meat and fish dishes.
- Ability to lead a team in a kitchen environment.
- Develop a menu creatively.
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The national standards these units are built against
What the job actually needs, in the words employers and awarding bodies already use for the work itself.
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Prepare Fish for Complex Dishes Legacy
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Prepare Meat for Complex Dishes Legacy
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Prepare Shellfish for Complex Dishes Legacy
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The credits, and who awards them
Level 3 credits are regulated, and they are awarded by City and Guilds of London Institute rather than by Zavmo. They don’t vanish when a subscription ends or a website closes. They travel to any employer, and Zavmo keeps the map of what you have covered and what is next.
What you would be collecting
Contribute to Resource ControlContribute to the control of resourcesDevelop Productive Working RelationshipsDevelop productive working relationships with colleaguesMaintain Food SafetyMaintain food safety when preparing, storing and cooking foodMaintain food safety when storing, preparing and cooking foodMaintain the health, hygiene, safety and security of the working environment
Each one is a real unit registered against this qualification.
How you’d practise it
You don’t watch this. You do it.
You are not assessed on remembering this. You are assessed on applying it, analysing it, evaluating it and producing something. So that is what the practice is: projects, role play and your own live cases, with a tutor in the room.
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“Contribute to Resource Control” is taught against the work in front of you rather than a worked example. You bring what you are doing this week and it becomes the practice.
What you leave holding
The standards this credential builds, in the shape the product keeps them
Nothing here is marked learned. There is no learner on a public page, so the map shows what the qualification covers rather than what anybody has done.
- Prepare Fish for Complex Dishes Legacy
- Prepare Meat for Complex Dishes Legacy
- Prepare Shellfish for Complex Dishes Legacy
How you would learn this
One to one, on the work you already do
A tutor sets the task against your own job and marks the reasoning, at your pace. There is no cohort to fall behind.
A lesson from Contribute to Resource Control, one of this qualification's own units.
Applied to your own work
Understand the principles of resource control in a kitchen setting.
- 1 Remember
- 2 Understand
- 3 Apply
- 4 Analyse
- 5 Evaluate
- 6 Create
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Built for City & Guilds Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Professional Cookery
21 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by City and Guilds of London Institute.
- Contribute to Resource Control
- Contribute to the control of resources
- Develop Productive Working Relationships
- Develop productive working relationships with colleagues
- Maintain Food Safety
- Maintain food safety when preparing, storing and cooking food
and 15 more in the full unit list below.
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