This course provides students with the skills they need to work as a pastry chef in a commercial kitchen. They will learn how to prepare and present hot and cold desserts, pastries, cakes and other bakery products. The Patisserie stream may provide them with employment opportunities as a pastry chef in commercial kitchens, bakeries, pastry shops, hotels, restaurants, function centers etc. They may also wish to open their own pastry shop. Students who successfully complete a Diploma of Hospitality specializing in Commercial Cookery or Patisserie who wish to progress into the Bachelor of Hospitality Management will receive credit of one year’s duration. This course is government accredited and has national recognition.