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CERTIFIED CHEF DE CUISINE
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Course Outline

Menu Planning
Session 1 (3hrs) Menu Planning Overview
  • Terminology
  • Relationships to Food Styles
  • Styles of Service

Marketing Strategies

  • Targeting to Specific Clients
  • Physical Layout
Session 2 (3hrs) Menu Pricing
  • Supply/Demand Relationships
  • Calculating Menu Prices
  • Analyzing Sales Data

Cost Controls
Session 1 (3hrs)
  • Terminology and Concepts
  • The Operating Budget
Session 2 (3hrs)
  • Purchasing and Procdures
  • Receiving and Storage
  • Inventory Control
Session 3 (3hrs)
  • Production and Service Controls
  • Calculating Food Costs
Session 4 (3hrs)
  • Establish Labour Controls
  • Cost Control Review/Test

Nutrition
Session 1 (3hrs)
  • Introduction to Nutrition
  • Canada's Food Guide Explained
  • Impact of Health Trends on Foodservice Industry
  • Assessing Nutritional Values
Session 2 (3hrs)
  • Planning the Nutritional Menu
  • Therapeutic/Modified Diets
  • Healthy Cooking Techniques
Session 3 (3hrs)
  • Nutritional Menu Building

Human Resource Management
Session 1 (3hrs)
  • The Art of Communications
Session 2 (3hrs)
  • Human and Employee Rights in B.C.
Session 3 (3hrs)
  • Job Description
  • Recruitment Strategies
Session 4 (3hrs)
  • Reading Resumes
  • Proper Interview Techniques
Session 5 (3hrs)
  • Employee Orientation
  • Training/Development Strategies
Session 6 (3hrs)
  • Performance Reviews
  • Employee Termination
  • Conflict Resolution

Culinary Knowledge
Review Red Seal Examination
Session 1 (3hrs)
  • Cold Kitchen
  • Vegetable and Starch
  • Stocks, Soup, Sauce

Demonstration Classes
Modern Plate Presentation
- One 3hr session
Healthy Cooking Techniques
- One 3hr session
Practical Classes
Skills Package Dry Run
- One 6hr session
Testing
Theory Test
- One 4hr session
Practical Skills Test
- One 10hr session
Package and Black Box
 
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