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V Certs – Food and Cookery

Food and Cookery

Studying our new Level 1/2 Technical Award in Food and Cookery will give pupils the fundamental skills and knowledge they’ll need to prepare for a career in the hospitality and catering sector. This qualification covers key subject areas, from food health and safety and information on key food groups and key nutrients, to recipe development, amendment and evaluation.

This qualification is approved for KS4 Performance Tables in 2024, 2025 and 2026. 

V Cert Technical Awards are designed to be delivered over two years. The first year of delivery is entirely dedicated to teaching and learning, with all summative assessments taking place in the final year of study.  The Food and Cookery V Cert Technical Award is assessed by Non-Exam Assessment (60%) and Examined Assessment (40%).

V Cert structure
Year 1
Autumn term
Spring term
Summer term

Teaching and learning

Year 2
Autumn term
Spring term
Summer term

NEA brief released

NEA delivery time and submission date deadline 30 April

External exam and results day 

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What’s next?

Further study: a T Level in catering, Level 3 Applied Certificate/Diploma in Food Science and Nutrition, or an Advanced Technical Diploma in Professional Cookery
Apprenticeship: as a production chef, commis chef or chef de partie.

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