The Professional Kitchen Programme is for a duration of 3 months and is designed for beginners looking for an international standard, professional cooking programme.

Key features:

• The Professional Kitchen Programme focuses on teaching all the fundamental techniques for cooking and food handling, and prepares students to become professional chefs suitable for entry-level positions (commis) in any restaurant kitchen globally.
• All subjects are developed and taught in a practical environment (90% hands on).
• The class size is restricted to 12 students only.
• The Pro-Kitchen programme leads up to a City & Guilds Level 2 diploma.

This programme is a combination of the Pro Kitchen and the Pro Finishing Programme.

Key features:

• While, students completing the Professional Kitchen Programme are accepted into the industry as Commis-level chefs, when combined with the Professional Finishing Programme, students are armed with 360° advanced skills for kitchen operations of a fine dining standard.
• The Combination programme leads up to a City & Guilds Level 2 & 3 diplomas.

The Pro Chef Programme is a special programme designed for those already in the culinary industry looking to build their portfolio and gain a Level 2 or Level 3 diploma from City and Guilds in order to progress further up the career ladder.

Requirements for this programme:

• Currently a chef working in the UAE and have minimum 1 year working experience
• Are able to have a flexible schedule of minimum 15 culinary sessions at SCAFA (scheduling based on days off and instructor availability)