Pastry Programme

This programme was designed for students who want a broad and solid culinary foundation, with a passion to specialise in pastry products. This programme is ideal for career-changers or school leavers alike. This programme can also contribute to industry professionals who seek a qualification in pastry.

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Programme Details

Principles of Food Safety for Catering
Health and Safety within the Workplace
Principles of Customer Service in Hospitality Leisure Travel and Tourism
Principles of Kitchen Equipment and Knife Skill Techniques
Workplace Standards and Professional Development in the Catering Industry
Culinary Numeracy and Units of Measurement
Cold Food Preparation and Presentation
Preparing, Cooking and Finishing: Dough and Bread Products
Preparing, Cooking and Finishing: Paste and Pastry Products
Preparing, Cooking and Finishing: Biscuits and Cakes
Preparing, Cooking and Finishing: Hot and Cold Desserts
Preparing, Cooking and Finishing: Sugar and Chocolate Work
Preparing, Cooking and Finishing: Petit Fours and Miniatures
Fillings, Toppings, Icings, Glazes, Creams, Sauces and Decorative Techniques

BONUS WORKSHOP: Food Photography

Entry Requirements

Minimum highest qualification: Grade 9 pass
Math Literacy (Pass) NQF 1
English Literacy (Pass) NQF 1

Career Path

A qualified pastry chef has a world of exciting career opportunities beyond the kitchen. From working in luxury hotels, fine dining restaurants, and cruise ships to launching your own boutique bakery or catering business, the possibilities are endless. You can specialise as a chocolatier, sugar artist, or pastry consultant, creating exquisite desserts and confections for top brands.

Additional opportunities exist in food innovation, culinary education, and hospitality consulting. Whether you are crafting gourmet pastries, developing innovative products, or training the next generation of chefs, a career in pastry offers creativity, travel, and endless growth potential.

The Bonus Workshop in food photography further enhances your career by opening doors to opportunities in food styling, media collaborations, and content creation, allowing you to showcase your culinary artistry to a wider audience.

Further Education

Highfield Level 3 Diploma for Professional Chefs (RQF)
Highfield Level 4 Diploma in Culinary Supervision & Management (RQF)

ADDITIONAL ADD-ON

Highfield Level 3 Award in Supervising Food Safety at Sea (Maritime)

The decision to study culinary through CTIA is the best choice of higher learning that I have made thus far. The standard of the education that I’ve obtained is exceptional.

CHRIS JOUBERT

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CTIA is the best place to advance your culinary knowledge. This is where cooking is made perfect, with the best lecturers to make you progress in your career.