Chef de Partie

The Chef de Partie Apprenticeship is an ‘earn and learn’ degree programme that combines on-the-job training with academic study in a Technological University.

A Chef de Partie is trained to:

• Deliver advanced culinary skills in a professional kitchen;
• Supervise a particular area or station within the kitchen;
• Work on their own as well as train Commis Chefs;

The Chef de Partie Apprenticeship programme is designed to expose you to a wide range of culinary skills and ideas and allows you to not only learn how to do something, but understand why it is done a certain way.

It combines classroom training with hands-on practical skills development in the workplace. You follow a structured path of learning to build your knowledge and skills from a basic to advanced level. Your work-based mentor will monitor and help you progress through the apprenticeship and you will learn how your college based learning links to your everyday working environment.

On successful completion of the Chef De Partie Apprenticeship Programme you will receive a Level 7 – Bachelor of Art in Culinary Arts. This will open doors to career progression from Chef de Partie to Sous Chef and Head Chef.

A Chef de Partie oversees a section of the kitchen and is responsible for food preparation.  A Chef de Partie is also responsible for training Commis Chefs.

This programme is designed by industry and academic professionals so you will learn the skills, knowledge and behaviours necessary for a successful career that will take you anywhere in the world.

To become an apprentice in Ireland you must be hired by an employer. Apprenticeship employers are formally approved by SOLAS in advance of employing apprentices. Apprentices get a formal contract of employment as part of their apprenticeship.

Full eligibility criteria for this apprenticeship are available in the Chef de Partie Apprenticeship brochure.

Register your interest with the Restaurant Association of Ireland (RAI) 

School Office - scaft@tudublin.ie
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