Rotokauri Information Session
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Certificate in Baking
New Zealand Certificate in Baking (Level 3)
TE2201
Course details
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Feb 2025Jul 2025
- One semester
- Full-time
- $4,254*
- You may qualify for fee-free study under Fees Free Policy or MPTT*
- Level 3
- Available for International Students. International Fee Guideline
- Wintec Rotokauri Campus
Summary
Do you have a natural interest in baking, cooking, or food in general? Turn your passion into a creative career and take your skills to the next level with an industry-recognised qualification.
This hands-on course will give you the knowledge and experience needed to enter the hospitality industry as a trainee baker. You will master techniques for producing, finishing, and presenting a wide range of basic and contemporary bakery items.
Delivered over one semester, with full and part-time options available, you will learn in a real-life kitchen environment at our purpose-built facilities from industry-expert tutors and work together in a team to produce bakery items for sale.
What you will learn
As a full-time student, you will train at our Rotokauri Campus three days a week. Topics include:
- Learn the use of different flour types, sugar varieties, and yeast
- Understand why ingredients are combined in exact quantities to produce products
- Apply food health and safety, and hygiene processes and procedures
- Produce a range of yeast-raised classics, including baguettes, bagels, pizza bread, and plaited loaves
- Create melt-in-your-mouth biscuits and cookies
- Develop sweet and short pastry skills
- Master traditional cakes, lamingtons, Victoria sponge, berry friands, and a range of slices
Career/further opportunities
A baking qualification opens many career pathways in an industry where the demand for skilled and qualified bakers is higher than ever. Graduates may be employed as a:
- Baking apprentice
- Trainee baker
- Café chef
- Self-employed baker
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Disclaimers
Entry criteria
This programme is open to anyone who wants to study. You don't need any previous study or work experience to apply.
Selection criteria
- Applicants are accepted into the programme in the order they are received.
- An interview process to determine if any specific support is required and to ensure students are well informed about the programme.
English language requirements
Candidates who have English as a second language are required to have an International English Language Test System (IELTS) academic score of 5.5, with no individual band score lower than 5.0; or equivalent.
Pathways
To check what you need to gain direct entry to a course, review the entry criteria available on each programme page. These assist you in understanding what qualifications or experience are typically required to gain entry. You can contact our team at info@wintec.ac.nz or 0800 2 Wintec at any time for further guidance.
Your first day
Are you ready for your first day of class? Check out your start date and where you need to be. You can also find useful information about studying at Wintec on our welcome page.
Semester 1 2025
Date: Monday 17 February 2025
Time: 9am-2pm
Venue: rkLg14, L Block Lecture Theatre, Rotokauri Campus
Semester 2 2025
Date: Monday 14 July 2025
Time: 9am-2pm
Venue: rkLg14, L Block Lecture Theatre, Rotokauri Campus
Please join us for your induction (first day) where you will get to meet your tutor and classmates, be given an overview of this course, and receive a timetable. You do not need to bring anything with you, but please wear enclosed footwear.
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