Pre-Apprentice Culinary Skills - Certificate

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Learn advanced skills in hotel and restaurant food preparation for transfer to a journeyman apprenticeship in culinary arts. Prepare for employment in a variety of food service settings. Complete this certificate exclusively on weekdays.

Note: This is a clock-hour, non-credit certificate offered through the PCC Center for Training and Development.

What can I do with this certificate?
Career Options: Work as a prep cook in hotels, resorts, clubs, restaurants, catering operations, hospitals, and schools.

Academic Options: Continue your studies by completing the PCC associate's degree in Culinary Arts or a Journeyman Apprenticeship.

Locations: Desert Vista Campus

Department/Contact Information: Director: 206-5142, Program Instructor: 206-5128

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Before enrolling in this certificate, students must take the Accuplacer test and meet the following scores: Reading Comprehension: 31, Arithmetic: 32, and Sentence Skills: 35.

Module #	Title	Hours
Required Modules
FS 705	Sanitation and Safety Fundamentals	60
FS 720	Tools, Utensils and Equipment	75
FS 725	Cold Foods - Salads and Dressings	90
FS 745	Hot Foods - Vegetables, Starches, Pastas, and Grains	60
FS 760	Hot Foods - Stocks, Sauces and Soups	80
FS 765	Culinary Principles - Terminology, Record Keeping and Service	40
FS 770	Hot Foods - Introduction to Meat and Seafood Cookery	60
FS 845	Knife Skills	60
FS 850	Hot Foods - Breakfast Cookery	30
FS 865	Culinary Principles - Advanced Record Keeping	60
FS 885	Hot Foods - Intermediate Meat and Seafood Cookery	60
FS 985	Hot Foods - Advanced Meet and Seafood Cookery	135
FS 901	Sanitation and Regulatory Issues	30
FS 997	Food Service Pre-Apprentice Externship	160
Total		1000