Hospitality & Catering

Whether you currently work in the sector and would like to brush up on your skills and knowledge with a short course, take on more responsibility in your role, or fancy a complete change of career, we offer a variety of courses to suit your needs. You could be a master chef in no time.

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Success Story - Owen Smith

Apprentice baker Owen Smith is learning his trade from one of the best in Britain! For nineteen-year-old Owen, who is working for a Diploma in Craft Bakery at Buxton and Leek College, is serving his apprenticeship at Cowburn’s bakery in Stockport under master baker Richard Cowburn himself. Television viewers following ITV’s Britain’s Best Bakery saw Richard , from Buxton, win the regional finals of the competition! Judges Peter Sidwell and Mich Turner pronounced him the best baker in the Scotland and North West region.

Owen is proud to be following in his footsteps with an apprenticeship at Buxton and Leek College – the very place where his boss started out. Owen said: “I’ve always loved baking cakes and used to make bread for my dad when I was at home. I am really enjoying my training as I only have to spend one day a week in college learning the theory and the other four days doing what I like best – baking at Cowburn’s.”

Back at the bakery, in Buxton Road, Stockport, Richard said of his young apprentice: “He’s a really great lad. Both keen and willing and, most importantly, he’s got a real passion for baking. Although the job is massively hard work and involves 6.30 starts every morning, I can tell that Owen really enjoys himself and I know he’ll go far.” Owen’s assessor Michael Calver said “Owen has excellent practical skills, very willing to learn and only needs showing once and he picks it up. I am sure he will make an excellent employee for Cowburn’s Bakery.”

Success Story - Jessica Longdon

Jessica Longdon recently started working at the prestigious Gleneagles Hotel. Jessica is a Second Commis Chef and is in charge of the larder section of the kitchen. She says, “I enjoyed the variety of different things we got to do on my course. We got to see the different aspects of restaurants and kitchens. The tutors were very helpful. They had lots of industry experience, which made me realise what I was going in to in the real world.

“My tutors encouraged me to take part in food competitions against other students. Once I had done one I got the competition bug and kept doing them. At one of the competitions I was competing against one of the chefs from Gleneagles Hotel. We got on really well and I was given a trial at the hotel – and got a job there, the College supported me and encouraged me to take part in the competitions; this fast tracked me into a good job in the industry.”

Hospitality & Catering

Available courses for...

Short Courses C&H

Hospitality

Catering

Hospitality

Catering

Hospitality

Catering

Hospitality

Catering

Success Story - Owen Smith

Success Story - Jessica Longdon

Access Information & Application Event – Leek

Advice Evening Leek

If you would like to talk to someone at BLC just call 0800 074 0099
or you can email us an enquiry to enquiries@blc.ac.uk

Hospitality & Catering

Available courses for...

Success Story - Owen Smith

Success Story - Jessica Longdon

Access Information & Application Event – Leek

Advice Evening Leek

If you would like to talk to someone at BLC just call 0800 074 0099 or you can email us an enquiry to enquiries@blc.ac.uk

If you would like to talk to someone at BLC just call 0800 074 0099
or you can email us an enquiry to enquiries@blc.ac.uk