About this course
Course duration 4 hours
This course is designed to give aspiring cooks increased subject knowledge and confidence on topics that are relevant to cooking basic meals, nutrition, kitchen and food safety.
It is not designed to replace formal school, vocational training or previously gained experience. It should add to your existing knowledge in order to help secure a job or increase your general understanding of this area. Completion of the videos and quizzes and the issuance of a certificate will demonstrate to your current or potential employer that you have a solid understanding of basic cooking concepts.
The course consists of viewing short videos followed by a short quiz on the following subjects:
- The importance of having a positive attitude at work
- The importance of being on time
- What does Integrity mean
- Personal health, hygiene and grooming
- Common kitchen accidents
- Gas cylinder safety tips
- Basic Nutrition
- Food safety facts
- Basic knife skills
- How to make a French press coffee at home
- 9 egg recipes for breakfast
- How to cook perfect bacon in the oven
- Spaghetti Bolognese
- Spaghetti in tomato sauce – basic tomato spaghetti recipe
- Beef lasagna
- Vegetable lasagna
- Simple and easy roast chicken recipe
- 4 salad recipes
- Mashed potatoes
- Roasted vegetables recipe
- Pizza recipe
- How clean your kitchen
Upon completion, a certificate and summary of the topics covered will be issued in your name.
In case you are struggling to understand the subjects we can recommend taking one or more of our English courses. You can also download and study our course vocabulary list. Once you are more confident, you can log in to complete the course.
You can log in and re-take the course at any time in case a refresher is needed for any reason such as an upcoming job interview or promotion.
Course instructions
You should view each video at least twice before attempting the quiz. You can only move on to the next video upon successful completion of the accompanying quiz. The pass mark is 100% – don’t worry, questions are designed to ensure you understood the video content, we are not trying to catch you out! In case you do not pass the quiz the first time, you can re-watch the video and take the quiz again. Once its passed, you can move on to the next module.
While watching each video, pay close attention and concentrate on the content. Do not let any distractions reduce your concentration level. Quiz questions will be relatively easy to answer if you have paid complete attention but difficult if you have not.
To confirm that you have actually watched the videos, each quiz may have some questions about the video itself, such as colour of the presenters clothing or hair. These are random and can be about anything in the video. Please watch the video fully in order to be able to answer these questions correctly, this will save you time.
Do not attempt to do the quizzes without watching the videos, read and understand the course vocabulary list before attempting the course.
After successfully completing the course, you can download your Certificate of Completion
