Healthier cooking and eating - weekday programme - Level 2 CTH award

Build practical skills in producing healthier, more attractive and more enjoyable food, whether you’re self-employed or preparing to start your own food business.

Explore how ingredients, cooking methods and presentation can support healthier choices while developing the professional standards expected in catering and food service.

You will learn:

• Produce healthier dishes.
• Prepare and cook fruit.
• Vegetables and salads.
• Prepare and present food for cold presentation.
• Apply nutrition and healthier-eating principles.
• Adapt ingredients and methods, and practice food safety.
• Allergen management.
• Planning.
• Presentation and professional kitchen practice.

Cost

This course may be free if you meet certain conditions:

• If you are not working or have a low income. You must provide proof of your income or benefits.
• You would need to pay £590 if your income is more than £28,860 per year.
• Residency rules apply. You need to show you have permission to live, work and study in the UK without conditions.
• Some exceptions apply, such as certain visa types.

If you do not meet the residency rules, you can still enrol on the course, but you may have to pay some fees. All applicants are fee-assessed during enrolment.

If you are not eligible for a free or reduced-cost course, you need to pay the full fee.

Additional costs

You will be expected to purchase the required uniform and equipment for the programme, which reflects both industry norms and safety requirements. These must conform to Capital City College standards and cost approximately £53. Further information will be provided at enrolment.

After completing this course, you could progress to the Level 2 Specialist Award for Chefs in Health and Social Care, a Level 2 culinary apprenticeship, further professional cookery study, employment in food service or health-focused catering, or selected CMUK programmes.

Eligibility requirements

To apply for this course, you must:

• Be aged 19 or over.
• Live in a London borough.
• Have eligible UK residency/status.
• Be unemployed or earning below the London Living Wage.
• Have a basic understanding of English.

We will contact you to schedule an interview.

Some previous cookery experience helps, but motivation, attendance and a willingness to work safely in a professional kitchen matter most.