You walk past a bakery shop and can’t help but take a deep breath of the fragrant aroma coming from it. What if you can bake your own cake that smells just as wonderful?
This course will teach you how to prepare a range of bread, pastry products, cakes, cake decorations and hot, cold and frozen desserts.
Acquire knowledge and skills gained which are highly relevant to the industry
Prepare mise en place for baking and pastry.
Process basic baking ingredients.
Prepare a range of bread and pastry products.
Prepare a range of sweet and savoury pastry fillings.
Prepare a range of cakes and carry out cake decoration.
Prepare a range of hot, cold and frozen desserts.
Prepare petit fours, chocolates and pralines.
Evaluate and store finished products.
Present finished products for display.
Gain valuable first-hand experience
Opportunity for real-work exposure through a 6-month industry attachment
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Entry Requirements
To apply for the Nitec in Pastry & Baking course, you need to have:
Subject
Grade
GCE ‘O’ level grades in any 2 subjects
1-8
or
GCE ‘N’ level passes in English Language and 2 other subjects
A - D or 1 - 5
* Applicants applying for this courses must undergo pre-course interview and clear a pre-entry medical check-up .This course comprises full-time campus training and company-based training.
Nitec in Pastry & Baking graduates are employed as Commis Cook in hotels, restaurants and bakeries.
There are excellent opportunities for career advancement to supervisory positions and beyond. The challenge is for students to prepare themselves by upgrading their technical skills and knowledge through higher-level courses.
Note: The offer of electives is subject to the training schedule of respective ITE Colleges. Students are advised to check with their Class Advisors on the availability of the elective modules they intend to pursue.
For more information
For general queries on the course, please email training@ite.edu.sg.
