MALAYSIAN SKILLS CERTIFICATE IN FOOD PREPARATION & PRODUCTION

PROGRAMME DESCRIPTION

MALAYSIAN SKILLS CERTIFICATE IN FOOD PREPARATION & PRODUCTION
♦  Food Preparation & Production – Level 2 (HT-012-2:2012)
♦  Food Preparation & Production – Level 3 (HT-012-3:2012)

Overview
Food Preparation & Production Level 2 is designed to prepare the candidates to work and assist the Section Head of a kitchen in a hotel/ restaurant or other commercial food production units. Meanwhile, Food Preparation & Production Level 3 is to prepare the candidates to work as a Section Head.

Minimum Entry Requirements
Able to read, write and speak in Malay or English, and having basic knowledge in arithmetic
Level 2: School leaver 15-45 years old
Level 3: Completed Level 2 (HT-012-2:2012)

Occupational Competencies
Level 2
Food Preparation & Production (Level 2) personnel are competent in performing the following competencies:

Core

♦  Hygiene, Kitchen Safety and Food Handling
♦  Cooking Technique
♦  Stock, Soups and Hot Sauce Production
♦  Main Course Production
♦  Rice and Farinaceous Production
♦  Appetizer Production
♦  Breakfast Production
♦  Dessert Production
♦  Catering Set-Up Activities

Electives

♦  Basic Kitchen Equipment Maintenance
♦  Basic Stewarding
♦  Basic Butchery

Level 3
Food Preparation & Production (Level 3) personnel are competent in performing the following competencies:

Core

♦  Hygiene, Safety and Food Handling
♦  Food Production Quantity and Quality Control
♦  Catering Activities Coordination
♦  Supervisory Administrative Functions

Elective

♦  Basic Cost Control

Duration
1 ¾ years
(Level 2: 9 months)
(Level 3: 12 months)

Career Opportunities
Food Preparation and Production (Level 2): Commis I, Demi Chef

Food Preparation and Production (Level 3): Commis I, II, III, Demi Chef, Chef de Partie

The Food Preparation and Production sector is growing rapidly in Malaysia and there are acute shortages of well-trained personnel in this area. The employment opportunities are also not limited to:

♦  Advisor for Food and Beverage Company
♦  Celebrity Chef
♦  Chef for Airlines Hotel, Restaurant, Cruise and others
♦  Food & Beverage Manager
♦  Food Consultant
♦  Food Promoter for Multinational Food Company
♦  Personal Chef for Celebrity and Royalty
♦  Professional Caterer
♦  Research & Development
♦  Restaurateur
♦  Tutor

Other related industries with respect to the employment opportunities are:

♦  Accommodation Sector
♦  Club & Private House
♦  Cruise & Yacht Industries
♦  Education Sector
♦  Entrepreneur
♦  Institutional Food Service Sector
♦  Public Sector
♦  Recreation & Entertainment Sector