What do you do in this profession?
Cooks do all the work that goes into making food. Once they have drawn up a menu, they buy food and ingredients, prepare them or store them if necessary. They organise the work processes in the kitchen and ensure that the dishes are finished on time and in the right order. In smaller kitchens, cooks cook, fry, bake and garnish all dishes themselves. In large kitchens, they usually specialise in preparing certain dishes, such as side dishes, salads or fish and meat dishes. Their tasks also include calculating prices and advising guests.
Important facts
| Occupation: | Recognised training occupation |
| Type of training: | Dual training in industry in the hospitality industry (regulated by training ordinance) |
| Duration: | 3 years |
| Training places of learning: | Training company and vocational school (dual training) |
Requirements:
- Organisational skills, ability to work in a team (e.g. coordinating work processes in the kitchen,
assigning and instructing staff) - Diligence and a sense of responsibility (e.g. when working hygienically in the kitchen, when complying with food regulations).
- Dexterity and a good physical constitution (e.g. when cutting and filleting meat or fish, when working in a standing position).
- Creativity (e.g. when putting dishes together, when serving)
School subjects:
- Mathematics (e.g. when calculating and converting ratios in recipes)
- German (e.g. for reception and looking after guests)
- Chemistry (e.g. knowledge of food chemistry and hygiene for handling food).
- Home economics (e.g. in the preparation of menus and in the preparation of dishes)
What is important?
Where do you work?
Employment businesses:
Chefs and cooks find employment
- in kitchens of restaurants, hotels, canteens, hospitals, nursing homes and catering companies
Work locations:
Chefs and cooks work primarily
- in kitchens
- in storage and cold storage rooms
In addition, they may also work
- in guest rooms
- in offices
Which school-leaving certificate is expected?
Legally, no specific school education is required. In practice, companies predominantly hire trainees
with a lower secondary school leaving certificate* or intermediate secondary school leaving
certificate.
Which is your vocational school?!
- RBB-Müritz in Waren
- www.rbb-waren.de
Where can you do the vocational training?
