Hospitality and Culinary Arts
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We're a Centre of Vocational Excellence for Catering and Hospitality Education
With our fantastic practical facilities including seven industry standard kitchens; training and competition kitchens, with plasma screens above each workstation so you'll get a close up of the techniques being demonstrated; innovative teaching and learning methods and a team of highly skilled hospitality lecturers, we can help you reach your full potential.
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Top Chinese TV Chef visits Buxton
The University of Derby, Buxton and Buxton College were delighted to welcome visiting top Chinese TV chef Mr He Liang recently.
Mr Liang, Director of the Beijing International Vocational Education School presented a master class in Chinese cookery to university and college students and staff.
During the master class Mr Liang demonstrated the art of making dough strings used in the presentation of Chinese dishes and showed students how to chop and carve vegetables; good enough for a 5 * hotel.
Students were delighted to watch and a hushed silence fell as Mr Liang finely chopped vegetables whilst blindfolded. Needless to say with a chef this proficient no fingers were lost.
The University of Derby, Buxton and Buxton College have a long standing relationship with the Beijing International Vocational Education School .
Mr Liang said "The visit to Buxton has been excellent. The standard and layout of the University and College kitchens is impressive. It is a marvellous experience to be able to visit the UK and Buxton"
Promising careers
The hospitality and food industries are expanding rapidly, so you'll have good employment prospects in a wide range of areas in the UK and overseas when you graduate. These include hotels, restaurants, clubs, pubs, catering, transport and consulting. Graduate Alan Hill has become Chef Patron at The Devonshire Arms on the Chatsworth Estate.
Develop the skills employers are looking for
You'll develop an excellent understanding of the industry, and you'll gain the business awareness, practical skills and creativity that employers are looking for. You'll work on your planning, timing, teamwork and people management skills throughout your course.
Hands on experience
You'll develop your understanding of the needs and issues of your workplace by doing work based learning. We aim to develop you as a leader of the future and will empower you with academic skills and practical experience in our competitions, training kitchens and commercial restaurant.
Supportive tutors
You'll be encouraged to work independently to develop your academic and personal skills and you'll get a personal tutor during your course. And you'll get all the help and support you need to achieve your best from our supportive and friendly tutors through our regular appointment system.
High quality teaching
Our tutors have a wide range of experience in the industry, making sure your course is relevant and up to date. Tutor Robert Stordy reached the 2010 semi-finals of the Craft Guild of Chefs, a national competition and in 2011 became one of the final three competitors in the Linda McCartney meat free dish competition as featured on "This Morning".
" It's fantastic to have your skills recognised on a national stage and I hope that it also inspires my students."
Find out more about Rob Stordy reaching the final of a national competition
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