
Become a chef, baker or front of house professional at a renowned college of food with award-winning support
Whether you want to become a chef, a baker or patissier, work front of house or anything else, our food college courses will get your career off to a flying start. At our renowned Birmingham College of Food, you will learn in incredible, easy-to-get-to practical facilities in the centre of Birmingham and you will gain real experience working under incredible chef tutors in our AA Rosette training restaurant.
All our courses come with award-winning support and our tutors are committed to giving you every opportunity to gain relevant industry experience. There are also many courses you can progress onto at degree level when you finish. Whatever your career path, we'll make sure you leave college with the skills, knowledge and experience to play a vital part in shaping the future of the booming food industry.
If you are interested in a career in food, now is the time to start building the skills and knowledge to enter industry. Take a look at our courses below and find the best food college course for you. You can also find out the range of careers you could go into and how much you could earn.
Explore our food college courses

Chef Cookery Courses Level 2 and Level 3 (Professional Cookery)
Start your journey to becoming a professional chef with our hands-on cookery college course. Build your practical skills in our…
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Bakery Level 2 and Level 3
Do you dream of a professional career in baking? Our Bakery college course will help develop your practical skills in bread and confectionery, including learning ab…
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Professional Food and Beverage Service Level 2
Take your first step into the world of hospitality. This Level 2 course will get you started on learning the essentials of bar tending, cocktail…
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Food and Beverage Service Supervision Level 3
If you have previous training or education in food and beverage service, this Level 3 course will further enhance your skills and knowledge to en…
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Commis Chef Apprenticeship Level 2
Start your journey towards a rewarding catering and hospitality career. Our Commis Chef apprenticeship builds on your existing knowledge while you work, cov…
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Chef de Partie Apprenticeship Level 3
Boost your skills for a career in catering and hospitality on our Chef de Partie apprenticeship. Learn advanced techniques for working in a busy professi…
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Award-winning support for college students
We are committed to giving you all the support you need to achieve your very best. We offer everything from one-to-one academic support, English and maths support, including helping you re-sit your GCSEs, online skills materials, in-class skills and development sessions to help with placements, careers, and more.
We also know how important your health and wellbeing are to successful study and have support in place to help you with this, alongside teams dedicated to everything from financial help to disability and neurodiversity support.
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Why should you study a food course here?
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Support for parents
If you'd like to discuss the best options for your son or daughter directly, our friendly team is ready and waiting to speak to you on 0121 232 4300 - or you can email marketing@ucb.ac.uk. We've also got plenty more information on the application process here.

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If you are looking to learn more about our college offer, please request a copy of our prospectus.