Advanced diploma in cake baking and ornamenting at QLS level 3

Overview

Do you love to bake cakes? Decorate them? Is it a hobby that you would like to turn into a profession? The Advanced Diploma in Cake Baking and Ornamenting at QLS Level 3 will equip you with the right skills and knowledge to run your own cake baking and decorating business. Cake bakers are in demand and cake baking has become a lucrative venture. If you want to become a professional cake baker and decorator, you will find this course very helpful. It will give you a firm understanding of what it takes to run your own cake baking business.

The course will discuss key topics such as cake baking and decoration, how to make icing, fondant, how to create a cake from scratch, fondant decoration and presentation. Learn how to make a cake that is stunning and draws in clients, who will in turn become repeat customers.

The Advanced Diploma in Cake Baking and Ornamenting at QLS Level 3 will give your CV a good boost. You will not only learn how to bake cakes, but also to take a plain cake and make it visually appealing. If you’ve always wanted to be a cake baker, this course is a great choice.

The Quality Licence Scheme, endorses high-quality, non-regulated provision and training programmes. This means that Global Edulink* has undergone an external quality check to ensure that the organisation and the courses it offers, meet defined quality criteria. The completion of this course alone does not lead to a regulated qualification but may be used as evidence of knowledge and skills gained. The Learner Unit Summary may be used as evidence towards Recognition of Prior Learning if you wish to progress your studies in this subject. To this end the learning outcomes of the course have been benchmarked at Level 3 against level descriptors published by Quality Licence Scheme, to indicate the depth of study and level of demand/complexity involved in successful completion by the learner.

The course itself has been designed by Global Edulink* to meet specific learners’ and/or employers’ requirements which cannot be satisfied through current qualifications. Quality Licence Scheme endorsement involves robust and rigorous quality audits by external auditors to ensure quality is continually met. A review of courses is carried out as part of the endorsement process.

Learning Outcomes

• Learn cake baking and decorating tips and turn those recipes into professional cakes and pastries.
• Learn fondant and icing techniques, layer creation and how to prepare cakes from scratch.
• Create a portfolio and include your work in order to attract potential clients.
• Learn what it takes to start a baking and cake decorating business. There is a lot of flexibility and benefits when you are self-employed.
• There are many job opportunities for cake bakers and decorators.
• Master the techniques and skills on how to bake and decorate cakes to a high standard.

Course Curriculum

1: Introduction to cake baking and decoration

2: How to make the icing

3: How to make fondant

4: Why taste is important?

5: Fondant decoration

6: Creating the cake from scratch

7: Presentation

Who is this Course aimed at?

• Individuals considering changing their career and starting a new one
• Individuals entering the workforce after taking a break from their former careers
• Those who want to start their own business in baking and cake decoration
• Anyone with an interest in baking and cake decorating

Method of Assessment

This online course is assignment-based with learners being assessed upon the submission of a series of assignments. Once you successfully submit the assignments, students will gain a professional qualification. The assignments must be submitted to the instructor through the online learning portal. The assignments will be reviewed and evaluated, with feedback provided to the student on how well they have fared.

Please Note: Additionally, £79 is charged for assessment and certificate and you need to pay that when you are submitting your assessments only (It is not required to pay initially when you are registering). This payment can be paid into 02 installments when you are submitting your assessments.

Certification 

Those who successfully complete the course will be issued the Advanced Diploma in Cake Baking and Ornamenting at QLS Level 3 by the Quality Licence Scheme.

Course Code: QLS-04913

Endorsed by

The Quality Licence Scheme is part of the Skills and Education Group, a charitable organisation that unites education and skills-orientated organisations that share similar values and objectives. With more than 100 years of collective experience, the Skills and Education Group’s strategic partnerships create opportunities to inform, influence and represent the wider education and skills sector.

The Skills and Education Group also includes two nationally recognised awarding organisations; Skills and Education Group Awards and Skills and Education Group Access. Through our awarding organisations we have developed a reputation for providing high-quality qualifications and assessments for the education and skills sector. We are committed to helping employers, organisations and learners cultivate the relevant skills for learning, skills for employment, and skills for life.

Other Benefits

• Written and designed by the industry’s finest expert instructors with over 15 years of experience
• Repeat and rewind all your lectures and enjoy a personalised learning experience
• Unlimited 12 months access from anywhere, anytime
• Save time and money on travel
• Learn at your convenience and leisure
• Eligible for a NUS discount card
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