Commis chef Review

by Fuller's

Rating

10/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • my Role is to do basic prep on the larder section, day to day I do main prep in the kitchen ready for service and during service I take rare if starters sharers and desserts. It’s a great opportunity for anyone and so fun to be in the kitchen Since the apprenticeship I have now became a chef de partie and the same venue and am forever progressing!

    10/10
  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

    • I have learnt so mant skills since I joined this apprenticeship, since joining I knew barely anything in the kitchen or how to make sauces but now I can confidently do any task given to me, follow specs individually and make dishes on my own with no questions asked I now run my own sections and help chefs below me with there work

    10/10
  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

    • I enjoy my apprenticeship so much, it should be something all young people interested in food should consider, you’d learn so much from this apprenticeship so many skills are learnt, the day release college are very good and helpful towards us as we learnt a lot to benefit in the kitchen

    10/10
  • 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

    • Fullers are a very organised programme and is very well run, everything flows appropriately and everyone in the company talk to eachother which helps the apprenticeship run okay, the structure of the apprenticeship is amazing with the one day college day on a Monday as a great bonus to us

    10/10
  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

    • Our employer is very helpful, they support us a lot where it’s needed, within welfare or any other type of concern they are always there to support us no matter what the matter is with us they’ll give us the support we need to help us through x

    10/10
  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

    • Our training provider, Havant and South Downs college support us so much with what we need, within college or out of college they offer the support to us to make sure that we succeed and pass the apprenticeship with fullers and

    10/10
  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

    • The qualification helps me in my role a lot and will be amazing in future out comes

    10/10
  • 8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

    • Yes

    10/10
  • 9a. Would you recommend Fuller's to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • I’d recommend this to anyone who has the smallest passion in cooking, I was unsure weather I did but as soon as I joined the course I knew I was made for this business and am now succeeding very well within the company with great opportunities ahead!

  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Fuller's?

    • Don’t give up

Details

Level 2 Apprenticeship

Hospitality Management

South East

April 2021

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