chef Review

I work in the kitchen of a restaurant and cook food for the guests, i also help manage the stocks and cleaning of key equiptment in the kitchen. I spend most days cooking the checks and making sure all brand and legal standards are upheld such as coshh and haccp.

I have learnt new skills relating to the kitchen such as correct knife technique, what coshh and haccp mean and how to make sure i follow the rules on them. Ive also developed my skills of working in a team and this has made me able to work in a stressful environment with anyone.

I have thoroughly enjoyed my time in the program and it has taught me many new skills. It has enabled me to grow in my pub to be earning more due to me being a more valuable member of staff. Ive also enjoyed working along side Chris Powell because he is excellent

It has a definitive timeline of what needs doing and in what order, there is a beginning with the intitial assessments and then the following training provided by my life and bksb have been invaluable to my learning. Chris Powell has helped me through any questions about the course and i look forward to each of our sessions.

I recieve a minimal amount of support in that I am given time to do the calls for [This section of the comment has been removed by a member of the RateMyApprenticeship Team because it did not meet our site terms and conditions] but they frequently shift me when im supposed to be on call, no fault of theirs we are just busy. I would have liked more help in revision and time to come in and work on my skills.

I have recieved loads, [This section of the comment has been removed by a member of the RateMyApprenticeship Team because it did not meet our site terms and conditions]l is amazing and cant be recommended enough to everyone; he is kind, friendly and most of all he pushes you to want to succeed he even offered to be my trainer on my level 3 course if thats something i wanted to do after this level.

It has taught me skills that are needed in my work place and it has enabled me to work harder to allow for the job to be easier. By learning the new skills it has made certain jobs easier to complete due to not having to bother a manager about it.

There are very few activities to join in at work. The pub os ran very much as a you come to work and then go home, its not a social place outside of the working hours and there is no sports team, social activities or networking events.

No

Frequently the company offers unsociable hours, mediocre pay and very little in the way of mental and physical being help. They are a business who promotes people into positions of power that then have that power go to their head and are left unchecked. not everyone but a unnervingly high amount

Do not. its a hostile industry to get into, if youre setting out for a first job its great to work once or twice a week to get pocket money but after that find yourself a better job elsewhere, use it to pay for a suit and get a job in an industry that doesnt support minimum wage as the standard for someone working 60 hours a week.