THE ART OF WESTERN MOIST-HEAT COOKING (FOUNDATION)

THE ART OF WESTERN MOIST-HEAT COOKING (FOUNDATION)

Funded

Course Duration

16.0 hr(s)

Mode of Assessment

Written Assessment, Practical Assessment

Who Should Attend

Individuals keen to develop a career within the Food Services sector, Kitchen helpers at various food services establishments like restaurants, cafes, coffee houses and food courts, Kitchen staff working in a central kitchen set up, self-employed individuals who are keen to learn the basics of Western dry-heat cooking, Individuals, Hobbyists who are looking to whip up a feast for their loved ones.

Course Overview

Learn basic Western moist-heat skills such as blanching, boiling, braising, poaching, simmering, steaming, stewing etc. Learners will also be able to apply different flavouring techniques in preparing parts of Western moist-heat recipes.

Instead of going straight into preparing and cooking, this course teaches the principles and applications, supported not only with the theoretical approach, but with practical activity. Experiential learning will also allow learners with no prior Western cooking knowledge or experience to greatly appreciate the art of Western dry-heat cooking.

Types of dishes you will learn:

  • Corn Chowder Soup
  • Braised Chicken Goulash
  • Salmon Paupiette with Lemon Butter Sauce with Mashed Potatoes and Garden Vegetable
  • Pumpkin and Spinach Risotto

Course Schedule

Next available schedule

Course Objectives

Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:

  • Understand the different types of moist heat cooking methods
  • Use the correct tools and equipment safely when preparing and cooking dishes
  • Use different types of ingredients stated in the recipe and store them according to the nature of the ingredients
  • Clean up the tools and equipment and reinstate the workstations to its original state

Pre-requisites

The admission requirements are: 

  • Minimum 18 years old
  • Be able to listen and speak English at a proficiency level equivalent to the Employability Skills System Workplace Literacy Level 3
  • Be able to read and speak English at a proficiency level equivalent to the Employability Skills System Workplace Literacy Level 3
  • Be able to use Numeracy skills at a proficiency level equivalent to the Employability Skills System Workplace Numeracy Level 3

Course Outline

LU1: Different types of moist-heat cooking techniques

LU2: Fundamentals in safe use of ingredients, tools & equipment

LU3: Steps in cooking dishes using moist-heat cooking methods and storing of ingredients and finished products

LU4: Reinstate Workstations

Certificate Obtained and Conferred by

Upon meeting the attendance and assessment(s) criteria, participants will be awarded with a digital Statement of Attainment (SOA), accredited by SkillsFuture Singapore. SOA will be reflected as [code name i.e., FSS-FBS-1022-1.1 Western Moist-Heat Dish Preparation and Cooking]

Upon meeting at least 75% attendance and passing the assessment(s), participants will receive a Certificate of Completion from NTUC LearningHub.

Additional Details

Medium of Instruction: English
Trainer to trainee ratio: 1:12
Mode of Delivery: <Physical class>

Price

Course Fee and Government Subsidies

  

Individual Sponsored 

Company Sponsored 

 

Non-SME 

SME 

Before GST 

After GST 

Before GST 

After GST 

Before GST 

After GST 

Full Course Fee
(For Foreigners and those not eligible for subsidies)

$580.00

$632.20

$580.00

$632.20

$580.00

$632.20

For Singapore Citizens aged 39 years and below
and
For all Singapore Permanent Residents
(The minimum age for individual sponsored trainees is 21 years)

$290.00

$342.20

$290.00

$342.20

$174.00

$226.20

For Singapore Citizens aged 40 years and above

$174.00

$226.20

$174.00

$226.20

$174.00

$226.20

Funding Eligibility Criteria

Individual Sponsored Trainee

Company Sponsored Trainee

  • Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
  • From 1 October 2023, attendance-taking for SkillsFuture Singapore's (SSG) funded courses must be done digitally via the Singpass App. This applies to both physical and synchronous e-learning courses

  • Trainee must pass all prescribed tests / assessments, and attain 100% competency
  • NTUC LearningHub reserves the right to claw back the funded amount from trainee if he/she did not meet the eligibility criteria
  • Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
  • From 1 October 2023, attendance-taking for SkillsFuture Singapore's (SSG) funded courses must be done digitally via the Singpass App. This applies to both physical and synchronous e-learning courses

  • Trainee must pass all prescribed tests / assessments, and attain 100% competency
  • NTUC LearningHub reserves the right to claw back the funded amount from the employer if trainee did not meet the eligibility criteria

Remarks

Individual Sponsored Trainee 

Company Sponsored Trainee 

SkillsFuture Credit: 

  • Eligible Singapore Citizens can use their SkillsFuture Credit to offset course fee payable after funding.

UTAP: 

  • This course is eligible for Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP).
  • NTUC members can enjoy up to 50% funding (capped at $250 per year) under UTAP.

PSEA: 

  • To check for Post-Secondary Education Account (PSEA) eligibility for this course, visit:
    (a)
    SkillsFuture (TGS-2023021780) for Face-to-Face class
  • Scroll down to “Keyword Tags” to verify for PSEA eligibility. 
  • If there is “PSEA” under keyword tags, the course is eligible for PSEA.  
  • And if there is no “PSEA” under keyword tags, the course is ineligible for PSEA. 
  • Not all courses are eligible for PSEA funding.

Absentee Payroll (AP) Funding: 

  • $4.50 per hour, capped at $100,000 per enterprise per calendar year.
  • AP funding will be computed based on the actual number of training hours attended by the trainee.
  • Note: Courses / Modules under Professional Conversion Programme (PCP) will not be eligible for AP funding claim.

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Prices are subject to other LHUB miscellaneous fees.

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