Home cooks (new job title: cook in social institutions): Training, further education, information and schools
Specialized home chefs - an asset for any institution
Questions and answers
What are the aims of the home cooking course?
The aim of the Home Chef course is to be able to competently manage a home kitchen and improve the quality of life of care home residents. Graduates are able to understand the special needs of care home residents and take them into account when designing meals and services. In addition to specialist knowledge of nutrition, the various types of food and diets, they also have skills in conflict management, communication and managing staff.
What does the continuing education, further training course for home chefs teach?
The training for prospective or existing home chefs teaches social and leadership skills as well as special gerontological and nutritional skills. This includes topics such as eating biographies and eating culture, menu design, catering concepts, diets and types of food, dementia patients, changes in old age, images of old age, a practical day in care and nursing, home organization, communication, presentation, budget and calculation, marketing, project management, organizational theory and more.
How long does the home chef course last?
The training for home chefs takes a little less than a year and consists of a total of 20 full-day courses. Please contact the provider directly via the contact form for the exact course dates.
Is the home chef training recognized?
The Home Chef qualification, which participants receive after completing the course and passing the competency tests, is not federally recognized, but concludes with a CURAVIA certificate from the Swiss Association of Homes and Institutions.
Do participants in home chef training need to have previous experience in the catering industry?
The continuing education, further training for home chefs is aimed exclusively at trained chefs with a Federal Diploma of Vocational Education and Training (VET Diploma) who already have several years of professional experience and want to acquire in-depth skills in the field of home cooking. However, participants are not required to have already worked as a chef in a nursing home or retirement home.
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