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10 to 14 months + 2 months AA (apprenticeship assessment)
The Level 2 Production Chef apprenticeship develops confident, capable kitchen professionals with the knowledge, skills and behaviours needed to prepare, cook and present food consistently to high standards. Apprentices build practical production cookery skills across a range of cooking methods while developing their understanding of food safety, standardised recipes, portion control, stock management, resource utilisation and efficient kitchen operations. They develop the practical skills needed to support high-volume food production while maintaining consistency, quality and service standards.
Develop effective teamwork and communication skills within production kitchen environments, alongside professional conduct, workplace behaviours and supporting efficient food production during service.
Build knowledge of food safety, allergen awareness, COSHH requirements, food handling procedures and hygiene standards needed within professional food production environments.
Develop confidence using kitchen equipment safely and effectively while strengthening knife skills, knife safety and professional working practices.
Develop practical production cookery skills across baking, grilling, frying, braising, stewing, boiling, poaching, simmering and steaming while preparing fish, meat, poultry, fruit and vegetable dishes consistently and efficiently.
Build knowledge of stock control, resource utilisation, production planning, sustainability and waste reduction, supporting efficient and cost-effective kitchen operations.
Strengthen problem-solving and decision-making skills to respond effectively to operational challenges and maintain service standards during food production and service.
Develop skills in adapting recipes, ingredients and dishes to meet dietary requirements while maintaining quality, consistency and customer expectations.
Build understanding of food industry legislation, compliance requirements, equality, diversity and inclusion and professional hospitality standards.
Develop workload planning, organisation and personal effectiveness while understanding performance measures, kitchen productivity, resilience and wellbeing.
Develop existing employees or new apprentices with the practical skills needed to prepare, cook and present food consistently within production kitchen environments.
Develop knowledge of standardised recipes, portion control and production methods, helping maintain consistency across food production and service delivery.
Build understanding of stock control, resource utilisation and waste reduction, helping improve efficiency and support cost-effective kitchen operations.
Develop food safety awareness and professional kitchen practices alongside production cookery skills, supporting safe, compliant and effective food production.
Develop future chefs by giving employees a strong foundation in production cookery, supporting progression into more advanced culinary and kitchen roles.
This isn’t just a course – it’s a business investment.
The Level 2 Production Chef Apprenticeship helps you develop skilled chefs who can prepare, cook and present food to consistently high standards. Through practical learning and real-world experience, apprentices build their skills in production cookery, food safety, portion control and kitchen operations, helping your team maintain food quality, reduce waste and work efficiently while delivering great food across your hospitality or catering operation.
Remit are a fantastic fit to us within our vision and values, they are flexible to help us build the programme that’s really right for us... that’s been the strongest point for us that’s made this partnership really work.
It’s been about 9 years we’ve been in partnership for which has been an absolutely unbelievable journey. We work in absolute unity with Remit, they’ve worked with us to really understand our culture, our DNA, what’s needed for our people, the Development Coaches talk in our language, they really understand Stonegate as a business and that’s a partnership.
Fill in the form and a member of our team will get in touch to explore how the Level 2 Production Chef apprenticeship can help you develop skilled production chefs, strengthen food quality, consistency, portion control and kitchen efficiency, and build the practical capability needed to support high-volume food production across your hospitality and catering operations.
The Level 2 Production Chef apprenticeship gives you the practical skills and knowledge to prepare, cook and present food consistently to professional standards. You’ll learn how to work efficiently within a production kitchen, follow standardised recipes and specifications and use different cooking methods while maintaining food safety and quality.
You’ll build hands-on experience across production cookery, food preparation, standardised recipes, stock and resource management, portion control, food waste reduction and efficient kitchen operations. You’ll put these skills into practice in your role, developing the confidence to produce food consistently and efficiently within busy hospitality, catering and food production environments.
Best of all? You’ll be learning while earning, gaining real production kitchen experience and building practical skills for a career in professional cookery.
You’ll develop your understanding of working effectively within a production kitchen, including teamwork, organisation, food production workflows and professional kitchen standards.
You’ll build essential knowledge of safe food handling, hygiene, food safety requirements, allergen awareness and the compliance procedures used across professional kitchen environments.
You’ll develop practical skills across a range of production cookery methods while learning how to consistently prepare, cook and finish food to menu specifications and quality standards.
You’ll learn how to follow standardised recipes, food specifications and production requirements to support consistent presentation, portion control and food quality.
You’ll develop your understanding of ingredients, stock control, stock rotation and the effective use of kitchen resources across food production operations.
You’ll build awareness of food waste, portion control and resource use while learning how efficient working practices support kitchen productivity and operational performance.
You’ll develop the practical skills needed to maintain food quality, consistency and presentation standards across preparation, production and service delivery.
Build the practical competence and confidence to prepare, cook and present food consistently while contributing effectively to professional food production and service operations.
Gain practical experience across production cookery methods, recipes, ingredients and kitchen processes, building a strong professional cookery foundation.
Apply your skills during day-to-day food production, developing valuable experience in consistency, organisation, efficiency, teamwork and service delivery.
Complete a Level 2 apprenticeship that demonstrates your production cookery knowledge, food safety understanding and practical kitchen capability.
Build the professional experience, practical skills and confidence to progress within production cookery, hospitality and more advanced kitchen positions.
Build your future in food with hands-on experience and support every step of the way. Whether you’re starting your career or developing your kitchen skills, this apprenticeship helps you become a confident, capable chef. Learn to prepare and cook dishes, work safely in a professional kitchen and deliver food to high standards – all while earning as you learn.
Remit are a fantastic fit to us within our vision and values, they are flexible to help us build the programme that’s really right for us... that’s been the strongest point for us that’s made this partnership really work.
It’s been about 9 years we’ve been in partnership for which has been an absolutely unbelievable journey. We work in absolute unity with Remit, they’ve worked with us to really understand our culture, our DNA, what’s needed for our people, the Development Coaches talk in our language, they really understand Stonegate as a business and that’s a partnership.
Fill in the form and a member of our team will get in touch to explore how the Level 2 Production Chef apprenticeship can help you develop production cookery, food safety, food quality, consistency and efficient kitchen operation skills and progress your hospitality career.
