Certificate · Initial professional preparation
Professional Chef Programme
Professional Chef Programme (NQF 4 Occupational Certificate: Cook)
Capsicum Culinary Studio · South Africa
- Official award
- Occupational Certificate: Cook (NQF 4, SAQA ID 102296)
- Duration
- Not published
- Delivery
- On campus
- Tuition
- Not published
Award and recognition
Theoretical, practical and workplace components of kitchen operations and culinary practice, including soft skills such as kitchen supervision, self-development and communication.
- Qualification category
- Certificate
- Award status
- Vocational qualificationA vocational qualification listed in a national system or issued by a national awarding body.
- Awarding body
- Not statedThe page also lists the City & Guilds Level 2 Diploma in Professional Cookery (7100-12). The school does not name the body that issues the occupational certificate.
- Issued by the school
- No: awarded by another body
- Framework level
- NQF level 4As stated in the source: SAQA register record 102296 'Occupational Certificate: Cook' shows NQF Level 04; status 'Passed the End Date', registration end 2025-12-30, last date for enrolment 2026-12-30.. A framework level does not make different national awards equivalent.
- On completion
- Occupational Certificate: Cook (NQF 4, SAQA ID 102296) and the City & Guilds Level 2 Diploma in Professional Cookery (7100-12), as listed by the school.
- Purpose
- Initial professional preparation
- Subject
- Culinary arts, Professional cookery
- Entry level
- Beginners welcome
Stated by the schoolSAQA (Occupational Certificate: Cook, ID 102296)Qualification listing
Reference: SAQA 102296
Scope: School cites the SAQA-registered qualification for this programme; whether Capsicum is accredited to offer it was not verified.
Verified in official recordSouth African Qualifications Authority (SAQA)Qualification listing
Reference: SAQA 102296
Scope: The qualification exists on the SAQA register (NQF Level 04, OQSF, CATHSSETA originator; passed registration end date 2025-12-30, last date for enrolment 2026-12-30). This confirms the qualification record only, not Capsicum's accreditation to deliver it.
Structure and practical training
- Duration
- Not published
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the campus.
- Teaching language
- English
Internship and placement
Placement assistance
The school helps students look for a placement. This is not a guaranteed placement.
- Student responsibilities
- Described at school level; programme page lists workplace components without detail.
No placement is guaranteed unless the school states so. Restaurant names or logos on a school’s site do not prove a current training partnership.
Admissions
- Prior education
- NQF level 2 or Grade 10 with Mathematical Literacy
- Minimum age
- 18
- Intakes
- February
- Official application
- Application and instructions
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Costs
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The school does not publish tuition for this program on the pages we checked. Ask the school for current fees, what they include and the fee category that applies to you.
Funding
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, teaching and practical hours.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 16 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. How verification works.
Sources (checked 16 October 2026)