Diploma · Initial professional preparation
2nd Year Diplome Course (Silwood Cordons Bleus Diplome)
Silwood 2nd Year Diplome Course
Silwood School of Cookery · Silwood School of Cookery, Rondebosch, Cape Town · South Africa
- Official award
- Silwood Cordons Bleus Diplome
- Duration
- Two-year course: 1st year at Silwood, 2nd year in industry
- Delivery
- On campus · Full-time
- Tuition
- Not published
Award and recognition
A practical year consolidating the first-year skills through placements in industry kitchens, with Monday classes on product development, a restaurant business plan, advanced sugar craft, a recipe book and an international wine course.
- Qualification category
- Diploma
- Award status
- Provider-issued awardIssued by the training provider itself. Check separately whether any authority or employer recognises it.
- Awarding body
- Silwood School of CookeryThe page also lists an International Wine Course (Sobremsa) certificate.
- Issued by the school
- Yes: the provider issues this award itself
- Framework level
- NQF level 5As stated in the source: The page states registration with the DHET and QCTO accreditation at NQF Level 5, ID 101697; it does not say whether this refers to this Diplome year or the full three-year chef pathway. SAQA record 101697 is 'Occupational Certificate: Chef', NQF Level 05.. A framework level does not make different national awards equivalent.
- On completion
- Silwood Cordons Bleus Diplome and the International Wine Course (Sobremsa) Certificate.
- Purpose
- Initial professional preparation
- Subject
- Culinary arts, Professional cookery · International cuisine
- Entry level
- Some experience expected
Stated by the schoolDHET / QCTO (Occupational Certificate: Chef, SAQA ID 101697)Qualification listing
Reference: SAQA 101697
Scope: School states DHET registration and QCTO accreditation for NQF Level 5, ID 101697. SAQA register record 101697 (Occupational Certificate: Chef, NQF Level 05) was fetched and shows registration end date 2025-12-30, last date for enrolment 2026-12-30, last date for achievement 2029-12-30; Silwood's own accreditation to offer it was not found on a register.
Verified in official recordSouth African Qualifications Authority (SAQA)Qualification listing
Reference: SAQA 101697
Scope: The qualification the school cites exists on the SAQA register (NQF Level 05, OQSF, CATHSSETA originator). This confirms the qualification record only, not that Silwood is accredited to deliver it.
Structure and practical training
- Duration
- Two-year course: 1st year at Silwood, 2nd year in industry
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the campus.
- Teaching language
- English
Internship and placement
School-arranged placement
The school arranges the placement for students.
- Published duration
- Five 8-week in-service training blocks
- Paid or unpaid
- Paid
- Student responsibilities
- Rotation through restaurants, catering establishments, guest houses, hotels and other food establishments in Cape Town.
- Geographic restrictions
- Cape Town establishments
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
- School leavers certificate (grade 12 or equivalent), no specific subjects; applicants over 18 without grade 12 but with significant industry experience may be considered
- Minimum age
- 18
- Entry route
- Open to students who complete the 1st-year Silwood certificate.
- 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.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, teaching and practical hours, funding.
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)