NONC0287A-V01
Knife Maintenance & Sharpening for Chefs

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Knife Maintenance & Sharpening for Chefs

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Learn simple and proven knife sharpening techniques for chefs.

Attention all chefs, by completing this course, you'll confidently sharpen and maintain (steel) your knives, ensuring safer and more efficient chopping, slicing, and dicing. You’ll master correct techniques that not only extend your knives' lifespan but also empowers you to:

Effortlessly cut through food, speeding up meal preparation.
Exercise precise control over your cuts, yielding cleaner and more uniform slices.
Minimise food waste by reducing the pressure needed to cut through ingredients, ensuring maximum utilisation of culinary resources!

You will be working with our highly skilled butchery team to perfect your skills.

Effortlessly cut through food, speeding up meal preparation.
Exercise precise control over your cuts, yielding cleaner and more uniform slices.
Minimise food waste by reducing the pressure needed to cut through ingredients, ensuring maximum utilisation of culinary resources!

You will be working with our highly skilled butchery team to perfect your skills.

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Am I eligible to study a SKILL UP course?

To be eligible you must be:

a resident of Tasmania or working in Tasmania
an Australian or New Zealand citizen, an Australian permanent resident, or on a state sponsored visa on a pathway to permanent residence
of working age.

Note:

Students studying within the education system (Years 11 to 12) are eligible for these courses.

Some SKILL UP courses are fully online, and others are a blend of online learning combined with practical activities on campus.

SKILL UP is for eligible individuals.

Recognition of prior learning and skills

It makes sense that you should be recognised for the things you already know how to do.

TasTAFE can assess your skills and knowledge based on your previous education, work history or life experience – which may help you to gain your qualification a whole lot faster!

More information on the recognition process is available on our recognition of prior learning and skills page.

Assessment methods

Assessments are designed to help you demonstrate the skills and knowledge you learn in your course and are an essential part of your training. Assessments allow us to confirm that you can perform tasks to the standard required in the workplace, and that you can meet all of the requirements of your course.

While studying at TasTAFE, you may be assessed in a number of different ways. Some common assessment methods include:

completing workplace documents
observations on the job and/or in a simulated assessment environment
quizzes/multiple choice tests
research projects
tests – written or practical
verbal questioning
work samples
written assignments or short answers.

What you will need

There are different requirements depending on the course you are enrolled in.

Generally, it is recommended that you have access to a computer with a reliable internet connection and up-to-date software, including Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat Reader. TasTAFE has computers available for student use during normal business hours, at all major campuses.

For classes, please be prepared with standard items such as: pens, notebook or paper, USB.

You may also need to bring specific equipment, tools or personal protective equipment, your teacher will let you know.

For this course, you will need:

Tools of trade (knife kit)
Work uniform

Outcome and units

On successful completion of this course you will receive a Statement of Attendance.

Below is a list of all core units that TasTAFE offers in this course.

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NONM1118A	Knife maintenance and sharping for chefs

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NONC0287A-V01 Knife Maintenance & Sharpening for Chefs

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