Restaurant and food processing | Upper secondary education and training

You learn

about diet, food and nutrition
preparing and serving food
how to process raw materials, food and beverages
about food traditions
about health-promoting lifestyle and hygiene

Suits you if you are

practically minded and good at working with your hands
creative and meticulous
service minded

You can become

a cook, an a nutritional cook or a waiter

a baker or a confectioner

a sausage maker or a meat cutter

a butcher, a fresh goods retailer or a seafood retailer

a seafood production technician or a industrial food production technician

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Relevant workplaces

the hotel or restaurant industryhospitals and health institutionsthe food production industrybakeries, pastry shops or butcher–s shopsshops that sell fresh produce

More education

More education 1

You can take further education at a tertiary vocational college. A tertiary vocational education is a short vocational further education meant for those who have taken vocational education and training.

More education 2

You can take the master certificate examination if you have the trade or journeyman’s certificate in a trade that comes under the master craftsman’s programme, and have sufficient experience. The master course of studies qualifies you for a management or middle-management position within your trade area, and gives you the competence to start up your own company.

More education 3

You can take a Vg3 supplementary programme for general university admissions certification – after Vg2 or – after achieving vocational competence. You will then have the option to take higher education at a university college or university. Remember that some study programmes, such as for instance engineering, science and medical studies, require you to have certain science subjects.

More education 4

You can also apply for admission to higher education after a preliminary course or by the Y-path, the vocational pathway to higher education. The Y-path is intended for those with relevant vocational experience. Preliminary courses and the Y-path are most commonly used for science and engineering studies.