The Present employment trends show a drastic fall in skilled cooks both due to increase in food activity as well as lack of trained personnel. Graduates in food production generally get absorbed at Management/Supervisory level and seldom join as cooks. At the same time the in house promotions within an organization always creates new employment opportunities at entry level. The Craft Certificate Course in Food Production and Patisserie is designed to cater to this demand for entry-level positions where in the trained student can join as a cook trainee in a professional kitchen. Students who successfully complete one year of college and six months of Industrial Exposure Training will have a solid understanding and mastery of basic principles and techniques of food production and will definitely give him an edge to excel from where he/she starts.

 ELIGIBILITY

•     Candidate should be minimum 16 years of age on or before the date of commencement of the course and not more than 25 years (30 years in case of SC & ST candidates).
•     A pass in Senior Secondary Certificate (SSC) with English as medium of instruction
•     Candidates completing SSC in languages other than English should demonstrate competency in Englishduring the selection process.
•     Experience in Food / Culinary Industry is recommended but not necessary.
•     The candidate should submit photocopies of all relevant certificates along with the application.

ENROLLMENT

•     An admission notification is published in leading local dailies of the country.
•     Candidates fulfilling the entry criteria will be called for the selection process. (Date will be intimated as and when finalized).
•     Batch consisting of 40 candidates will be enrolled in the month of June based on their performance in the overall selection process which includes a Written Test, Group Discussion & Personal Interview.
•     All candidates will have to enroll themselves in the month of June by paying full-prescribed fee and submitting relevant Original Certificates.
•     Candidate should submit a physical fitness certificate by a registered medical practitioner in the enclosed fitness certificate.
•     Candidates who have appeared X std examination can also apply but the admission is subject to clearing the qualifying examination.

 Application Form is availed from the academy’s Administration Office on payment of RS. 300/- in cash or D.D. drawn in favour of Paragon Educational Society, payable at Hyderabad.