The Western Food major of Southern Polytechnic is one of the advantageous majors of Southern Polytechnic in New Zealand.

Currently, it offers various courses at different stages.

Among them, the Western Culinary Level 5 Diploma Course lasts for 2 years and starts in February and July each year. The cost is about 16,000 New Zealand dollars.

Courses offered at the Inver-Cargill campus focus on basic food nutrition, food preparation and cooking, equipping students with relevant knowledge and trade skills.

Southern Institute of Technology Western Kitchen Major Introduction to Southern University of Technology Western Kitchen Major English name: Professional Chef Practice Diploma for International Students Level 5 English name: Professional West Point and West Kitchen Level 5 College Diploma Course length of study: two years full-time course teaching: this level course

Offered only at Inver Cargill campus.

Start date: February, July Total tuition fee: NZD 16,000/year (including tax, tuition and resource fees, insurance) Graduates have the advanced cooking skills required in the hotel and catering industry, professional kitchen work and supervision skills, as well as this

Professional industry skills, such as the ability to formulate professional recipes based on nutritional principles, nutritional proportions, commercial food costs, etc.

There are 17 courses*** at this stage: meat cooking advanced technology practice, fish cooking advanced technology practice, poultry cooking advanced technology practice, basic food nutrition, food safety and commercial kitchen practice, international cuisine research and practice, hot and cold desserts

Advanced production technology practice, pastry production advanced technology practice, oral presentation, cooking system investigation and practice, team leadership practice, research methods, recipe development and evaluation, wine and food pairing technology, culinary product investigation and practice.

Conditions for the Western Kitchen major at Southern University of Technology 1. Education requirements: Have completed the second year of high school or graduated from high school in China and are over 18 years old, have a high school degree or above in New Zealand or have a high school degree or above in China.

2. Language requirements: IELTS 5.5, with no less than 5.0 in each item.

The main reasons why employment in Western kitchens at Southern Institute of Technology has continued to be popular in recent years are: the increasing number of international tourists due to the rise of tourism, the booming accommodation and catering industry in recent years, and the expanding demand for Western chefs; the large number of talented local chefs in New Zealand

Loss; New Zealand's current economic cycle is in the stage of gradual economic recovery. The catering industry is developing strongly and expanding rapidly, which also provides a large number of opportunities for international students.

In short, compared with other majors, the employment rate is higher and jobs are easy to find. This is a major feature of Western Kitchen and Western Pastry.

Another great advantage of this course is that the entry requirements for this course are low and the barriers to entry are not high.

It has opened up a way out for many international students who want to immigrate by studying in-demand majors.