Food Processing

Certificate III in Retail Baking (Bread, Pastry and Cake)

This qualification covers the retail baking – bread, pastry and cake specialization within the food processing industry. The Certificate III in retail Baking provides trade baking skills and knowledge for those working in a retail baking environment with a focus on cakes, pastry and bread.

Units of Competency

  • Use numerical applications in the workplace
  • Provide and apply workplace information
  • Implement the food safety program and procedures
  • Contribution to OHS processors
  • Produce bread dough
  • Bake bread
  • Diagnose and respond to product and process faults
  • Produce pastry
  • Prepare fillings
  • Form and fill pastry products
  • Bake pastry products
  • Produce sponge, cake and cookie batter
  • Bake sponges, cakes and cookies
  • Decorate cakes and cookies
  • Diagnose and respond to product and process faults
  • Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
  • Use hygienic practices for food safety
  • Plan and schedule production for retail bakery
  • Prepare and serve espresso coffee
  • Completion of G.C.E. O/L or A/L or equivalent
  • English with Sinhala Language
  • February / July / October
  • 3 months + 3 months internship with salary paid
  • Face to face, computer-aided
  • Combination and theory Practical and Project Assessment
  • Certificate IV in Advanced Baking
  • Pastry Cook, Baker
Certificate IV in Advanced Baking

This qualification covers post-trade outcomes for retail bakers, bread makers and pastry cooks. It may be packaged to reflect a specialization in advanced technical baking skills or in bakery business management skills, or to reflect a combination of both.

Units of Competency

  • Monitor the implementation of quality and food safety programs
  • Maintain OHS processes
  • Report on workplace performance
  • Control bakery operations to meet quality and production requirements
  • Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices
  • Explore and apply baking techniques to develop new products
  • Produce meringue-based products
  • Bake bread
  • Apply the principles of nutrition to food processing
  • Produce sourdough products
  • Bake pastry products
  • Prepare and serve espresso coffee
  • Prepare plated sweets and desserts
  • Decorate cakes and cookies
  • Completion of G.C.E. O/L or A/L and Certificate III in retail Baking or equivalent
  • English with Sinhala Language
  • February / July / October
  • 3 months + 3 months internship with salary paid

  • Face to face, computer-aided

  • Combination and theory Practical and Project Assessment
  • Diploma of Food Processing or other suitable qualification
  • Senior Baker, Baking business Owner, Pastry Cook

Duel Qualification

We offer Dual Qualification program for 9 months study duration including 3 months paid internships which students are eligible to apply for credit exemption for Suitable Diploma Program.

Certificate III in Retail Baking

Certificate IV in Advanced Baking