Love cooking? Become a caterer. (We'll show you how.)
Register on the Diploma course in catering, and you'll learn how to make cash from your kitchen - by setting up your own catering or food business.
The course is a complete learning package, and even includes a starter kit for your first meeting. ‘Cash from your Kitchen’ is crammed full of information, tips and exercises.
Everything is beautifully packaged to provide you with your own permanent reference library which you can consult long after completing the course.
Constructed by catering experts, the course distills years of experience, covering every kind of catering issue. By taking this course, your success as a caterer is assured.
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Personal to you
To help you fully understand the course material, we set you ten assignments. These are marked by one of our experienced tutors, who will stay with you throughout the course.
It means your work is checked in a friendly atmosphere before you are exposed to the outside world.
You’ll have unlimited access to your tutor, who'll give you free advice and suggestions on anything to do with catering. And you can always telephone an advisor at the Institute. We love hearing from students.
Unlike other organisations' courses, you can take as long as you want to complete the Diploma course.
And remember that the course is based on the real world. By the end of it, you'll have met all the main problems that a caterer encounters.
Who would benefit from the course?
Anyone who enjoys cooking, and who would like to see if they can set up as a caterer or sell the food they make.
Wherever you live in the world, the course is relevant to you. In addition, there is extra information for people in the UK, USA, Canada and Australia. We hope to add more countries in time.
Does the course cover cooking
skills and recipes?
No. You shouldn't enrol on the course unless you're competent in the kitchen. And you probably have enough recipe books without us adding more suggestions!
How long does
the course take?
You can complete the course in around nine months, depending on your other commitments. Some students do it faster, while others take longer. That's one advantage of distance learning. You learn at your own speed, not at your teacher's.
And there's no time limit on the course. So if you need to be away for six months, you can do so.
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When you complete the course
Once you complete the course, you’ll receive your Diploma. It's a recognition of your skills and knowledge.
We also send information about your success to your local newspapers. It’s a good way of telling potential clients that you’re available.
And if you register with the Institute, you can get continuing help after the course.
What you'll
learn from the course
By the end of the course, you'll have acquired the following skills:
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You'll have learnt the skills of professional catering.
- You'll know how to set up and run your own catering firm or speciality food business
Your Qualification
Students who satisfactorily complete
the course are awarded the Diploma in Professional Catering. They also
receive the Diploma certificate, and the right to use the letters Dip.
P.Cater (Inst. Cater) after their
name.
Our accreditation
We're accredited by the Open and Distance Learning Quality Council (ODLQC). Who, you ask? Well, they may not mean much to you, but they scare the hell out of us. Set up by the government to assess standards in distance education, they check out our tutors, our finances, our management systems - the works. We're rather proud of our accreditation, which is why we're keen to maintain it.
And that's why we work so hard to keep our students happy. If for any reason you were unhappy with our service, you can contact them by clicking on this link: ODLQC.
We're also registered with the Department for Education and Skills on its Register of Education and Training Providers.
And we're recognized by the Better Business Bureau, and by E-Public Eye, among others.
Course Fees
We've put the course fees in the enrolment form (click to visit that page).
It's time
to get started
Having read this far, you've
got what it takes - motivation. Fill out the enrolment form now (click
the link at the top of the 
page),
because this is where the adventure and rewards begin. It's easy to start:
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Complete the enrolment form. If you need help or information, e-mail or write or phone us at the Institute. Post the form and payment to us.
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We’ll send you the full course materials within 18 days (and we don’t cash cheques until course is despatched).
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When you get the course, read the first module. It’s laid out in an easy-to-follow format. Then do the simple first assignment. Send it to your tutor for marking. He or she will return it to you with friendly advice and comments.
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Do the same for the other modules, until you reach the end of the course. By then, you'll probably be earning good money from your kitchen.
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