Chef Apprenticeships

Are you passionate about food, committed to quality and have an eye for detail?

Turn your passion into a profession at SKYCITY.

With 12 restaurants, cafes and catering facilities within SKYCITY, a Chef's Apprenticeship offers you work experience like no other. You'll work in a variety of kitchens, each with a different atmosphere, and gain a tertiary qualification while you have fun and make lifelong friendships.

The Apprenticeship programme is set out over three years. It is designed to set you up for a successful career as a chef by combining practical and theory elements throughout. Best of all, you will graduate with an internationally recognised qualification in Professional Cookery.

Check out some of the outlets you'll be working in during your Apprenticeship.

Year 1:

You will be rotated through the following outlets, allowing you to build a base of knowledge and skills.

The Main Kitchen - prepare, assemble and present such foods as salads, soups, stocks and basic meats
Deli & Noodle Bar - you'll make calculations for the workplace as well as carry out some stewarding work
Jade Dragon - practice food safety methods in the workplace

Year 2:

In your second year you can develop your basic skills learnt in Year 1 in the following outlets.

Rebo - cook basic fish dishes
24-7 (staff dining) - cook basic egg and pasta dishes
Fortuna - prepare and cook basic and complex vegetables
Blend - cook rice based dishes
Main Kitchen - prepare hot and cold dishes

Year 3:

In your final year, you'll learn to cook and prepare more complex foods and work in fine dining outlets at SKYCITY.

Observatory - prepare and cook shellfish in a commercial kitchen
Conventions & Out Catering - prepare and present cold hors d'oeuvres as well as complex hot finger food and canapés
Orbit - prepare and cook fish and meat dishes
dine by Peter Gordon - prepare and cook complex sauces and pasta dishes
Terrace (Grand Hotel) - prepare and cook complex egg dishes

Upon completion of your Apprenticeship with SKYCITY, you'll have the opportunity to apply for any promotions. To give you an idea of where you can move up to, take a look at the Kitchen Structure within SKYCITY below.

Now that you have a better understanding of how the Apprenticeship works, it's about time you applied.