ECP in Hospitality
Central University of Technology
Faculty of Management Science
No subject marks are available for this course yet.
What you need in matric
You must have
- English
Also good to have
- Hospitality Studies
- Consumer Studies
- Mathematics or Maths Literacy
University requirements
Compare the APS and subject requirements for programmes that can lead to Chef. Universities use different APS scales, so check your marks against each university separately.
Diploma in Hospitality Management
DiplomaAPS 23
Hospitality Management
Central University of Technology
Faculty of Management Science
No subject marks are available for this course yet.
NBT components: AL, QL
Diploma in Hospitality Management
Durban University of Technology
Faculty of Management Sciences
Subject requirements
Maths 30%+Maths Lit 40%+English HL 50%+English FAL 50%+Accounting 40%+
Diploma in Hospitality Management
Tshwane University of Technology
Code DPHM19Faculty of Management Sciences3 years
Subject requirements
Maths 50%+Technical Maths 50%+Maths Lit 50%+English 40%+
Campus: Pretoria Campus
Diploma in Hospitality Management
University of Mpumalanga
Faculty of Economics, Development and Business Sciences
Subject requirements
Maths 40%+Maths Lit 50%+English HL 50%+English FAL 50%+Afrikaans HL 30%+Afrikaans FAL 30%+IsiNdebele HL 30%+IsiNdebele FAL 30%+IsiXhosa HL 30%+IsiXhosa FAL 30%+IsiZulu HL 30%+IsiZulu FAL 30%+Sepedi HL 30%+Sepedi FAL 30%+Sesotho HL 30%+Sesotho FAL 30%+Setswana HL 30%+Setswana FAL 30%+Siswati HL 30%+Siswati FAL 30%+Tshivenda HL 30%+Tshivenda FAL 30%+Xitsonga HL 30%+Xitsonga FAL 30%+
Dip Hospitality Management
University of Zululand
Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering
Subject requirements
English HL 40%+English FAL 40%+
Diploma in Hospitality Management
Walter Sisulu University
Faculty of Management and Public Administration Sciences
Subject requirements
Maths 40%+Maths Lit 50%+English HL 50%+English FAL 50%+
Ways to become a chef
The best way is first. If your marks are not enough for one way, try the next one down.
Occupational1 to 3 yearsBest way
Culinary school diploma (City & Guilds)
To get in: Matric helps, but some schools take Grade 10 or 11. No degree needed. Many diplomas carry an international City & Guilds qualification.
Private culinary schools and TVET colleges offer professional cookery and culinary arts diplomas. You cook a lot and do a work placement. You start as a junior chef and work up.
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OccupationalAbout 3 years (paid)
Apprenticeship (train in a kitchen)
To get in: A kitchen willing to train you. You earn while you learn, working in a real kitchen.
You work in a restaurant or hotel kitchen and study part-time (often City & Guilds). You learn by doing. You become a qualified chef through work and study.
Cannot afford a full-time school? Get a job in a kitchen (even as a kitchen hand) and study part-time while you work.
If you don’t get in yet
No money for a culinary school, or marks too low? You can still become a chef.
Get a job in a kitchen first
Start as a kitchen hand or junior, learn on the job, and study part-time. Many top chefs started this way.
Study at a TVET college
TVET colleges teach professional cookery and hospitality for much less than private schools, and NSFAS can pay.
Do a short cooking course
A short course builds basic skills and helps you get a first kitchen job, then you learn the rest by working.
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