Course content Leiths Three Term Diploma in Food and Wine

The tabs below detail the sample techniques and recipes that you will learn during each term.

You will be continually assessed during the practical sessions. You must also pass a theory and practical examination and complete the coursework to successfully graduate. A class teacher will give feedback and support throughout the course.

Coursework

You will be expected to study at home for about 4 to 5 hours a week. This will include writing time plans, menu planning and costing exercises. This will form a final portfolio to be assessed at the end of the academic year.

Attendance

You may be disqualified from taking examinations if you have not completed the required 80% of the course.

Complaints

Details of our Complaints Procedure can be found here. If you have any questions about this procedure, please email info@leiths.com.

Teachers Leiths Three Term Diploma in Food and Wine

Throughout the course you will be taught by many other members of the Leiths teaching team - as well as guest chefs and visitors.

Visit the Meet the Team page.

Qualifications Leiths Three Term Diploma in Food and Wine

By completing this course, you will gain the following qualifications:

• Leiths Diploma in Food and Wine
• CTH Level 4 Diploma in Professional Culinary Arts
• Wine and Spirit Education Trust Level 2 Intermediate Certificate in Wines and Spirits
• Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering
• Level 2 Health and Safety in the Workplace
• Control of Substances Hazardous to Health class
• First Aid training

Awards
Students completing the Leiths Diploma course are entered for the 'Best Overall Student Award' and the 'Best Wine Student Award', sponsored by Louis Latour. The prizes are generous, enjoyable and educational.

Careers Leiths Three Term Diploma in Food and Wine

What you could do with a Leiths Diploma:

• Set up your own catering company or freelance for other caterers
• Become a food stylist and make food look beautiful for photography
• Develop dishes or products for a food producer or supermarket
• Teach others to cook
• Write recipe books
• Become a food writer
• Become a private chef for a family
• Work in food media, marketing or PR
• Become a chef and aim for a Michelin star or 3!

Alumni
Leiths graduates have gone on to become chefs in the country's finest restaurants, leaders of the London food scene, celebrated TV chefs, editors and stylists at top food publications or successful food entrepreneurs.

See what our Alumni are doing now >

Business advice
For those considering setting up their own business, Leiths holds career seminars and offers talks on insurance, VAT, business plans, public relations, marketing, health and safety legislation and taxation.

Finding work
Leiths can arrange work experience placements in restaurants, magazines and other food companies for Diploma students. Leiths List, the school's agency for chefs, can also assist students and graduates in finding work.

Booking / Fees Leiths Three Term Diploma in Food and Wine

Eligibility

To join a Diploma Course you will need to have a one-to-one session with a senior teacher or one of our managing directors. Please call the school to make an appointment at a mutually convenient time during the working week, or alternatively it is also possible to have a shorter meeting during one of our open evenings.

How to book

In the first instance please contact us to arrange an interview. Following this, to secure a place, we will require a completed enrolment form and a deposit of £2,400. If you have any queries regarding how to book the course please telephone the School.

Fees

After securing a place with the deposit, fees for professional courses are due in full, four weeks prior to the start of the course.  An invoice will be sent 6 weeks prior to the course start, along with order forms for knives and uniforms.

Funding

We are a Professional and Career Development Loans registered Learning Provider, registration number 1996.

A Professional and Career Development Loan is a commercial bank loan that you can use to help pay for work-related learning.

For further information on financial assistance to support your learning, please visit the GOV.UK website or contact the National Careers Service on 0800 100 900.

Facilities Leiths Three Term Diploma in Food and Wine

Leiths School of Food and Wine is located over 4 floors of a light and airy space on a residential street between Shepherd's bush and Chiswick in West London.

The school is comprised of four kitchens, three of which are used for the full time students while the fourth is used for recipe development, corporate team building, one day workshops, photography and filming.

The kitchens are all equipped with gas ovens and hobs of the same design and high standard employed by most professional restaurants and catering kitchens, giving students access to all the equipment needed to learn to cook professionally. 

The demonstration kitchen on the ground floor is fully air conditioned and fitted with LCD screens and cameras enabling students to see the close up details of each step of the dishes and techniques demonstrated by the teachers and outside lecturers.

Students have access to a library of cookery books and magazines for reference, a student dining room, changing facilities and WiFi. There are computers at their disposal.

Other Leiths Three Term Diploma in Food and Wine

Uniform and equipment

As a student on this course, you will require knives (£140 – £270) additional kitchen equipment (£130) and course literature (£75). 

You are required to wear a chef’s jacket, hat, apron, checked trousers and non-slip kitchen clogs (£100). Order forms for all required items will be sent with the final invoice eight weeks before the course is due to start.

Accommodation

The School is non-residential, but we keep an accommodation list if you need help finding somewhere to stay while you study. This can be sent to you once you have a place confirmed.

Foreign Language Students and Visas

Students for whom English is a second language should normally have reached an IELTS (The International English Language Testing System) band score (or equivalent) of 6.5 - this equates to C1 on the CEFR (Council of Europe’s Common European Framework).

Students from abroad may be required to send a resumé of their cooking experience, knowledge and skills.

Please contact the school if you are a Non-EU prospective student requiring either a Study Visa or Tier 4 Study Visa.