Apprenticeship training course
Baker (level 2)
Making bakery products in a craft, plant or retail bakery.
- Qualification level
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2
Equivalent to GCSE. - Typical duration
- 18 months
- Apprenticeship category
- Catering and hospitality
- Maximum funding
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£9,000
Maximum amount government will fund
for apprenticeship training. - Also known as
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- Baker
- Baking operative
- Biscuiteer
- Confectioner
- In-store baker
- Skills
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Skills an apprentice will learn
- Select, prepare/set-up and use equipment and machinery.
- Clean and check tools and equipment.
- Monitor materials/stock levels and controls for example, first in first out, temperature and environment.
- Receive and store materials/stock from external suppliers and/or internal stores.
- Store finished goods.
- Package and label bakery products for example, allergens.
- Comply with health & safety, food safety, environmental procedures, PPE, hygiene and method statements.
- Clean and tidy work area. Dispose of waste and recycle.
- Communicate verbally for example, with colleagues, suppliers and customers.
- Record information - paper based or electronic.
- Identify bakery product problems/faults and underlying causes.
Full information on Baker (level 2) is available from the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.