For more information about completing a bread baking course in NSW or the BITA Certificate III in Bread Baking in Queensland please call (07) 3899 6100 or email bita.admin@nbia.org.au.
If you are looking for a bread baking course in New South Wales the Certificate III in Bread Baking (FBP3041) qualification at BITA is the course for you. The qualification describes the skills and knowledge of a bread baker who bakes bread products working in a commercial baking environment. To achieve this qualification, competency must be demonstrated in 14 units – nine core units plus five elective units.
Those who participate in the Certificate III in Bread Baking can expect to learn to knead, cut, mould, mix, shape, and bake dough and pastry while also preparing a variety of decorations and fillings for bread, cakes, and pastries. Other areas covered include kitchen safety and hygiene. BITA trainers also encourage experimentation with ingredients and recipes to develop interesting flavours and enhance basic skills. The following list is an example of what units covered in the Bread Baking qualification:
- Produce basic bread products
- Produce savoury bread products
- Produce specialty flour bread products
- Schedule and produce bread production
- Produce sweet yeast products
- Produce basic artisan products
- Implement the food safety program and procedures
- Participate in OHS processes
- Use numerical applications in the workplace
How to enrol in a certificate III in Bread Baking
To be eligible for enrolment in this bread baking course in NSW you need to gain employment at a bakery. The bakery must also have a trade qualified baker/pastrycook onsite.
Course cost
The Certificate III in Bread Baking course in NSW is subsidised by the NSW Government as part of the Smart and Skilled program. For more information about funding and subsidies click here.
Duration of Certificate iii in Bread Baking
In New South Wales the Certificate III in Bread Baking at BITA is delivered over three years using a flexible delivery model. This means apprentices learn on the job with assistance from their qualified trades person and regular visits from their assigned BITA trainer. Where training or assessment cannot be completed onsite in the bakery, the apprentice attends a block workshop at our fully equipped, top of the range training facility – located in Morningside, Queensland.
Future Opportunities
Those who complete a baking course in NSW such as the Certificate III in Bread Baking will have on completion a broad selection of career paths open to them including but not limited to the following:
- Baker in a bakery
- Baker in a supermarket bakery
- Baker in a manufacturing bakery
