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Are you looking for a suitable catering college for training or further training for home cooks (new job title: cook in social institutions)? Here you will find suitable schools as well as further information, tips and resources for further training.

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Specialized home chefs - an asset for any institution

Home chefs specialize in cooking in retirement and nursing homes, institutions for people with special needs or other similar facilities. They have several years of professional experience and are characterized by extensive organizational skills and leadership qualities. The expectations and requirements of kitchen staff in residential kitchens have changed considerably over the last few decades. The wishes, preferences and needs of care home residents should always be recognized and ideally implemented. They are therefore also an important interdisciplinary point of contact when it comes to nutritional issues, eating habits and quality of life. Communication is therefore a key issue for home chefs. They take on the planning and implementation of individual kitchen projects and guide the kitchen staff. They create concepts for catering, food types and diets, always taking into account the needs of the clients. In addition to specialist knowledge, leading chefs in homes and institutions also acquire comprehensive know-how in the areas of leadership, organization, marketing, organization, project management and motivation during training as a home chef. The course is therefore a benefit across the board for the home kitchen, the kitchen staff, the residents and also for the home management.

Would you like to find out more about this course? Are you looking for training courses for home chefs from renowned gastronomy schools? On Ausbildung-Weiterbildung.ch you will find the most important and renowned Swiss schools in the gastronomy sector. Order comprehensive information documents directly via the online inquiry form and also benefit from numerous helpful services on the education portal, such as school advice, self-tests, checklists, guides and much more.

Questions and answers

The home chef course lasts a little less than a year and takes place over a total of 21 full-day course days. Please ask the provider directly for the exact course dates using the contact form.

The aim of the Home Chef course is to be able to competently manage a home kitchen and improve the quality of life of care home residents. Graduates are able to understand the special needs of care home residents and take them into account when designing meals and services. In addition to specialist knowledge of nutrition, the various types of food and diets, they also have skills in conflict management, communication and managing staff.

The Home Chef qualification, which participants receive after completing the course and passing the competency tests, is not federally recognized, but concludes with a CURAVIA certificate from the Swiss Association of Homes and Institutions.

The training for prospective or existing home cooks (new designation cook in social institutions) covers the following topics:

  • Basics of professional kitchen work (e.g. work processes and organization in the kitchen, hygiene rules, safety and accident prevention, sustainability in the kitchen (food waste, regional products))
  • Nutrition & dietetics (e.g. nutrition in old age, for illnesses and for children)
  • Cooking techniques & menu planning (e.g. basic cooking techniques (steaming, roasting, boiling, baking), menu design taking into account budget and target group, seasonal and balanced menu planning)
  • Social skills & communication (e.g. dealing with residents, patients and staff, cooperation with specialist nursing and care staff)
  • Quality management & administration (e.g. goods purchasing, storage and control)

Note: The names of the training content may vary depending on the school.

In addition: For individual questions, we recommend contacting the provider directly - quickly, easily and without obligation using our contact form or the "Ask a question" button.

The continuing education, further training for home chefs is aimed exclusively at trained chefs with a Federal Diploma of Vocational Education and Training (VET Diploma) who already have several years of professional experience and want to acquire in-depth skills in the field of home cooking. However, participants are not required to have already worked as a chef in a nursing home or retirement home.

Overview of providers for Home cooks (new job title: cook in social institutions)

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Stefan Schmidlin

Stefan Schmidlin, Educational Counseling, Content-Team Modula AG

Sources

Website of theSwiss Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI, Websitewww.berufsberatung.ch(official Swiss information portal for study, vocational and career guidance) as well as websites and other information from professional associations and education providers.

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Abendweg 1, Postfach
6000 Luzern 6
ARTISET Education - Continuing education
ARTISET Education is your competence center for practical, innovative continuing education for professionals in social institutions for people with support needs. Practical and competence-oriented. To promote your professional and personal development.

We divide our courses into five specialist areas:
- Personal and social skills
- Leadership/management/counseling
- Social pedagogy/child education
- Care and support
- Gastronomy/housekeeping

Our specialist courses provide employees with targeted external training on a specific topic. In training courses, postgraduate courses and postgraduate studies, professionals acquire in-depth knowledge and skills. In-house training courses support the common attitude and actions of an institution.
Strengths: As a leading training organization, we successfully offer professional training for specialists and managers in the social and healthcare sector: competent, practical and personal.
Region: Bern, Zentralschweiz, Zürich
Sites: Luzern, Bern
Next start date
Glattbrugg ZH
8/19/2025
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Yes, you need professional experience for continuing education, further training as a home cook. This is because continuing education, further training as a chef in social institutions is aimed at trained chefs who want to expand and deepen their skills, especially in the professional field of social institutions. Enquire directly with the providers.

For continuing education, further training as a home chef requires an apprenticeship as a chef with a Federal Diploma of Vocational Education and Training (Federal VET Diploma) and work in a retirement or nursing home.

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