Bakery and Confectionery
A bakery is an establishment or shop that produces and sells food items based on flour and baked in ovens. Bakeries sell food items such as bread, bagels, buns, cakes, pastries, pies, cookies, muffins, pizza, brownies, etc. As seen from the above list, bakeries produce and sell both sweet and savory food items. Bakery produces a vast variety of foods, unlike a confectionery. You can buy food for main meals as (bread, buns, bagels), desserts such as cakes and pastries, snacks such as cookies and brownies. A person who owns and maintains a bakery is known as a baker. Some bakeries also function as cafés, serving tea and coffee to customers who want to consume the food products in the establishment itself.
Overview
- Lectures 6
- Quizzes 2
- Duration 48 hours @ Week
- Skill level Beginner
- Language English
- Students 10-20
- Assessments Yes (UVTAB)
Course Description
A confectionery is a place that sells sweets. The sweets or candy produced in a sweets’ shop (confectionery) is also known as confectionery. The main difference between bakery and confectionery is that confectionery only sells sweets. Although a bakery produces and sells sweet baked food items, it also sells unsweetened food products. The term confectionery is broadly categorized into two terms: bakers’ confections and sugar confections. Sugar confections include sweet, sugar-based foods which are usually eaten as snacks. Candies, chocolates, and chewing gum fall under the category of sweet confections. Baker’s confections include sweet baked products, particularly those that are eaten as desserts. Cakes, pastries, donuts, etc. are examples of this category.
Certification
At the end of the Courses, the laerner is subjected external assessment board known as Uganda Vocational and Technical Assessment Board that cerifies and awards the successful learners with Certificates and Transcripts.
Course Duration
- For One Year Course: three terms
- For 6 months Course: two terms.
- For 3 months Course: One term mainly for Orginization
- Admission fee of 15,000/= UGX
- To Qualify for Level Two Certificate one must atleast complete "O" Level and pass atleast five subjects or Have level one in Catering
- To Qualify for Level One Certificate one must atleast complete Primary Seven and pass the subjects.
- To Qualify for Modular Certificate one must atleast complete Primary Six and below.
- Any intereted Candidate who wish to get skilled can apply without any level of Education
Requirements
Trainers
Alioni Alfred
Trainer and Head of DepartmentMr. Alioni Alfred is the Head of Department of Catering and Hotel Management and holds Diploma in Catering and Institutional Catering
Mrs. Omika Fosca
TrainerMrs. Omika Fosca is a Trainer in the Department of Catering and Hotel Management and holds Diploma in Catering and Institutional Catering


