Year 13 student Jack Densem graduated with the New Zealand Certificate in Cookery (Level 3) at the Otago Secondary Tertiary College last Friday.

Jack spent one day a week in Terms 1 and 2 and two days a week in Terms 3 and 4 completing his qualification at the Otago Polytechnic.

The course involved:

• Working in a commercial kitchen, preparing, cooking and presenting dishes common to the industry.
• Learning health and safety requirements.
• Learning effective customer service and communication techniques.

Jack intends continuing study in the Hospitality/Culinary Arts space in 2020.

Jack's Food and Nutrition teacher Ms Emma Moore attended the graduation along with his parents and Mr Swan.