Baking 101 - Cafe Style Breads by At-Sunrice GlobalChef Academy

Course introduction

After completing this programme, learners will have the requisite knowledge and application skills to make café style breads and be able to apply them to the workplace.

This course is developed under the new Skills Framework (SFw) for Food Services; a SkillsFuture initiative developed for the Singapore workforce to promote skills mastery and lifelong learning.

Course Pre-Requisites

Be able to speak, read and write English
At least 16 years old
Basic bread making experience
Those who do not have bread making experience should attend our Baking 101 - Basic Breads course first

Target Audience

For anyone 16 years and above with basic bread making experience

Course Outline

Learners will be taught:

Types and uses of baking tools and equipment
Types, characteristics, functions and quality indicators of baking ingredients
Recipes and methods of making dough and preparing different types of café-style breads
Importance and use of baker’s percentage and formula
Importance of sifting dry ingredients and resting dough
Importance of ratio of liquid to dry ingredients
Importance of using yeast in making dough
Types of sweet and savoury fillings and glazes/icing/dustings
Principles of baking café-style bread
Indicators of doneness
Methods of cooling and storing café-style bread products
Quality characteristics of café-style bread products
Common faults in baking café-style bread that affect the quality of products and how to prevent them
Food and workplace safety and health (WSH) requirements

And be trained to:

Assemble baking tools and equipment
Prepare ingredients for café-style bread making
Prepare fillings and glazes/icing/dustings
Prepare, shape, insert fillings and proof dough
Bake or deep fry dough
Glaze/ice/dusts, cool and store café-style bread products
Reinstate work station

Upon successful completion of training and passing of assessment for the programme:

Learners will receive a Statement of Attainment (SOA) for the Skill Standard “Make Café Style Breads”
The SOA will be issued by SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG)

Course Fees Details

The cost fees will depend on the participant’s profile.
Programme fee is $1,100
WTS Funding is given to Singaporeans above 35 years old, working and earning less than $2000. Net fee is $84.10
SME-sponsored for Singaporeans/SPRs net fees is $139.10
Self-sponsored for Singaporeans/SPRs ≥21 years old net fees is $139.10
For international students net fees is $1,198.40