Restaurant and Catering Services – Work-Based Studies
Restaurant Cook and Restaurant Waiter / -ress
If you are a foreigner who lives in Finland, you can study for the qualification of Restaurant and Catering Services fully work-based in English and become a Restaurant Cook or a Restaurant Waiter / -ress.
Entry requirements
- you are a foreigner who lives in Finland
- you have a sufficient level of English language skills
- you do not have any vocational qualification
- you are working in a restaurant or you have previous work experience in restaurants at least one year
- passed aptitude test
Continuous admission
You can send your application any time in the continuous admission. We will contact you by email to the email address that you have given on the application form within two weeks of receiving your application.
Work-based studies - how does it work?
In the work-based studies of Restaurant Waiter / -ress or Restaurant Cook you will study by apprenticeship contract or training agreement. You must have a working place in a restaurant and your employer is willing to sign an apprenticeship contract or training agreement with you and Perho Culinary, Tourism and Business College.
During the studies students come to Perho for two to four days per month for theory and cooking or customer service Lessons according to their personal competence development plans. All the competence tests and evaluations for vocational competence will be done at the student’s working place.
Each student will have a personal competence development plan. Perho signs an agreement and your employer must give you guidance, feedback and evaluations during your practice.
Attention! Applicant for Work-based Restaurant Cook and Restaurant Waiter training; there will be a break in the interviews in July.
Next starting days for Restaurant Cook studies
Mon 23.5.2022 at 9.00
Next starting days for Restaurant Waiter / -ress studies (Hospitality Expert)
Become what you want to be.
Qualification: Vocational Qualification in Restaurant and Catering Services
Content of the qualification >>
eRequirements >>
Competence area: Customer Service / Food Services
Degree title: Waiter / -resss, (Restaurant) Cook
Structure of studies: Apprenticeship contract or training agreement >>
Teaching language: English
Duration on work-based studies: 1.5 years on average
Tuition: There is no tuition fee
Campus: Töölö, Perhonkatu 11, 00100 Helsinki
Continuous Admission 24/7 for Restaurant Waiter/ -ress and Restaurant Cook Work-Based Studies
Selected applicants will be invited to the aptitude test based on their application and supporting documents, including educational certificates and motivation letter.
Restaurant and Catering, Work-Based Study Program – Further Information
Perho Culinary, Tourism & Business College
Töölö campus, Perhonkatu 11, 00100 Helsinki
Admission and Student Services >>
from 9 am to 2 pm
Pia Vainikka, Student Counselor
+358 (0) 40 147 8546
hakutoimisto (at) perho.fi
Tel. switchboard: +358 (0) 9 350 9210
