
About HCI
About HCI
Hedgehog’s Culinary Institute (HCI) is affiliated to City Guilds of London, an international organization. All the exams written by the students are set by City & Guilds and are moderated by external moderators. Mid-year exams will take place in June with finals being written in November. City & Guilds is a brand recognized world-wide so students wanting to travel should take this into consideration.
Hedgehog’s Culinary Institute (HCI) is affiliated to City Guilds of London, an international organization. All the exams written by the students are set by City & Guilds and are moderated by external moderators. Mid-year exams will take place in June with finals being written in November. City & Guilds is a brand recognized world-wide so students wanting to travel should take this into consideration.
Course Outline
All of our courses are designed to offer you all the essential ingredients that you need to become a well-rounded, disciplined, passionate and creative chef and/or patissier.
Our course material was developed to comply with latest industry standards and brings together:
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Fundamental Theoretical Knowledge
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Intensive Practical Training
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Workplace Experience at our ON-SITE operational conference venue
We focus on QUALITY training, rather than quantity training, and by keeping our classes small, we allow the student the opportunity to receive the maximum personal attention.
FULL-TIME Internationally accredited and approved courses:
(8065-01)
(8065-02)
(8065-03)
(8065-04)












A GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
These qualifications is available on the United Kingdom (UK) National Vocational Qualifications (NVQ) framework. City & Guilds provide the curriculum requirements, quality check HCI’s teaching and training process and set the final examination which are then assessed, moderated and certified from the UK.

We also offer the 3-YEAR NATIONAL CERTIFICATE: CHEF programme accredited by the QCTO
NQF LEVEL 5
CREDITS: 558
QUALIFICATION SAQA ID: 101697
QCTO CURRICULUM CODE: 343401100
