You’ll get hands-on experience and the best on-the-job training in our industry-standard kitchens and work in our commercial training bar and restaurant, The Open Kitchen.
Our tutors are highly experienced within the industry and will develop your practical skills in food preparation and cooking.
You will get an opportunity to showcase your skills at regional and national events including WorldSkills.
We offer a range of trips and visits to various catering and hospitality settings.
The wide range of courses that we offer means that we can tailor our programmes to your needs.
The Catering and Hospitality department is based in our Old Mill Lane campus. Visit our Campus page to explore our state-of-the-art facilities and watch a 360 tour.
All students have access to Additional Learning Support (ALS).
Careers guidance: see what careers are available in the Catering sector. Use our online careers tool, Career Coach, to find out what your next steps could be.
See the Catering and Hospitality Pathways to find out what study programmes we offer.
Studying Catering and Hospitality at Barnsley College will enable you to develop skills for a range of careers such as: Catering Services Manager, Bar Manager/Licensee, Chef, Hotel Manager, Housekeeper, Pastry Chef and Confectioner. See what careers are available in the Catering sector.
Oliver Lee
Professional Cookery Level 3 Full-time (catering)
“The College has fantastic teachers and courses for everyone. I love the practical classes and working in The Open Kitchen restaurant on Thursday evenings. I’d love to become a chef in future working in Michelin star restaurants working abroad and maybe have my own restaurant. ”
Penistone Grammar School
Naomi Nkomo
Culinary Skills Level 2 Certificate Part-time (Catering)
“The most enjoyable element of my course is the practical sessions. I love applying my passion for cooking in the kitchens, it is so much fun. In the future I aspire to have my own restaurant which would be a place of culture, flavour and happiness. ”
Holy Trinity School
Declan Crofts
Level 3 Professional Cookery
“I would 100% recommend the College. Firstly, the tutors are amazing and genuinely nice, kind people. You get a lot of guidance and even though there’s multiple people in a class the tutors always make that effort to go round to each individual.”
Pastry Cook at Rafters Restaurant in Sheffield
James Payne
Level 3 Catering and Hospitality
“I have fond memories of my time at College and firmly believe I wouldn't be where I am today or have the love and passion for food I do, if it wasn’t for my studies. It was definitely uncovered at Barnsley College’s Catering and Hospitality department.”
Head of Food Operations at Stancill Brewery Ltd
Lydia Simmons
Culinary Skills Level 2 Full-time (Catering)
““I enjoy the variety of things we learn on the course, such as the different cooking and baking techniques which helps me to develop a wide range of recipes. “Eventually I would like to work as a Pastry Chef when I finish my College course because baking is something I enjoy a lot and I believe that I am good at it.” ”
Horizon Community College