Restaurant Cook- Tuition is in English

The target group is foreigners who are living in Finland and have not a professional education and Finnish people who want to study in english. The tuition in the Restaurant Cook Programme is in English. The admissions requirements are general upper secondary qualifications, sufficient command of English, and for foreign students, sufficient level of previous all-round education. The size of the group is 20 students.

The studies include an international on-the-job learning period of 20 weeks, during which the Finnish students train at European restaurants and hotels, and the foreign students train at Finnish restaurants. The on-the-job learning periods train the students in the customer service, work habits and cooking methods of the country, working in accordance with the local restaurant work hours and shifts. The use of English becomes an everyday practice during the studies.

Matriculation exam/general upper secondary qualifications
Study programme in restaurant food production, Restaurant cook

Shared professional studies 30 cr
▪ Hotel and restaurant basic services

Special professional studies 40 cr
▪ Restaurant kitchen operations 20 cr
▪ Restaurant cooking 20 cr

Optional studies 10 cr
▪ Staff restaurant operations 10 cr
▪ Casual dining restaurant operations 10 cr
▪ Banquet services 10 cr
▪ Special restaurant food operations 10 cr

The basic vocational qualification is 120 credits, for which 40 credits are accredited for students with general upper secondary school qualifications.

 

Taking the qualification

All study units and vocational skills demonstrations must be completed satisfactorily and according to the structure of the studies. The time defined for taking the qualification is three years and for general upper secondary school based students, 2 years. The student has one year to complete the studies after the defined time, after which he/she will be considered to have resigned from the school.

Study costs

The material fee is 40 €. The study materials and the work uniforms are mainly paid by the students themselves. The costs amount approximately to 1000 €.

A student´s fixed-residence permit

A foreign student cannot be granted a permanent residence permit. The Finnish local police grants a fixed-term residence permit to a foreign student for one year at a time at the maximum.
For more information:

Residence permit: Foreign Office (www.uvi.fi)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (www.formin.fi)
Helsinki Local Police (www.poliisi.fi)

Students coming from countries of the EU/EEA

Citizens of a country of the EU or EEA (European Economic Area) are entitled to a residence permit in Finland for the duration of their studies. They must be able to indicate that their financial status is secured during the studies. The residence permit is liable to charge.

Benefits during the studies

During term, the students are entitled to one free meal per day. Perho has 45 places in the student dormitory located in Haaga. Application instructions are available at the Perho Student Affairs Office.

Student’s financial aid

Finnish students may apply for study grant, housing allowance and state-guaranteed study loan from Kela (Social Insurance Institution of Finland). In addition, students living outside the metropolitan area can apply for student travel aid. The school has a nurse whose services are free of charge for the students.
Persons coming to Finland for the purpose of studying only are not permanent residents in Finland. Thus they are not entitled to the government-funded social benefits (such as student’s financial aid).
More information: The Social Insurance Institution of Finland: www.kela.fi

In the working life a restaurant cook:

  • is able to work in the food production tasks in restaurants or cargo and passenger ships; in planning, cooking and presenting restaurant dishes and in storing foodstuffs. 
  • works independently or in a team according to given instructions
  • prepares healthy, tasty and varied food with regard to gastronomic requirements
  • has the manual skills required in food production
  • prepares food economically and profitably
  • has an eye for aesthetics
  • has good language skills
  • masters the restaurant vocabulary

For more information, contact:

International Affairs Co-ordinator Ms johanna.westling(a)perho.fi or 09 5807 8640
Student Affairs Office: 09 5807 8644 or opintotoimisto(a)perho.fi

Ravintolakoulu Perho, Helsinki Culinary School, Perhonkatu 11, 00100 HELSINKI