How to use this module:

Welcome to the world of Commercial Cooking!

This Module is an exploratory course which leads you to Commercial Cooking National Certificate Level II ( NC II). It covers 4 common competencies that a Grade 7 / Grade 8 Technology and Livelihood Education (TLE) student like you ought to possess, namely:
      1) Use and maintain kitchen tools and equipment;
      2) Perform mensuration and calculation;
      3) Interpret kitchen layout, and
      4) Practice occupational safety and health.

These 4 common competencies are covered separately in 5 Lessons. As shown below, each Lesson is directed to the attainment of one or two learning outcomes:

      Lesson 1 – Use and maintain kitchen tools and equipment
          LO1. Utilize kitchen tools and equipment
          LO 2. Maintain kitchen tools, equipment and working area
          LO 3. Store and stack kitchen tools and equipment

1 NATIONAL CERTIFICATE (NC) is a certification issued to individuals who achieved all the required units of competency for a national qualification as defined under the Training Regulations. NCs are aligned to specific levels within the PTQF. (TESDA Board Resolution No. 2004-13, Training Regulations Framework)
2 NATIONAL CERTIFICATE LEVEL refers to the four (4) qualification levels defined in the Philippine TVET Qualifications Framework (PTQF) where the worker with:
a. NC I performs a routine and predictable tasks; has little judgment; and, works under supervision;
b. NC II performs prescribe range of functions involving known routines and procedures; has limited choice and complexity of functions, and has little accountability.

This Module has 4 Lessons. Each Lesson has the following:

          · Learning Outcomes
          · Performance Standards
          · Materials
          · References
          · Definition of Terms
          · What Do You Need to Know? ( Information Sheet)


To get the most from this Module, you need to do the following:

·         Begin by reading the learning outcome/s and performance standards. These will tell you what you should know and what you will be able to do at the end of the lesson.

·         Your teacher will ask you to download your Pre-test before the lesson begins. Each of them is password protected, and the password will only be given as you answer a certain test. The same thing goes with Self-Check and Post-test.

·         After answering your exam (Pre-test, self-check, post-test), don’t forget to save your work and e-mail it to the email address that your teacher will give you.

·         Run through the definition of terms so that you’ll be familiar with the words that you are about to encounter in the lesson.

·         Continue with the lesson. Each of them contains games in which you’ll be able to work individually or as a group. This will help you formulate ideas on what the lesson is all about. The lesson contains the important notes or basic information that you need to know to be able to meet the learning outcomes.

·         Take the Self-check. Do the same procedures that you did during the Pre-test.

·         The teacher will ask you to do an activity. This will not be a part of the module, because your teacher will be the one to give you appropriate activities for the lesson.

·         Have fun!

NOTE: If you have questions, please ask your teacher for assistance.