1. By: Jerico Carmona DC8 day 2
CHEF
By: Jerico Carmona DC8 day 2

2. Typical Day
Being a chef doesn’t mean you cook all day. A chef has many responsibilities and tasks. Chefs do a lot of tasks over and over again and carry heavy things. They also have to busy at the weekends so they must skip out their plans for the weekend.

3. How Technology Affected this Job?
Technology has affected the world of cooking. Instead of using cookbooks to look at the recipe you need, you use tablets and other devices.

4. The Hazards of Being a Chef
In the kitchen, there are many sharp items like knifes, forks, etc. So getting a cut is likely. Getting burned is also likely. You could burn yourself on hot surfaces. Also floors could be a hazard. It could be slippery by all the oil, water etc.

5. Are males and females equally treated?
Yes because both genders are allowed to have that job.

6. Organizations
In North America, the biggest professional chefs organization is AFC(The American Culinary Federation).

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Gail Simmons

9. Physical Qualities
First of all, a chef must have a degree in physical stamina. Most of the chef’s time at work is moving around at the kitchen. They need to be quick to get meals ready in time. Also, they need to have power and agility in their hands to mix ingredients, move materials and cut meat, vegetable etc.

10. Personalities Traits
If you want to be a chef, you obviously need to have a good sense of taste. You also have to be detailed- oriented and have hand-eye coordination.

11. Education and Training
In order to become a successful chef, you need to have a lot of experience. It’s a very important factor to have.

12. Where can you get this training?
George Brown College
Art Institute of Vancouver
Okanagan College

13. Courses
You should take courses like Culinary Arts / Chef Training, Cooking, Culinary Management, etc.

14. Entry Requirements
The entry requirements for becoming an apprentice chef are you must be willing to learn new things and a diploma or certificate on cooking, culinary arts, food preparation, or chef training. There are other requirements but that’s for more experienced chefs.

15. How long does training take?
Training to be a chef takes a long time. You must work for many years to become a full- fledged chef.

16. How much does training cost?
It depends on what kind of training your taking. For example: Culinary arts at Okanagan College cost about $4,783 for the program. But Culinary Arts at Vancouver Community College, the cost for the program are about $2,266.

17. Earnings for an Average Chef
A chef’s average income in Canada is about $35,000 to $40,000 per year.

18. Earnings for an Experience Chef
Experienced chefs can make to about $75,000 per year. A person who owns the restaurant can earn as mush as $100,000.

19. Is this occupation seasonal?
Yes. Seasonal work is common for a chef.

20. What are employee benefits for being a chef?
There are many benefits for being a chef such as you may get annual bonuses and you might be able to get free drinks or food at your workplace.

21. Important High School Subjects
High school subjects like English, Mathematics , Science, and Social Studies are important subjects. So are Business and Management Food and Nutrition Culinary Arts Hospitality and Tourism.

22. Beneficial Hobbies and Extracurricular Activities
A beneficial hobby a chef can do is tasting other kinds of food. He/her could make his/her kind of version o whatever food he/her tasted.

23. What kind of Part-Time or Volunteer Jobs would prove you are required to be a Chef?
There are many part- time jobs. First, you could work at some fast food restaurant. Then you could slowly upgrade.

24. Job Prospects for a Chef
The job prospects for this job are fair. For the past few years, the number of chefs has increased remarkably. It is said that the number of chefs will keep on increasing over the next couple of years.

25. Advanced Opportunities for a Chef
An advanced opportunity a chef can have is become a more experienced chef. They could become a head chef if they work hard and do their jobs properly.

26. Advantages and Disadvantages
In my opinion, some advantages of being a chef are you could cook different types of food and you get lots of money every year. Some disadvantages are that you work for long hours and you usually work on night hours and weekends.

27. Are there Self- Employment Opportunities for being a Chef?
Yes there are self- employment opportunities for being a chef.

28. Do I have the Skills and Talents that this Job Requires?
No. I don’t have a lot of experience on culinary training. I also don’t cook varieties of food and I don’t know how to cut vegetables and other things.

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