The work of a Cook, Domestic include preparing and cooking meals in private households The responsibility for cleaning of kitchen and cooking utensils is also theirs. They also serve meals and clean up after the meals. Maintaining cleanliness and hygiene is an essential part of the job.
Personal Competencies
• You like to cook different dishes
• You can manage time well
• You like to maintain personal hygiene and cleanliness
• You have good planning and organisational skills
Entry Pathway
Minimum Qualification
• After completion Of Class 8 and minimum age required is 18 years Old enrolling for National Skill Qualification Framework(NSQF)* Level 4 course for Home Cook
*NSQF is a nationally integrated education and competency-based framework that enables persons to acquire desired competency levels in a chosen field. NSQF includes vocational education, vocational training, general education and technical education which prepares an individual for the iob market with competent skills. An individual may return at any time to upgrade skills after gaining experience
Where will you study?
This is Offered by the Hotel Management Institutes.
This list Of institutes is indicative only
GOVERNMENT INSTITUTES
I. Institute of Hotel Management, Goa
2. Institute of Hotel Management, Delhi
3. Institute of Hotel Management, Mumbai
4. Institute Of Hotel Management, Kolkata
5. Institute Of Hotel Management, Chennai
6. Institute of Hotel Management, Thruvananthapurom
7. Institute of Hotel Management, Hyderabad
8. Institute of Hotel Management, Bengaluru
9. Institute of Hotel Management, Aurangabad
PRIVATE INSTITUTES
Please check if the Institute is affiliated and accredited with UGC before applying)
1. Welcome Graduate School of Hotel Administration, Manipal, Karnataka
2. Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
3. Guru Nanak Institute of Hotel Management, Kolkata
4, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University, Pune
5. Oberoi Center of Learning and Devlopment, Delhi
DISTANCE LEARNING INSTITUTE
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
Fees
A majority of government schemes are free
Scholarships & Loans
SCHOLARSHIPS
• Visit the National Scholarship Portal for details on ITI registered with NSP: scholarships.gov.in/fresh/onlineInstituteSearchIndex
• Visit buddy4study.com for details on scholarships for ITI/Vocational Training: buddy4study.com/articIe/iti-schoIarships
(Availability of these scholarships can vary from time to time)
Where will you work?
Places of Work: Midday meal cooks in schools, child care home, hostels, hospitals, domestic homes, SHGS etc.
Entrepreneurship: After some years of experience you can work as a freelance cook
Work Environment: There are generally flexible working hours- Travel is part of the Job- In Institutions, work hours may be for 8/9 hours. Shift duties may be applicable.
Opportunities for work exist for differently abled in this field
Expected Growth Path
Domestic Help → Assistant Cook, Domestic → Cook, Domestic
Expected Income
*These figures are taken from NCS and are indicative and subject to change
The approx. salary of a Home Cook ranges between INR 14,000 - 15,000* per month.
Amruta Kamath, Founder and Chef, House of Flavours. It is her passion for cooking that drove Amruta Kamath to start her career as a home chef. She operated from her kitchen at home for two years, serving home—cooked meals to her close circle of acquaintances and friends. When she realized that people appreciated what she cooked and that her clientele was steadily increasing, she decided to take the next step in her culinary journey. When the lockdown hit, she decided to get better at what she did. She kept inventing and re—inventing dishes to finally find her niche, which is Asian and continental cuisine. She also took a cloud kitchen class to understand how
food businesses can create and deliver food products with minimal overheads After learning the nitty-gritty of the trade, Amruta rented a small kitchen space, hired three sous chefs, and House Of Flavours was born! House of Flavours now delivers between Borivali to Andheri, and pan Mumbai, in case of bulk orders.*
HOME COOK
NCS Code: 5120.0300 | TST039• You like to cook different dishes
• You can manage time well
• You like to maintain personal hygiene and cleanliness
• You have good planning and organisational skills
Minimum Qualification
• After completion Of Class 8 and minimum age required is 18 years Old enrolling for National Skill Qualification Framework(NSQF)* Level 4 course for Home Cook
*NSQF is a nationally integrated education and competency-based framework that enables persons to acquire desired competency levels in a chosen field. NSQF includes vocational education, vocational training, general education and technical education which prepares an individual for the iob market with competent skills. An individual may return at any time to upgrade skills after gaining experience
This is Offered by the Hotel Management Institutes.
This list Of institutes is indicative only
GOVERNMENT INSTITUTES
I. Institute of Hotel Management, Goa
2. Institute of Hotel Management, Delhi
3. Institute of Hotel Management, Mumbai
4. Institute Of Hotel Management, Kolkata
5. Institute Of Hotel Management, Chennai
6. Institute of Hotel Management, Thruvananthapurom
7. Institute of Hotel Management, Hyderabad
8. Institute of Hotel Management, Bengaluru
9. Institute of Hotel Management, Aurangabad
PRIVATE INSTITUTES
Please check if the Institute is affiliated and accredited with UGC before applying)
1. Welcome Graduate School of Hotel Administration, Manipal, Karnataka
2. Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
3. Guru Nanak Institute of Hotel Management, Kolkata
4, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University, Pune
5. Oberoi Center of Learning and Devlopment, Delhi
Information on the institute rankings can be found at - https://www.nirfindia.org/2022/Ranking.html
DISTANCE LEARNING INSTITUTE
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
A majority of government schemes are free
SCHOLARSHIPS
• Visit the National Scholarship Portal for details on ITI registered with NSP: scholarships.gov.in/fresh/onlineInstituteSearchIndex
• Visit buddy4study.com for details on scholarships for ITI/Vocational Training: buddy4study.com/articIe/iti-schoIarships
(Availability of these scholarships can vary from time to time)
Places of Work: Midday meal cooks in schools, child care home, hostels, hospitals, domestic homes, SHGS etc.
Entrepreneurship: After some years of experience you can work as a freelance cook
Work Environment: There are generally flexible working hours- Travel is part of the Job- In Institutions, work hours may be for 8/9 hours. Shift duties may be applicable.
Opportunities for work exist for differently abled in this field
Domestic Help → Assistant Cook, Domestic → Cook, Domestic
*These figures are taken from NCS and are indicative and subject to change
The approx. salary of a Home Cook ranges between INR 14,000 - 15,000* per month.
Source: https://bit.ly/3ZGkNfc
Experts from the field
Amruta Kamath, Founder and Chef, House of Flavours. It is her passion for cooking that drove Amruta Kamath to start her career as a home chef. She operated from her kitchen at home for two years, serving home—cooked meals to her close circle of acquaintances and friends. When she realized that people appreciated what she cooked and that her clientele was steadily increasing, she decided to take the next step in her culinary journey. When the lockdown hit, she decided to get better at what she did. She kept inventing and re—inventing dishes to finally find her niche, which is Asian and continental cuisine. She also took a cloud kitchen class to understand how
food businesses can create and deliver food products with minimal overheads After learning the nitty-gritty of the trade, Amruta rented a small kitchen space, hired three sous chefs, and House Of Flavours was born! House of Flavours now delivers between Borivali to Andheri, and pan Mumbai, in case of bulk orders.*
Source: https://www.cnbctv18.com/business/inspiration-success-begins-at-home-a-picture-story-of-home-based-startups-11233582.htm
*The above information is for training purposes only and will not be used for any commercial gains
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