Welsh chef achieves triple A certificate

Welsh chef Wayne Roberts has received the Applied Ability Award Foundation Chef certificate – the first in Wales to achieve the new award – after passing a professional cookery examination in Stratford-upon-Avon.

The examination was split into three parts: a three-and-a-half hour practical cookery test, an on-line knowledge test and a 20-minute interview.

Commonly known as the Triple A, the Applied Ability Awards programme in Wales is fully funded by the Welsh Assembly Government and delivered by award-winning training provider Cambrian Training Company in partnership with Tourism Training for Wales.

The programme aims to guide up to 180 chefs and cooks to achieve Applied Ability Awards at either Foundation or Chef level over the next two years through on-the-job training and mentorship followed by a practical exam.

Roberts has now signed up for the next level, AAA Chef. He is mentored by Jane Roberts from Llandrillo College Cymru, Rhos on Sea, who praised his commitment and attitude to his work.

He commented on his achievement: "I am proud to be the first Welsh chef to achieve the Triple A Foundation Chef award and am looking forward to progressing to the Chef Award."

"It's a qualification that employers are now looking for when they recruit chefs and it's a good challenge. I practised a lot on-line in my own time for the examination, which was brilliant."

Words: Maria Bracken

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