Apprenticeship as a cook (m/f/d)

An apprenticeship that suits your interests Training to become a chef is a great fit for you if you enjoy hands-on work and want to see the results of your efforts. You enjoy working as part of a team. You’re passionate about fresh and exotic ingredients, and you’re eager to learn how to prepare them in creative and delicious ways. You thrive on action and have the stamina to keep going, even when things get stressful. You can pursue culinary training regardless of your high school diploma. The program typically lasts three years. It may be shortened if you perform exceptionally well. Highlights of the training program You'll learn a lot about food and sustainable food processing and preparation. Meat, fish, vegetarian, or vegan—we cover it all. Cooking is all about creativity! There's plenty of variety in the daily routine; no two days are alike, so boredom is the last thing you'll experience. You have completely flexible working hours; yes, you do work on weekends, but in return you get the weekdays off when others have to work. Everything you learn will come in handy in your personal life, too! And once you've completed your training, the world is your oyster: work and live where others can only go on vacation! Here's what you'll learn Preparing meals using a wide variety of ingredients, such as vegetables, meat, and fish To prepare soups and sauces, desserts and salads, doughs and creams Planning kitchen workflows Handle purchasing, receiving, and inventory management To determine and calculate costs, revenues, and prices Using food and resources sustainably Ensure proper hygiene and documentation Create menu suggestions and advise guests Working as part of a team and managing your own schedule Your career prospects after completing your training An entry-level position after completing training is, for example, "Commis de Cuisine" Further specialization through training courses (e.g., vegetarian/vegan cuisine) Certification as a Master Chef Career advancement to Kitchen or Operations Manager (m/f/d) / F&B Manager Self-employment, running your own business What we offer DEHOGA-certified “Top Training Companies” Experienced instructors who also provide intensive support with exam preparation Regular in-house training sessions on specialized topics Joint activities and visits to suppliers and partners An annual trainee exchange with the other "Sterne" hotels to learn about procedures at other establishments Special perks such as access to the pool during your free time, great special rates for personal travel at over 600 hotels in Germany, a 25% discount on food and drinks at all "Sterne im Sauerland" hotels, and much more. Dual training: Hands-on experience at a hotel & theory at a vocational school (1–2 school days per week) Monthly training stipend: 1st year €1,200 – 2nd year €1,300 – 3rd year €1,400 Starting salary after completion of training: approx. €2,700 Your "Sterne" training restaurant for chefs (m/f/d) at the HSK Landhotel Gasthof Schütte , 57392 Schmallenberg-Oberkirchen Hotel Deimann , 57392 Schmallenberg-Winkhausen Hotel Jagdhaus Wiese , 57392 Schmallenberg-Oberkirchen Hotel Rimberg , 57392 Schmallenberg-Rimberg Hotel Waldhaus Ohlenbach , 57392 Schmallenberg-Ohlenbach Hotel Diedrich , 59969 Hallenberg in the Olpe district Romantik Hotel Haus Platte , 57439 Attendorn-Niederhelden Landhotel Voss , 57368 Lennestadt-Saalhausen

Cooking Apprenticeship (m/f/d) - The Stars of the Sauerland

An apprenticeship that suits your interests

Training to become a chef is a great fit for you if you enjoy hands-on work and want to see the results of your efforts. You enjoy working as part of a team. You’re passionate about fresh and exotic ingredients, and you’re eager to learn how to prepare them in creative and delicious ways. You thrive on action and have the stamina to keep going, even when things get stressful.

You can pursue culinary training regardless of your high school diploma.
The program typically lasts three years. It can be shortened if you perform exceptionally well.

Highlights of the training program

You'll learn a lot about food and sustainable food processing and preparation. Meat, fish, vegetarian, or vegan—we cover it all. Cooking is all about creativity!
There's plenty of variety in the daily routine; no two days are alike, so boredom is the last thing you'll experience.
You have completely flexible working hours; yes, you do work on weekends, but in return you get the weekdays off when others have to work.
Everything you learn will come in handy in your personal life, too!
And once you've completed your training, the world is your oyster: work and live where others can only go on vacation!

Here's what you'll learn

Preparing meals using a wide variety of ingredients, such as vegetables, meat, and fish
To prepare soups and sauces, desserts and salads, doughs and creams
Planning kitchen workflows
Handle purchasing, receiving, and inventory management
To determine and calculate costs, revenues, and prices
Using food and resources sustainably
Ensure proper hygiene and documentation
Create menu suggestions and advise guests
Working as part of a team and managing your own schedule

Your career prospects after completing your training

An entry-level position after completing training is, for example, "Commis de Cuisine"
Further specialization through training courses (e.g., vegetarian/vegan cuisine)
Certification as a Master Chef
Career advancement to Kitchen or Operations Manager (m/f/d) / F&B Manager
Self-employment, running your own business

What we offer

DEHOGA-certified “Top Training Companies”
Experienced instructors who also provide intensive support with exam preparation
Regular in-house training sessions on specialized topics
Joint activities and visits to suppliers and partners
An annual trainee exchange with the other "Sterne" hotels to learn about procedures at other establishments
Special perks such as access to the pool during your free time, great special rates for personal travel at over 600 hotels in Germany, a 25% discount on food and drinks at all “Sterne im Sauerland” hotels, and much more.
Dual training: Hands-on experience at a hotel & theory at a vocational school (1–2 school days per week)
Monthly training stipend: 1st year €1,200 – 2nd year €1,300 – 3rd year €1,400
Starting salary after completion of training: approx. €2,700

Your "Sterne" training restaurant for chefs (m/f/d)

at the HSK Landhotel Gasthof Schütte, 57392 Schmallenberg-Oberkirchen
Hotel Deimann, 57392 Schmallenberg-Winkhausen
Hotel Jagdhaus Wiese, 57392 Schmallenberg-Oberkirchen
Hotel Rimberg, 57392 Schmallenberg-Rimberg
Hotel Waldhaus Ohlenbach, 57392 Schmallenberg-Ohlenbach
Hotel Diedrich, 59969 Hallenberg

in the Olpe district Romantik Hotel Haus Platte, 57439 Attendorn-Niederhelden
Landhotel Voss, 57368 Lennestadt-Saalhausen