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How to become a Chef in Myanmar (Burma)
Chefs plan menus, cook and lead kitchen teams in restaurants, hotels and catering businesses.
Quick answers
- What does a Chef do?
- Chefs plan menus, cook and lead kitchen teams in restaurants, hotels and catering businesses.
- How do you become a Chef in Myanmar (Burma)?
- Common ways in: Certificate or diploma in culinary arts (about 1 year); Work up from kitchen assistant (about 2 years). Routes and durations vary by country and person.
- Which school subjects help you become a Chef?
- Foods and Nutrition, any secondary subjects.
Official definition
Chefs design menus, create dishes and oversee the planning, organization, preparation and cooking of meals in hotels, restaurants and other eating places, on board ships, on passenger trains and in private households.
ISCO-08 unit group 3434, Chefs. Contains ESCO data. (c) European Union. Reuse authorised provided the source is acknowledged (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU). ISCO-08 is the International Standard Classification of Occupations of the International Labour Organization.
What the work involves
- Plan menus and order supplies
- Cook and present dishes
- Run the kitchen team and food safety
Key skills
- Cooking
- People management
- Health and safety compliance
- Budgeting
Where this career can lead
CareerProof Global guidance: common routes and typical durations compiled by our team; they vary by country and person.
Ways in
CareerProof Global guidance: common routes and typical durations compiled by our team; they vary by country and person.
Certificate · about 1 year
Certificate or diploma in culinary arts
Experience · about 2 years
Work up from kitchen assistant
School subjects that keep this path open
- Foods and Nutrition
- any secondary subjects
Subjects this work relies on
How important each subject's knowledge is in the job itself, rated by people doing it (1 to 5).
- Agriculture or Foods and NutritionO*NET: Food ProductionVery important (4.1)
- Business Studies or EntrepreneurshipO*NET: Administration and ManagementVery important (3.7)
- Mathematics or StatisticsO*NET: MathematicsVery important (3.5)
- English or Literature in EnglishO*NET: English LanguageImportant (3.3)
- Economics or AccountingO*NET: Economics and AccountingImportant (3.2)
Linked to the ESCO occupation chef and the O*NET profile Chefs and Head Cooks through the official ESCO to O*NET crosswalk. O*NET data describe work in the United States; requirements differ by country. This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. CareerProof Global has modified all or some of this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.
Preparation needed
Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
- Most common education (US)
- Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree
- Education
- Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
- Experience
- Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
- Training
- Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
Linked to the ESCO occupation chef and the O*NET profile Chefs and Head Cooks through the official ESCO to O*NET crosswalk. O*NET data describe work in the United States; requirements differ by country. This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. CareerProof Global has modified all or some of this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.
Where this career can lead
CareerProof Global guidance: common routes and typical durations compiled by our team; they vary by country and person.
Careers people move in from
No moves into this career recorded yet. Most people start through the ways in.
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Related occupations
Occupations O*NET links to this one by similar work, skills and knowledge.
- Bakers
- Cooks, Restaurant
- Cooks, Private Household
- Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
- Food Service Managers
- Cooks, Short Order
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
- Food Batchmakers
- Waiters and Waitresses
- Dietetic Technicians
Linked to the ESCO occupation chef and the O*NET profile Chefs and Head Cooks through the official ESCO to O*NET crosswalk. O*NET data describe work in the United States; requirements differ by country. This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. CareerProof Global has modified all or some of this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.
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