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Baking – Professional

Offered at Nanaimo campus

The following areas will be covered in the assessment for the above program. Note that Baking and Culinary Arts assessments are the same.

Area of Study

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Time

Word problems relating to recipes, food preparation and basic arithmetic

35/50

37 questions on:

  • metric measurement of mass (grams, kilograms) & volume (litres, millilitres)
  • imperial measurement of mass (ounces, pounds) & volume (cups)
  • converting from Imperial to Metric
  • converting recipes to serve fewer or more portions
  • converting from Fahrenheit to Celsius and vice versa

13 questions on:

  • adding, subtracting, multiplying & dividing whole numbers, fractions, decimals
  • percent

 

90 minutes

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30

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Approximate Time: 2 Hours

A dictionary is not permitted. A calculator is permitted.  A conversion chart is provided.

To book a seat for the assessment, please call Nanaimo Campus at 250 740 6416, Cowichan Campus at 250 746 3509 or Powell River Campus at 604 485 2878. If you live outside VIU region you can write the assessment in your home town by completing the Off-Campus Assessment Form

To help you prepare for the assessment the following Learning Centres are available:

Nanaimo Learning Centre, Building 205, Room 106. Call 250 740 6425 to confirm hours of operation.

Cowichan Campus Learning Centre, Building 601. Call 250 746 3509 to schedule an appointment

Powell River Campus Learning Centre, Call 604 485 2878 to confirm hours of operation.

View the program outline.

If you need further information, please contact the program area.