Foundations of Professional Knife Skills and Kitchen Ergonomics
Core concepts, vocabulary and working environment for professional knife skills and kitchen ergonomics.
Included with membership
Mai Studies Original · Foundational Culinary Techniques
Professional Knife Skills and Kitchen Ergonomics
Professional Knife Skills and Kitchen Ergonomics is an original Mai Studies programme in foundational culinary techniques. Over 4 weeks and roughly 20 guided hours you work through recorded classes, written notes, practical activities, knowledge checks and assessed tasks marked against a published rubric with an 80% pass mark. All material is written in-house. Mai Studies is independent: no official examination content, question bank, recording or branding from any certification body is reproduced, and completion leads to a Mai Studies completion certificate rather than a regulated or accredited qualification.
4 weeks 20 guided hours Beginner
Included with Mai Studies membership at no extra cost. Fee waivers are available through scholarships and open access.
What you will achieve
- Explain the core principles of professional knife skills and kitchen ergonomics in plain language
- Apply the methods safely and correctly to realistic scenarios
- Produce a documented portfolio piece assessed against a published rubric
- Plan your next steps in safe knife handling, cutting techniques and kitchen ergonomics
Entry guidance
- — No prior experience needed
- — A computer and a reliable internet connection
Original Mai Studies learning material. This is a professional completion programme, not a regulated qualification or university accreditation.
Programme syllabus
3 applied modules
4h
Applied practice in Professional Knife Skills and Kitchen Ergonomics
Hands-on work that turns theory into a repeatable method for safe knife handling, cutting techniques and kitchen ergonomics.
Portfolio project, assessment and next steps
Produce assessed evidence of your capability and plan the study that follows this programme.