Field of education

Baker is a profession for people interested in baking bread, various types of rolls and semi-confectionery products (e.g. croissants, challah, buns). Students will gain skills in  producing bakery dough, shaping and baking products. They will learn to make bread  using both modern and traditional methods. They will be able to produce 
special bread, e.g. bread with addition of non-bread cereals, pumpernickel, bread 
gluten-free. Young bakers will also be prepared to bake special occasion products, e.g. wedding or harvest bread, so they should have imagination and manual skills to make original decorations. Nowadays, bakers use many specialized machines and devices that students will learn to use. 
Students can develop their interests and skills by participating in extracurricular classes. 
Each year, our young bakers can take part in national competitions: 
National Tournament for the Best Student in the Baker Profession in Wrocław, 
National Baking Tournament named after Anna Butka in Poznań 

 

Attractive jobs are waiting for you: 
in bakery and bakery-confectionery companies; 
in restaurants, hotels, pizzerias; 
in the production departments of hyper- and supermarkets. 
You will also be prepared to run your own business. 
A little more about the profession... 
Baker is a profession for people interested in baking bread, various types of rolls and semi-confectionery products (e.g. croissants, challah, buns). Students will gain skills in producing bakery dough, shaping and baking products. They will learn to make bread using both modern and traditional methods. They will be able to produce 
special bread, e.g. bread with addition of non-bread cereals, pumpernickel, bread gluten-free. Young bakers will also be prepared to bake special occasion products, e.g. wedding or harvest bread, so they should have imagination and manual skills to make original decorations. Nowadays, bakers use many specialized machines and devices that students will learn to use. 
Students can develop their interests and skills by participating in extracurricular classes. 
Each year, our young bakers can take part in national competitions: 
National Tournament for the Best Student in the Baker Profession in Wrocław, 
National Baking Tournament named after Anna Butka in Poznań 

 

 

The course of study 
Vocational school lasts 3 years. 
The curriculum includes: 
general education subjects in line with the curriculum at a first-cycle vocational school, professional subjects related to the technique and technology of confectionery production and decorating confectionery, preparation for running a business and foreign language learning. Vocational subjects are conducted in the form of theoretical and 
practical classes. Theoretical classes are conducted at school. Students have the opportunity to perform exercises in the field of confectionery technology and decoration in school workshops, equipped with professional confectionery equipment. 
In the first and second grades, students attend classes at school three days a week, for two days practical classes at the workplace; in the third grade, school learning lasts two days, practical classes three days  

Practical classes 
Practical classes take place in reputable bakery companies. These are 
companies that have been cooperating with the school for years, mainly crafts. 
In the period of the studies, the student signs a contract with the employer of his or her choice where he or she will stay and he or she obtain the status of a juvenile employee. Juvenile 
employees are protected by the provisions of the Labor Code. 
Therefore, they are entitled to employee rights, including: 
salary (the amount depends on the year of study and the national average in Poland in 2019 
is approximately PLN 170 gross); 
paying ZUS pension and health insurance contributions; 
including the period of employment in the length of service; 
sickness benefit for sick leave; 
the right to annual leave. 

Note: Students who do not sign contracts with employers participate in practical classes 
organized by the school. Students do not have employee rights. 

 

Exams 
At the end of the third grade, students take an exam confirming the SPC.03 qualification 
"Production of bakery products". 
Students undergoing practical vocational training as young workers under the supervision of master bakers, take the apprentice examination before a commission appointed by the Chamber Crafts in Łódź and after passing it, they receive an apprentice certificate. 
The apprentice certificate is the basic document confirming professional qualifications in 
crafts, it entitles you to take up work (perform work) as an employee 
qualified and holding positions requiring qualifications, and after completing a three-year seniority to apply for the master's exam. 
Students undergoing practical vocational training organized by a school or company 
not associated with the Chamber of Crafts, take a professional exam in the field 
qualification SPC.03 Production of bakery products, organized by the District 
Examination Commission. 
After passing the exam, they receive professional qualification certificates issued by the District Examination Commission. 
People who pass the vocational exam and graduate from school will receive a diploma in the profession of baker. 
The condition for completing the First Level Vocational School is to join one of the above 
exams. 

 

And after you graduate, you can work in: 
bakeries; 
bakery departments in supermarkets and hypermarkets; 
various types of catering and food establishments; 
2. continue your education at a 2-year Secondary Vocational School, after completing which you can obtain the title of food technology technician and pass the high school leaving exam. 
3. run your own bakery.