fair enough.
Here in Australia, we have the following career paths:
grade 3) - qualified chef
grade 4) - chef de partie/
sous chef
grade 5) -
executive chef/FB manager
grade 6) -
executive chef/fb mgr and up
currently, my studies are within 2 months of grade 4 and 2.5yrs of grade 6.
Obviously the external studies are very important (read compliments the training and experience ex inhouse)
Given that, grades 3 to 4 entail 2.5 years school each, then gr 5 takes 18 months and gr6 1yr, this is a considerable investment in time.
to put things into perspective, 4yr apprenticeship + trade course, + commercial cookery level 4, + lvl 5 diploma hospitality mgnt course, + Adv Diploma hospitality mgmnt lvl 6 - total 7.5yrs and 97 subjects.
anyway, check out the Aus standards at:
http://tafensw.edu.au/courses/vocational/index.htm under commercial cookery.
Heheh, if started from scratch at university like this, by now i would have a double Doctorate (muahah)