Program Overview

University Microcredential for Work and Comprehensive Management in Kitchen

Presentation

The University Microcredential for Work and Comprehensive Management in Kitchen is designed to provide students with comprehensive knowledge and skills in managing a gastronomic business. Throughout the study plan, students will expand their knowledge related to work and comprehensive management in the kitchen and its real application in the gastronomic sector.

Objectives

The objectives of this microcredential are to:

• Manage the logistics of a gastronomic business: place orders, work with suppliers, warehouses, and inventories.
• Plan and produce effectively.
• Control the costs of dishes and the menu, warehouses, and inventories.
• Manage work personnel.
• Acquire knowledge related to food safety and hygiene.
• Handle local and seasonal products and achieve the highest level of sustainability through 0 loss.

Learning Outcomes

The learning outcomes of this microcredential are classified into knowledge or content (CO), competencies (C), and abilities or skills (H), taking into account the ESCO classification for Microcredentials:

• CO1: Food hygiene standards
• CO2: Systems for monitoring food waste
• CO3: Logistics
• CO4: Cost management
• H1: Manage human resources
• H2: Develop strategies to reduce food waste
• H3: Ensure compliance with health, safety, and hygiene standards
• H4: Store raw food materials

Programme

The programme consists of the following topics:

1. Hygiene and food quality
2. Management of orders, suppliers, warehouse, and inventories
3. Management, entrepreneurship, and innovation
4. People management in the restaurant
5. Sustainability, recipe book with local and seasonal products, 0 loss
6. Planning and production in the kitchen
7. Control of dish costs
8. Control of menu, warehouse, and inventory costs

Recipients

The microcredential is designed for:

• Entrepreneurs and future owners of gastronomic businesses
• Professionals from the gastronomic sector with training and experience
• Professionals from the gastronomic sector without prior training
• Professionals from other sectors who want to update themselves and apply their profile to the gastronomic sector
• Directors, managers, administrators of gastronomic businesses
• Students and recent graduates in Gastronomy or any branch of study

Access Requirements

Applicants must meet at least one of the following profiles. No university degree is necessary. The ability to work autonomously and safely will be an access requirement.

Selection Criteria

In the event that the number of applications exceeds the number of places offered, a selection will be made based on the following criteria:

• 40% CV: Experience in hospitality and the food sector
• 40% FP in hospitality or equivalent accreditation
• 20% University degree related to the food industry, gastronomy, or food

Number of Places

The number of places is 24, with a minimum of 12.

Academic Management and Faculty

The academic direction is led by Dr. Diana Catalina Pérez-Bustamante Yábar, a hired professor/doctor with a background in business and humanities. The faculty includes:

• Dr. Diana Catalina Pérez-Bustamante Yábar
• Dr. Antonio González Ruiz, Visiting Professor
• Dr. Irene Campos García, Hired Professor/Doctor
• Alfonso Escuela, Master in Food and Beverage and Business Management
• Celia Sánchez-Pacheco de Vega, Master in Training for Secondary and Baccalaureate Teachers

Duration and Development

• Modality: In-person
• Number of credits: 10.5
• Contact hours: 105
• Place of delivery: Theoretical classroom URJC Aranjuez Campus, Governor Building
• Opening hours: Monday and Tuesday, from 15:30 to 20:30
• Start and end date: September 15, 2025 – November 25, 2025

Reservation of Place and Enrollment

• Pre-registration period: Until August 31, 2025
• Enrollment deadline: September 17, 2025
• Title price: 808.50€
• Possibility of scholarship: Yes

Documentation to Attach, Forms, and Place of Delivery

The applicant must present all the scanned documentation in the allowed formats through the specified link. The required documentation includes:

• National Identity Document or equivalent
• University degree of the studies that give access to the requested postgraduate degree
• Curriculum vitae
• Responsible declaration of veracity of the data provided in digital format
• Any other document required by the Academic Department of Continuing Education for acceptance