Learn to cook with our hands-on courses for adults
Increase your cooking confidence at a hands-on cookery course in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Louth, Meath, Kildare or Wexford
Sometimes the difference between an edible meal and a culinary delight is just a bit of confidence. And even the most novice cook can learn the skills to make them experts in the kitchen.
During a typical cookery course, you learn, through a mix of demonstration and practical experience, how to prepare and cook a range of dishes covering a variety of ingredients, cooking methods, and preparation skills; learn how to adapt recipes for nutritional content and based on ingredients available. Time, budget and special dietary requirements are also considered.
You'll leave an eight or ten week cookery course with knowledge and skills to cook for yourself, a busy family, or a large group of friends.
During a typical cookery course, you learn, through a mix of demonstration and practical experience, how to prepare and cook a range of dishes covering a variety of ingredients, cooking methods, and preparation skills; learn how to adapt recipes for nutritional content and based on ingredients available. Time, budget and special dietary requirements are also considered.
You'll leave an eight or ten week cookery course with knowledge and skills to cook for yourself, a busy family, or a large group of friends.
Photos of participants learning new cooking skills at Ashbourne CS; Cabinteely CS; Crescent College Comp; Gorey Community School; Hartstown CS; O'Fiaich Institute, Palmerstown CS and St Colmcille's CS
Where to find a cookery course for beginners or improvers
The vast majority of schools within the NACED network of schools run at least one cookery course, so if you're looking to learn the very basics, or pick up some new skills, we should have a course for you.
Cork City and County: Ashton School, Cork City (Cooking with Glena; Chinese Cookery) • Ballincollig Community School (Cooking from Scratch; Fresh Cooking Ideas; Vegan Cookery Course) • Bishopstown Community School, Cork (Cooking for Sport; Parent and Child Cooking) • Carrigaline Community School, Carrigaline (Vegan Cooking) • Kinsale Community School (Eat Yourself Healthy: Cooking for Good Health & Wellbeing)
Dublin City and County: Cabinteely Community School, Dublin 18 (Asian Cookery; Cooking for Beginners; Cooking for Weight Loss) • Coolmine Community School, Dublin 15 (Cooking with Emma) • Hartstown Community School, Dublin 15 (Asian Cooking; Italian Cookery; Spanish Cooking Made Simple) • Newpark Comprehensive School, Blackrock (Basic Cookery) • Palmerstown Community School, Dublin 20 (Home Cooking and Baking) • Portmarnock Community School (Healthy Dishes from Around the World) • St Colmcille's Community School, Knocklyon, Dublin 16 (Cookery for Men; Healthy Eating Cookery; Italian Cookery) • St Tiernan’s Community School, Ballally, Dublin 16 (Chinese Cooking)
County Kildare: Coláiste Chiaráin, Leixlip (Easy Healthy Meals; Italian Cookery) • Saint Mary's College, Naas (Good Mood Food) • Scoil Mhuire Community School, Clane (Joys of Cooking; Guilt Free Cookery; Taste from around the Globe)
Limerick City and County: Crescent College Comprehensive, Dooradoyle (Hands-on Cooking; Cookery for Men; Gourmet Cooking)
County Louth: O'Fiaich Institute, Dundalk (Advanced Cooking for Living)
County Meath: Ashbourne Community School (Cooking for Fun); Boyne Community School, Trim (Health Dining)
County Wexford: Gorey Community School (Tasty Starters with Glen Donnelly; Christmas Dinner with a Difference)
Courses are added at other schools in our network from time to time, and the cooking courses offered change from term to term. Check out links to your local schools on our homepage for the most up-to-date course lists. Many schools also run baking courses and some run nutrition courses.
Cork City and County: Ashton School, Cork City (Cooking with Glena; Chinese Cookery) • Ballincollig Community School (Cooking from Scratch; Fresh Cooking Ideas; Vegan Cookery Course) • Bishopstown Community School, Cork (Cooking for Sport; Parent and Child Cooking) • Carrigaline Community School, Carrigaline (Vegan Cooking) • Kinsale Community School (Eat Yourself Healthy: Cooking for Good Health & Wellbeing)
Dublin City and County: Cabinteely Community School, Dublin 18 (Asian Cookery; Cooking for Beginners; Cooking for Weight Loss) • Coolmine Community School, Dublin 15 (Cooking with Emma) • Hartstown Community School, Dublin 15 (Asian Cooking; Italian Cookery; Spanish Cooking Made Simple) • Newpark Comprehensive School, Blackrock (Basic Cookery) • Palmerstown Community School, Dublin 20 (Home Cooking and Baking) • Portmarnock Community School (Healthy Dishes from Around the World) • St Colmcille's Community School, Knocklyon, Dublin 16 (Cookery for Men; Healthy Eating Cookery; Italian Cookery) • St Tiernan’s Community School, Ballally, Dublin 16 (Chinese Cooking)
County Kildare: Coláiste Chiaráin, Leixlip (Easy Healthy Meals; Italian Cookery) • Saint Mary's College, Naas (Good Mood Food) • Scoil Mhuire Community School, Clane (Joys of Cooking; Guilt Free Cookery; Taste from around the Globe)
Limerick City and County: Crescent College Comprehensive, Dooradoyle (Hands-on Cooking; Cookery for Men; Gourmet Cooking)
County Louth: O'Fiaich Institute, Dundalk (Advanced Cooking for Living)
County Meath: Ashbourne Community School (Cooking for Fun); Boyne Community School, Trim (Health Dining)
County Wexford: Gorey Community School (Tasty Starters with Glen Donnelly; Christmas Dinner with a Difference)
Courses are added at other schools in our network from time to time, and the cooking courses offered change from term to term. Check out links to your local schools on our homepage for the most up-to-date course lists. Many schools also run baking courses and some run nutrition courses.
