New Zealand Cheese School courses are delivered throughout the year
Whatever you want to learn about cheese, the New Zealand Cheese School is your one-stop-shop, delivering everything from NZQA-approved courses for professional cheesemakers through to team-building workshops. Book one of our professional courses, DIY cheesemaking courses or private courses, parties and team building workshops today.
This five-day course focuses on the theory of cheesemaking with a component of practical cheesemaking in an operating artisan cheese factory.
The Cheesemakers Certificate offers a training path for people who would like to obtain a nationally recognised cheesemaking qualification. It involves the principles and practices of cheesemaking and is mostly theory.
Learn how to recognise the perfect cheese and become a competent judge. Complete this as a stand-alone course, or as module 4 of the New Zealand CheeseMaster program.
Learn about defects and causes, grading, flavour and aroma identification, evaluating body and texture, scoring and judging etiquette.
Get practical with hands-on cheesemaking during this 5-day course. You will work under the supervision of Master Cheesemaker Neil Willman, making a range of different styles specialty cheese. You will learn the principles of cheesemaking in their relevance to the cheesemaking practice.
Prior experience is useful but not essential to get the most out of this course.
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Neil Willman
Principal, Director & Head Trainer
We are delighted to have Neil as the Principal and Director of our school. Neil has over 30 years experience in the teaching industry for both professional and home cheesemakers. There is no other person better equipped to be our expert.