New Zealand Cheese School courses are delivered throughout the year

***As the situation with Covid-19 continues to change and develop, we want you to know that our commitment to the health, safety and wellbeing of our staff and students is our top priority. With that in mind, we have taken steps to cancel all courses to the end of June 2020.  All enrolled students will be contacted and if you have any questions or queries, please contact us. You can sign up to our newsletters to hear about any further developments, at the bottom of this page.***

Whatever you want to learn about cheese, the New Zealand Cheese School is your one-stop-shop, delivering everything from 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.

Starts on Mon 21st Sep
From $1,700
Cheesemakers Certificate – Theory
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. Prior experience is useful but not essential to get the most out of this course.
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Starts on Mon 24th Aug
From $435
Cheese Sensory
Learn the principles of tasting and evaluating a wide range of specialty cheese. From defects and causes, grading of cheese, flavour and aroma identification, body and texture evaluation and scoring/ etiquette during judging.
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Neil Willman - Principal, Director and Head Trainer of New Zealand Cheese School

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.

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