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Technology and Livelihood

Education

COOKERY Module 1
Personal Entrepreneurial
Competencies / PECs

Department of Education ● Republic of the Philippines

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 What I Know

Directions: Choose the letter of your answer. Write it in your TLE notebook.
1. An art and science of preparing food for consumption by using heat.
A. Technology
B. Cookery
C. Industrial Arts
D. Practical Arts
2. The main task of a restaurant manager_____________.
A. makes decisions on menus and day to day offerings.
B. manages, leads and supervises the restaurant operations.
C. cooks and prepares large amount of food for events and parties.
D. prepares the food for photography in books and other
publications.
3. A kind of job that oversees the daily operations of restaurant and hotel
kitchens.
A. Restaurant Manager
B. Restaurant Cook
C. Front Office Agent
D. Executive Chef
4. Putting up your own business requires a lot of patience, integrity and
dedication.
A. Hardworking
B. Risk taker
C. Committed
D. Persistence
5. A characteristic of a person who is forward looking.
A. Goal oriented
B. Persistence
C. Risk taker
D. Committed

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6. A characteristic of an entrepreneur who is strong enough in dealing and
solving the challenges you may undertake as you go with running your
business.
A. Creative
B. Risk taker
C. Disciplined
D. Honest
7. In a business SWOT stands for?
A. Strengths, Wellbeing, Opportunities, Threat
B. Sudden, Weaknesses, Outstanding, Threats
C. Social Ways of Overcoming Threats D. Strengths Weaknesses
Opportunities Threats
8. A SWOT analysis looks at? A. The internal factors only
B. Both internal and external factors
C. The external factors only
D. None of the above
9. In a SWOT analysis, which two elements are parts of the internal
environment?
A. Strength and threats
B. Weaknesses and strengths
C. Opportunities and threats
D. Weaknesses and threats
10. Which of the following display the traits of a successful chef? A. They
discourage employees creativity.
B. They do things the way they were taught and do not change.
C. They are knowledgeable about many different foods and
techniques.
D. They do not allow employees to provide input on decision in the
work place.
11. The following are the importance of cookery EXCEPT
A. Promote self esteem
B. Start culinary career
C. Making money
D. Improve cooking skills

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12. An individual who would like to engage in any business must possess a
strong faith in his / her ability and capabilities in dealing with the different
problems that she might encounter in running a business. A.
Persistence
B. Hardworking
C. Self - confidence
D. Committed
13. What trait is shown if the person knows how to handle unusual events
that may happen in the business?
A. Goal oriented
B. Copes with uncertainty
C. Hard working
D. Committed
14. Which of the following statements hold true about SWOT Analysis?
A. Identifying the external factors that are favorable and unfavorable
to achieve the objective.
B. Involves specifying the objective of the business venture.
C. Identifying the internal factors that are favorable and unfavorable
to achieve the objective. D. All of these
15. Which of the following show weakness in the SWOT analysis? A. The
place is quite expensive.
B. Have a supportive parent.
C. Good in public speaking.
D. Lack of stress management skills.

Lesson INTRODUCTION TO COOKERY

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 What’s In

Directions: Answer the following questions and write your

answer in your TLE notebook
1. What do you want to become in the future?
2. How will you succeed in your chosen career?

What’s New

Why do we cook food?

Write five answers in this question in an enumerated form. Write your answer
in your TLE notebook.

What is It

Cookery
It is an art and science of preparing food for consumption by using
heat. The “how of cooking” can be considered to be the art and the “why of
cooking” could be the science. Cookery is also the skill or activity of preparing
and cooking food.

Importance of the Course Cookery

There are several reasons as to why cookery course is necessary to learn
1. Get Acquainted with your Kitchen – helps you to make familiar with
your kitchen and all the tools and equipments in it

2. Improve Cooking Skills – trains you how to cook and definitely improve
and develop your cooking abilities

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3. Promote Self Esteem – helps you build self – esteem and confidence
knowing that you can now start and then complete a task like cooking

4. Encourage Cultural Awareness - teaches you how cultures from

different places prepare their food

5. Start a Culinary Career – gives you an opportunity to develop a skill in

cooking.

Job Opportunities

There are number of job opportunities in cookery that you can benefit from
once you earn a degree in this field of specialization. The kind of job that you
can find depends on your specialization in cookery. This career can help you to
work as a:

Job Opportunities Job Description

Chef
➢ Oversees a restaurant‘s kitchen by
managing other members of the food
preparation team
➢ Deciding what dishes to serve and adjusting
orders to meet guests’ requests.

Caterer
➢ Cooks and prepare foods that have the
responsibility to make large amounts of food
for events and parties.

➢ Their tasks include buying the food, preparing

it, moving it to the location, and finishing off
plating in a timely manner.
➢ Their challenge is to keep the food hot and
delicious while serving many guests at the
same time.

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Restaurant cook
➢ Often prepares ingredients, ensure
cleanliness of their working area and keep
the restaurant stocked with necessary
cooking supplies.
➢ They may also help make decisions on
menus and day to day offerings.

Executive chef
➢ Known as Chef manager or Head chef
➢ Oversees the daily operations of restaurant
and hotel kitchens. This includes hiring,
training and overseeing kitchen staff and
ensuring a high quality, cost effective
product.

Food and
Beverage manager ➢ They are responsible for ensuring that all
food and drinks are of the highest quality.
➢ Design unique menus, handling customer
complaints, creating company policies and
complying with food and safety regulations.

Restaurant ➢ Tasked to manage, lead and supervise the

Manager restaurant operations.

Sales Coordinator
➢ Responsible for representing and
advertising the restaurant.

Front Office Agent

➢ Performs all front desks duties such as check
– in and check – out, reservations,

phone messages and special request from the

guest.

Food Stylist
➢ Prepares the food for photography in books,
magazines, and other publications

Food Writer
➢ Writes articles and blogs for food industry
journals and other publications.

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 What’s More

Directions: Identify what is being asked in the following statements. Choose

your answer from the box and write it on the space provided. Copy these in your
TLE notebook.

Food stylist Improve cooking skills

Executive Chef Caterer Promote self esteem

Sales coordinator Start a culinary career

Restaurant manager Cookery Restaurant Cook Food

writer How of cooking

____________1. The skill or activity of preparing and cooking food.

___________2. Helps you build self – esteem and confidence knowing that you
can now start and then complete a task like cooking

___________3. This is considered to be the art in food preparation.

___________ 4. Gives you an opportunity to attend different culinary classes

and short culinary training program.

___________ 5. Responsible for representing and advertising the restaurant.

____________6. Writes articles and blogs for food industry journals and other
publications.

____________7. Help make decisions on menus and day to day offerings.

____________8. Tasked to manage and lead the restaurant operations.

____________9. Cooks and prepare foods that have the responsibility to make
large amounts of food for events and parties.

____________10. Oversees the daily operations of restaurant and hotel

kitchens

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 Lesson PERSONAL ENTREPRENUERAL
COMPETENCIES / PECs
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TLE_PECS7/8-00-1

What’s New

Activity: Read the short story and answer the given questions. Write your
answer in your TLE notebook.

James grew up in a poor family where he learned the importance of hard

work. When he was in high school, he sold newspapers and cigarettes to help
pay for his schooling.
James learned he was good at woodworking in his TLE classes, and realized
he wanted to make it his profession someday. After high school, he was not
able to go on to college because of lack of money. Instead, he was obliged to
work in a furniture company.
The company where he worked closed when James was 20, and he found
himself suddenly out of job. Instead of applying in another company, he decided
to start his own furniture business. He raised money from his savings and
through loans.
To save his limited capital, James did not hire any help. He budgeted his money
very carefully, spending most of it on good tools and materials. He worked long
hours creating clever designs for his furniture, and looking for better ways to
build them. James started selling his designs to hotels, restaurants, and resorts.
They liked his work so much, and soon, orders began pouring in and his
business grew.
Today, James is the owner of one of the most successful furniture companies
in the country.
Guide Questions: Write your answer in your TLE notebook
1. What are the characteristics that helped James succeed?
2. How did James acquire his trait of being hardworking?

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 3. What did he discover during his TLE classes in high school?

What is It

Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies (PECs)

Technical and entrepreneurial skills are very much in demand nowadays.
That’s the reason why most of the learners must have to undergo training in
order for them to become a more competitive. Developing their skills will help
them in earning a living for their future. In order to become a great entrepreneur
he/she must acquire these entrepreneurial traits.

Most Important Entrepreneurial Traits

The following are the fundamental characteristics of an entrepreneur:
1. Hard working – This means an entrepreneur works diligently and
consistently about it. Hardworking people keep improving their performance to
produce good products and/or provide good services.
2. Self – Confidence – Entrepreneurs have a strong belief in themselves
and their own abilities. They have self-awareness and belief in their own ability
to complete a difficult task or meet a challenge.
3. Profit – Oriented – An entrepreneur enters the world of business to
generate profit or additional income. The business shall become your bread
and butter.
Therefore, you must see to it that the business can generate income.
4. Goal – Oriented – Entrepreneur knows how to set specific, measurable,
attainable, realistic, and time-bound (SMART) goals. It is easy for them to divide
large goals into short-term goals.
5. Persistence – Entrepreneurs do not easily give up in the face of
problems. This includes making a personal sacrifice or extraordinary effort to
complete a job.
6. Ability to accept change – Entrepreneurs should handle with and do
well on changes. Nothing is permanent but change. Change occurs frequently.

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Capitalize on positive changes to make your business grow.
7. Has the initiative - An entrepreneur takes the initiative. He has the
ability to analyze and initiate things independently for the success of his
business.
8. Committed - Good entrepreneurs assume full responsibility over their
business. They give full commitment and solid dedication to make the business
successful.
9. Risk-taking - Entrepreneurs are known for doing tasks that are
moderately challenging in order to achieve a goal.
10. Disciplined - Successful entrepreneurs always stick to the plan and fight
the temptation to do what is unimportant.
11. Creative - An entrepreneur should be creative and innovative to stay in
the business and in order to have an edge over the other competitors
12. Demand for efficiency and quality - Entrepreneur see to it that the
business meets or exceeds existing standards of excellence and exerts efforts
to improve past performance and do things better. They set high but realistic
standards
13. Excellent planner - A good entrepreneur develops and follows the steps
in the plans diligently to realize goals. A good entrepreneur knows that planning
is an effective skill only when combined with action.
14. Possesses people skills - This is a very important skill needed to be
successful in any kind of business. People skills refer to effective and efficient
communication and establishing good relationship to the people working in and
out of your business. In day-to-day business transactions, you need to deal with
people. A well-developed interpersonal skill can make a huge difference
between success and failure of the business.

15. Sound decision maker - Successful entrepreneurs have the ability to

think quickly and to make wise decisions towards a pre planned set of
objectives. Sound decisions should be based on given facts and information
and lead towards the pre planned objectives.
16. Information seeking - Entrepreneur update themselves with new
information about his customers, the market, suppliers, and competitors. This
is rooted to their natural sense of curiosity.

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 What’s More

Matching Type: Match column A with column B. Write the letter of

the correct answer in your TLE notebook.
Column A Column B

A. makes wise decisions towards the set

1. Ability to accept
objectives
change
2. Creative B. strategic thinking and setting of goals
3. Committed C. trusting in one‘s ability
4. Confident. D. adoptable to change
E. innovates to have an edge over other
competitors
5. Disciplined
6. Excellent Planner F. solid dedication
7. Hardworking G. skillful in record keeping
8. Possess people skills H. always sticks to the plan
9. Profit-oriented I. work diligently
10. Sound decision J. effective and efficient communication skills
maker and relates well people

K. always looking for an opportunity to

have/earn income

Lesson
ANALYZING SWOT TLE_EM7/8-00-1
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What’s New

Directions: In your place, identify three successful entrepreneur/business

owner. Write your answer in your TLE notebook.

What is It

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SWOT Analysis

SWOT’’ is an acronym for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and

Threats. The SWOT Analysis began its life in the ‘70s as a planning tool for
analyzing a professional project or business venture. Unchanged in its format,
it’s still used today to help businesses focus their thoughts, analyze their
progress, and strategically shape their decision-making. SWOT can also be
used in personal context, you as an individual can develop your career and
personality by identifying your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and
threats. Reviewing your identity, abilities, personality and applying it to a SWOT
framework will allow you to better yourself and advance in your chosen career.
This step will help you improve your business of choice and prepare for
challenges. The table below will help you differentiate among these four
features

INTERNAL EXTERNAL
P Strengths Opportunities

O - Positive and controllable - Positive factors that are not

factors that contribute to the within the control of the business.
S
business’ success. - Possibilities that you can take
I - An internal resource or advantage of to help you achieve
T capability which is needed to your goals and ambitions
achieve the desired goals. - An external situation that
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Examples: could provide a competitive
V advantage.
• Cheap raw materials
E • Skilled employees Examples:
• Ease of management • Absence of similar products in
• Small capital outlay the market.
• Experience workforce • New markets being
• Business is located in an developed.
area with many people
living. • There is strong support from
the local government for small
and medium businesses to
expand.

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 N Weaknesses Threats

E - Areas where you or your - Negative factors that are

organization may be weaker beyond the control of the business.
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than others. - An external situation which
A - An internal barrier to could damage your space for
T achieve the desired goals. attaining objectives.
- Set of problems, - Things that may prevent you
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difficulties or shortcomings or your organization from making a
V profit or achieving your goals.
encountered by the business.
E Examples: Examples:
• Lack of working capital • Raw material shortages
• Poor location • Too many competitors
• Inexperience owner • New methods of food
• Establishment is old and production that are better
looks out dated.

Limited space inside the and more effective are

establishment, thereby coming out.
limiting the number of
customers it can New technologies are
accommodate. available and are used by
competitors.

What’s More

Directions: Below are factors and elements in the business, market and
environment that affect the success of the business. Determine whether they
are (S) strengths, (W) weaknesses, (O) opportunities or (T) threats. Write only
the first letter of your answer and write it in your TLE notebook.
__________________1. The business has staff who are experienced and well
– trained.
__________________2. There are new technologies that are better and more
advanced than what the business uses.

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__________________3. The government strongly supports small and medium
enterprises to boost the growth of the businesses.
__________________4. The business is located in an area that has many
customers.
__________________5. New and popular products are being introduced in the
market from other competitors.
__________________6. The establishment looks old and needs repairs.
__________________7. The owner has invested small capital into the
business.
__________________8. The business space has a limited capacity to entertain
many customers at the same time.
__________________9. The small nature of the business enables it to provide
excellent customer care because the small amount of work allows its staff to
devote more time to customers.

____________________ 10. The small size of the business’ workforce puts it in

helpless position when a staff member becomes sick or takes a leave from
work.

What I Have Learned

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the missing word/s to complete each
statement. Choose your answer/s from the box below. Write your answer in
your TLE notebook.
Culinary class Strengths Managing Planning tool
Hot and delicious Not within Article and blogs
Plan New information Skill/activity
1. Cookery is a_____________ of preparing and cooking food.
2. Simplest way to start culinary career is to attend _____________.
3. Chef’s task is to oversee a restaurant‘s kitchen by_____________ other
members of the food preparation team.
4. The challenge of the caterer is to keep food_____________ while serving
many guests at the same time.

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5. Food Writer writes_____________ for food industry journals and other
publications.
6. Successful entrepreneurs always stick to the___________ and fight the
temptation to do what is unimportant.
7. Entrepreneur updates themselves with_____________ about her
customers, the market, suppliers, and competitors.
8. _____________ are positive and controllable factors that contribute to the
favourability of a business opportunity.
9. The SWOT Analysis began its life in the ‘70s as a_____________ for
analyzing a professional project or business venture.
10. Opportunities are positive factors that are_____________ the control of
the business

What I Can Do
Directions: Create a business idea that relates with a career
choice in cookery. From the business idea that you created write two strengths,
opportunities, weaknesses and threats. You will be guided to the following
questions for each feature. Write your answer in your TLE notebook.

Strengths Opportunities

1. Why do people praise or like 1. What jobs can you offer from
your business?. your business?
2. What achievements are you 2. What are the advantages of
proud of from your business? your business achievements?

Weaknesses Threats

1. What business resources are 1. What are your business

you lack in or need more? competitors?
2. What are negative feedbacks of 2. What new business resources
your business? are you lack in?

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 Assessment

Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on your TLE
notebook.
1. He/she oversees the daily operations of restaurant and hotel kitchens.
A. Restaurant Manager
B. Restaurant Cook
C. Front Office Agent
D. Executive Chef
2. This refers to the preparation of food with the application of art and
science.
A. Technology
B. Cookery
C. Industrial Arts
D. Practical Arts
3. The main task of a restaurant manager
A. Make decisions on menus and day to day offerings.
B. Manage, lead and supervise the restaurant operations.
C. Cooks and prepare large amount of food for events and parties.
D. Prepares the food for photography in books and other
publications
4. A businessman who takes time to listen to the advice, suggestions, and
recommendations of fellow entrepreneurs is called_____________.
. A. responsible
B. willing to listen
C. committed
D. hard working
5. A successful entrepreneur who ventures new business ideas. This
characteristic is called_____________.
A. initiative
B. risk taker
C. opportunity seeker
D. committed

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6. The bread and butter of the business not only for you but also for your
family.
A. Profit oriented
B. Takes initiative
C. Risk taker
D. Opportunity seeker
7. These are the two elements of internal environment.
A. Strength and threats
B. Opportunities and threats
C. Weaknesses and strengths
D. Weaknesses and threats
8. In the acronym SWOT, S stands for_____________.
A. Star
B. Stress
C. Social
D. Strength
9. What are the factors that SWOT analysis considers?
A. The internal factors only
B. The external factors only
C. Both internal and external factors
D. None of the above
10. These are the importance of cookery EXCEPT
A. Promote self esteem
B. Making money
C. Start culinary career
D. Improve cooking skills
11. The following are undesirable traits of chefs EXCEPT A. They
discourage employees creativity.
B. They do things the way they were taught and do not change.
C. They are knowledgeable about many different foods and
techniques.
D. They do not allow employees to provide input on decision in the
work place.

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12. Knows how to handle unusual events that may happen in the business
which include problems in managing the workers, problems on the
delivery of goods and services, and the problems on demand and
production. You must be patient in dealing with these uncertainties.
A. Goal oriented
B. Hard working
C. Copes with uncertainty
D. Committed
13. An individual who would like to engage in any business must possess a
strong faith in his / her ability and capabilities in dealing with the different
problems that she might encounter in running a business.
A. Persistence
B. Hardworking
C. Self - confidence
D. Committed
14. Which of these statements is true about SWOT Analysis?
A. Specifying the objective of the business venture
B. Identifying the external factors that are favorable and unfavorable
to achieve the objective
C. Identifying the internal factors that are favorable and unfavorable
to achieve the objective D. All of these
15. Identify which of the examples is a Weakness. A. The place is quite
expensive.
B. Have a supportive parent.
C. Good in public speaking.
D. Lack stress management skills.

Additional Activities

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Self – assessment Test
Using the Entrepreneurial Assessment, evaluate your potentials as a future
food entrepreneur. Can you become a successful food entrepreneur?
Directions: Answer honestly and write the letters only in your TLE notebook
1. Are you innovative?
a. I am open – minded to new methods of improving food I will offer.
b. I will not try new methods of preparing my food offerings.
2. Are you creative?
a. I will exert effort to develop my imagination in food preparation.
b. I will not exert much effort to develop my imagination in food
preparation.
3. Are you concerned about the preservation of the environment?
a. I am willing to do my share in the preservation of the environment by
practicing environment management service (EMS).
b. I will not do my share in the preservation of the environment.
4. Are you efficient?
a. I will closely supervise the preparation of food to be served.
b. I will just let other employees do the job.
5. Do you possess good human relations?
a. I enjoy the company of people and am a team player.
b. I do not enjoy the company of the people.
6. Are you hardworking?
a. I believe that success comes from hard work by putting time and effort
for the business.
b. I tend to avoid too much work.
7. Are you healthy?
a. I exercise regularly and eat healthful foods.
b. I do not eat a balance diet and I do not exercise regularly.

8. Are you organized?

a. I make plans before doing things.
b. I do not make plans ahead of time.
9. Are you optimistic/cheerful?
a. I have a positive attitude towards work.
b. I am pessimistic by nature.
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10. Are you quality conscious?
a. I always aim for excellence in my undertakings.
b. I get tired of looking for ways of improving the quality of whatever I
do.

Each a answer is equivalent to 10 points.

Each b answer is equivalent to 5 points.

85 – 100 - points – You have strong entrepreneurial characteristics.

71 – 84 – You have weaknesses that need improvement.
50 – 70 - The commitments of an entrepreneur are hard for you at this time

Answer Key

What I Know What’s More 1 What’s More 2

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What’s More 3 What I have Learned Assessment

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