As a Confectioner, you will need to master following:

• Ensure correct use of bakery equipment
• apply GMP
• apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
• bake confections
• bake goods
• bakery ingredients
• bakery production methods
• chemical aspects of chocolates
• chemical aspects of sugar
• coat food products
• enforce health and safety regulations for bread products
• exert quality control to processing food
• knead food products
• maintain food specifications
• manufacturing of confectionery
• monitor coating specifications
• monitor temperature in farinaceous processes
• monitor temperature in manufacturing process of food and beverages
• mould chocolate
• nutrients of confectionery
• operate a heat treatment process
• operate mixing of food products
• prepare bakery products
• produce confectionery from chocolate
• temper chocolate
• tend confectionery manufacturing equipment

More generally, a confectioner is also versed in:

• apply HACCP
• care for food aesthetic
• comply with food safety and hygiene
• create new recipes
• follow hygienic procedures during food processing
• select adequate ingredients
• work according to recipe

It also helps to know the following:

• administer ingredients in food production
• analyse trends in the food and beverage industries
• apply extruding techniques
• assess cocoa bean quality
• bake pastry for special events
• decorate pastry for special events
• dispose food waste
• improvise to occuring food processing situations
• label samples
• maintain relationship with suppliers
• negotiate improvement with suppliers
• prepare regional sweet dishes
• tend bakery ovens
• work independently in service of a food production process
• act reliably
• apply flame handling regulations
• control of expenses
• examine production samples
• identify market niches
• liaise with colleagues
• liaise with managers
• make artistic food creations
• negotiate terms with suppliers
• operate automated process control
• perform chemical experiments
• perform services in a flexible manner