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Culinary Arts
Join a profession in demand! Trained professional cooks and chefs are needed today to provide culinary services to a range of tourism and hospitality operations such as: restaurants, hotels, golf courses, ski resorts, cruise ships, nature-based operations (such as whitewater rafting camps) and more. To fill the need for these qualified culinary artists, a provincially-standardized, three-level curriculum has been developed and implemented across BC. Our facilities and instructors have a terrific reputation!
Cook Training Level 1 is designed to train you for employment in restaurants, institutions, and fast-food outlets.
Cook Training Level 2 is designed to produce graduates with experience in the following areas of high volume food preparation: salads, dressings, vegetables, deep fry, grilled foods, meats, poultry, seafood, sauces, soups and stocks, butchery and dessert baking.
Cook Training Level 3 is designed to introduce you to the complexity, diversity and attractiveness of the Cooking profession. Usually, students acquire practical experience preparing a la carte, table d'hote and prix fixe menu items for patrons for the college or university training dining room.
Additional programs offer training in specialty areas such as Asian Culinary Arts, Chocolate Making, Baking, and more.
The following BC colleges and universities offer culinary arts programs:
