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Certificate in Culinary Skills
Certificate in Culinary Skills

Certificate in Culinary Skills

  • ID:DC010009
  • Level:1-Year Post-Secondary Certificate
  • Duration:
  • Intake:

Fees (CAD)

* Compulsory Ancillary, Program Incidental

Estimated Total/program:
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60
Accept letter
100
Visa
20
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1

Admission Requirements

Entry Requirement

English Requirement

  • Academic IELTS: 6.0, no band score less than 5.5**
    Applicants with an Indian or Pakistani passport are required to submit official Academic IELTS test scores with a minimum overall score of 6.0, with no band score below 6.0, as per SDS guidelines. Select programs may require higher scores. TOEFL / PTE / CAEL test scores and English for Academic Purposes (EAP) will not be accepted.

  • IBT TOEFL: 80, with minimum section scores of 20

  • PTE Academic: 53 minimum overall, no section below 49 L,W,S,R

  • CAEL: Overall scores of 60 with no section below 60

  • DET 105

Course Information

The Culinary Skills program is designed to prepare you for a career in a wide variety of food-service industry settings.

Areas of study include:

  •     Baking and pastry arts

  •     Classic and contemporary a la carte cuisine

  •     Computer applications

  •     Development of essential communication skills

  •     Flavours and cooking methods

  •     Food service principles

  •     Safety

  •     Sanitation

  •     Understanding of ingredients

In addition, related business management studies and general education courses round out the program. You will learn through a combination of activity-based classroom instruction and practical application in our culinary, pastry and restaurant labs. You will also gain practical experience through our student-run, open-to-the-public restaurant and a field placement at a school approved industry property.

Upon successful completion of this program, you may qualify for advanced standing in Year 2 of Durham College’s Culinary Management program. The Culinary Skills program is offered at the Whitby campus, home of the college’s new W. Galen Weston Centre for Food. This incredible new learning centre provides access to a full-service green certified teaching restaurant and lounge; a demonstration theatre; and state-of-the-art labs, classrooms and meeting spaces, all designed to offer you the best possible learning experience.

Students in this program will benefit from working and learning in Bistro ’67, a full-service, green-certified teaching and learning restaurant operated by staff and students.

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SEMESTER 1

  • Communications For Business I (COMM 2204)

  • Computers For Hospitality (COMP 1210)

  • Culinary Theory I (CULI 1200)

  • Culinary And Baking Techniques (CULI 1201)

  • Food Safety And Sanitation (FOOD 1200)

  • Introduction To Global Cuisine (GLOB 1202)

  • Culinary Nutrition (NUTR 2200)

  • Professional Development Strategies I (PDST 1200)

SEMESTER 2

  • Cuisine A La Carte (CUIS 2201)

  • Culinary Theory II (CULI 2201)

  • Food Service Operations (FOOP 2200)

  • Field Placement - CSK (FWK 2201)

  • Field Placement Workshop - CSK (FWKW 2000)

  • General Education Elective (GNED 0000)

  • Menu Planning (MENU 2200)

  • Principles Of Kitchen Management (PKM 2200)

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Pre Courses

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Pathway Courses

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

  • Assistant baker

  • Banquet or catering cook

  • Chef de partie

  • Entrepreneur

  • Pastry chef

  • Sous chef

Ability to settle

Overseas Student Health Cover

Medical Insurance: 500 CAD per year

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