Personal
Chef
This DIPLOMA program offers training for students who wish to start a vocation as a personal cook working for clientele.
Duration: 440 hours
About the Diploma
This DIPLOMA program offers training for students who wish to start a vocation as a personal cook working for clientele. Our theory courses can be delivered online from the comfort of your home. But this program, unlike others in Ontario, includes 200 hours of practical hands-on learning under the direct supervision of our Chef inside our state-of the-art commercial kitchen. Students receive training in baking, meats and seafood, nutrition, culinary techniques, food presentation, and much more. The personal chef courses help you open and operate your small business, how to find market yourself to find clients, and how to handle your finances while preparing unique, delicious and customized dining experiences for your customers.
Practical Outcome
Students will gain experience with 100 hours of online culinary theory, 200 hours of practical training in our state-of-the-art commercial kitchen working directly under a chef, and 140 hours of online courses to learn to start and manage a personal chef business.
Tools and Attire
Students must wear non-slip steel toed shoes, chef pants and jacket, apron, and chef hat.
Includes Food Handler Certification
Includes 200 HOURS
of hands-on training in a
COMMERCIAL KITCHEN!
CHEF HAT AND UNIFORM INCLUDED!
Students will receive chef apron, jacket, hat, and pants, plus a 26-piece culinary knife roll kit.
Most importantly, students will EAT what they make.
Delivery
Chef De Cuisine program is offered in TWO ways:
Ask your Admissions Counsellor for the delivery method for the upcoming schedules.
Course List
- Culinary Occupation Skills
- Food Safety and Sanitation
- Eggs, Dairy, Nutrition, Special Dietary Needs
- Produce, Herbs, and Spices
- Salads, Sandwiches, and Appetizers
- Soups, Stocks, and Sauces
- Potatoes, Grains, and Pasta
- Meat, Game, and Poultry
- Fish and Seafood
- Baking and Desserts
- Commercial Kitchen Practical I
- Opening a Personal Chef Business
- Purchasing, Accounting and Finances
- Marketing and Sales as a Personal Chef
- Customer Service as a Personal Chef
- Operating a Personal Chef Business
- Client Menu Planning and Design
- Capstone Project for Personal Chef
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