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Duration

1 year

Tuition

$2,723

  Ottawa

Sep 5-Aug 30

Plus 1 other start dates

Jan 8 - Dec 20 2024

Commitment

Full-Time

Delivery

Classroom

Credential

Certificate

Year Founded

1967

Scholarships

no

This one-year Culinary Skills Ontario College Certificate program teaches you the cutting-edge skills you need to succeed in the high-growth culinary industry. Learn essential food preparation skills and techniques from industry professionals in Algonquin College’s world-class culinary labs. Topics include nutrition and food theory, food cost control, menu planning and sanitation and safety procedures.

The hands-on experience and knowledge you gain opens many doors for you and helps to shape your career as a professional cook.

Some classes are held in the evening and on the weekend in Restaurant International, Algonquin College’s on-campus fine-dining restaurant, to give you a taste of your career before graduation.

Expand your real-world experience and make industry connections with an 80-hour field placement. With opportunities to participate in community events, culinary competitions and activities, you have many opportunities to refine your skills and gain further experience.

What You’ll Learn

  • Provide fundamental culinary preparation and presentation for a variety of food service environments using a range of classical and contemporary techniques.
  • Apply basic food and bake science to food preparation to create a desired end product.
  • Contribute to and monitor adherence of others to the provision of a well-maintained kitchen environment and to the service of food and beverage products that are free from harmful bacteria or other contaminants, adhering to health, safety, sanitation and food handling regulations.
  • Ensure the safe operation of the kitchen and all aspects of food preparation to promote healthy work spaces and the responsible, efficient use of resources.
  • Support the development of menu options that reflect knowledge of nutrition and food ingredients, promote general health and well-being, respond to a range of nutritional needs and preferences and address modifications for special diets, food allergies and intolerances, as required.
  • Apply fundamental business principles and recognized industry costing and control practices to food service operations to promote a fiscally responsible operation.
  • Apply basic knowledge of sustainability, ethical and local food sourcing, and food security to food preparation and kitchen management, recognizing the potential impacts on food production, consumer choice and operations within the food service industry.
  • Use technology, including contemporary kitchen equipment, for food production and promotion.
  • Perform effectively as a member of a food and beverage preparation and service team and contribute to the success of a food-service operation by applying self-management and interpersonal skills.
  • Develop strategies for continuous personal and professional learning to ensure currency with and responsiveness to emerging culinary techniques, regulations, and practices in the food service industry.
  • Identify and apply discipline-specific practices that contribute to the local and global community through social responsibility, economic commitment and environmental stewardship.

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Student Reviews (10)

Algonquin College

Highly qualified teachers

Erica Racine

May 25, 2023

Graduated From

Business - Management and Entrepreneurship (Co-Op and Non Co-Op)

Overall:

5 out of 5

Instructors:

5 stars

Curriculum:

5 stars

Job Assistance:

na

I will be graduating at the end of this semester and I have greatly enjoyed my time here. I'm in the Business Management and Entrepreneurship program. The teachers are highly qualified and approachable, the campus is nice and clean, and I have learned ...

I will be graduating at the end of this semester and I have greatly enjoyed my time here. I'm in the Business Management and Entrepreneurship program. The teachers are highly qualified and approachable, the campus is nice and clean, and I have learned lots.

Algonquin College

Highly recommend

Kaitlin Trooper

May 25, 2023

Graduated From

Personal Support Worker

Overall:

5 out of 5

Instructors:

5 stars

Curriculum:

5 stars

Job Assistance:

na

The personal support worker program is very good at Algonquin College. I do find that they gave me the skills to do my job and purse into my BScN. Even with COVID-19, my program coordinator still made sure that we graduated on time. Highly recommend.

The personal support worker program is very good at Algonquin College. I do find that they gave me the skills to do my job and purse into my BScN. Even with COVID-19, my program coordinator still made sure that we graduated on time. Highly recommend.

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