Advanced Certificate in Culinary Arts
Northern Lights College
Key Information
Campus location
Dawson Creek, Canada
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
1 year
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
CAD 9,710
Application deadline
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Earliest start date
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Introduction
The Advanced Certificate in Culinary Arts is a 35-week program designed to encompass ITA Levels 1 and 2 of Professional Cook training, with a 30-hour Capstone course at the end.
Students will perform all phases of kitchen activities including the preparation and presentation of vegetables, soups, sauces, meat, fish, and poultry; cold kitchen items; desserts, baking, pastry; basic menu planning/costing as well as knowledge of safety, sanitation, and food storage.
Students will also gain valuable knowledge of customer service which will enable them to become leaders in their field. Level 1 starts in a fully supervised environment, performing basic cooking and food preparation tasks, while the Level 2 environment allows students a partially independent role in performing the same variety of tasks.
At the end of each course level, there is an ITA Certificate of Qualification (C of Q) exam. Upon completion of Professional Cook 1, students will receive 600 hours of work-based training. The remaining 400 of the required 1000 hours can be obtained through employment in any external agency providing food services while taking the Advanced Certificate program. Upon successful completion of Professional Cook 2, students will receive an additional 240 hours of work-based hours.
Students will only be eligible to write their C of Q for Professional Cook 2 at the completion of their full 1000 work-based training hours.
The Capstone project (30 hours) is designed to demonstrate and be evaluated as a culmination of all things learned throughout the two levels. Activities will include a dining event demonstrating each individual's skill at menu planning, dining setup, dining service, preparing quality food, delivery timing, and dining cleanup.
Successful completion of both levels of Professional Cook studies and exams will result in an ITA Level 2 Professional Cook qualification. With the additional completion of the Capstone project, NLC will award an Advanced Certificate of Culinary Arts.
Students that choose to work concurrently while attending classes have sufficient time to complete the 400 hours required to write the C of Q at the end of Level 2 (working approximately 15 hours/week).
A reading week (30 hours) is included between PCOI 101 and 202. These hours are not included in the total program hours.
Affiliations/Partnerships: Industry Training Authority
Go 2 (Industry Training Organization who monitors all hospitality type industry training for ITA)
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT)
School Districts 59, 60, 81 and 87
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Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
The program is eligible for Canada Student Loans. Visit StudentAid BC to apply for financial assistance online. Note that dual credit students are not eligible for Student Aid.
Curriculum
Required Courses:
- PCOI 101 Professional Cook 1 Institutional Entry
- PCOI 202 Professional Cook 2 Institutional Entry
- PCOI 290 Culinary Arts Capstone
Career Opportunities
Professional Cooks work in a variety of settings including: camps, institutional kitchens, family restaurants, hotels, cruise ships, ferry boats, resorts, nursing homes, hospitals, catering operations, and airlines.