School: George Brown College
Program: Baking - Pre Employment
Program | Baking - Pre Employment | Faculty | Chef School |
Credential | Ontario College Certificate | Duration | 1 Year |
Starting Month | January | Co-op opportunities | No |
Program Description:
If you want to work as a baker or pastry chef, this is where you start. This one-year certificate program will help you launch a career in baking and pastry arts. You’ll learn all the basics of pastry, cakes and decorating through hands-on training and classroom learning. You’ll also gain specialized knowledge in areas such as artisanal breads, chocolate techniques, fermentation and contemporary dessert plating, as well as menu management, computer skills and nutrition.
Admission Requirement:
Applicants are selected on the basis of their academic achievement, including the required courses, and any other selection criteria outlined below.
Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent**
Grade 12 English (C or U)
Grade 11 Math (C, M or U) or Grade 12 (C or U)
** Mature Student status (19 years of age or older and no OSSD)
Please note that George Brown is committed to ensuring that applicants will succeed in their program of choice and meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission to the program. Applicants may be required to have grades higher than the minimum requirements stated.
Tuition Fees:
Application Fee | $95 |
Base Tuition Fee | $13,520 for 2 semesters $20,280 for 3 Semesters |
Incidental Fees (Student ID, Student association membership, etc.) | $1,500 |
Mandatory Health Insurance | $570.82 for one year coverage( Sep-Aug) $388.28 for 8 months coverage(Jan-Aug) $204.64 for 4 months coverage (May- Aug) |
Public Transportation ( Per year), estimated | $1,500 |
Books and supplies (estimated per year) | $1,000-$1,200 |
Career:
This program gives you the fundamental skills needed for an exciting and rewarding career in areas such as large bakery production, hotel pastry departments, catering companies, or any of the countless small bakeries and pastry shops located all over the world. You can even combine the skills you’ve learned with your entrepreneurial spirit and start your own business.
Are you a culinary graduate interested in expanding your expertise in pastry? As a culinary graduate from any culinary management program in Ontario, (or one year certificate program with one year of industry experience), you are eligible to apply for our Postgraduate Advanced French Patisserie program (H413).
Graduates may qualify for direct entry to the second year of the Baking and Pastry Arts Management diploma Program. Please contact the program co-ordinator for further information.
Website
https://www.georgebrown.ca/h108-2017-2018/