Get cooking

Offered as a work-study, this program lets you master all of the foundational techniques you need to become a professional chef. Consisting of mainly workshops and internships, this learning format is ideal if you want to get into the action of the kitchen right away. With a placement rate of almost 100% in Quebec, this enriched program will help you stand out in a sector with a high demand for skilled labour.

Experienced teachers

Continue your learning with a team of talented and experienced instructors. In addition to communicating technical knowledge, they will also share their work philosophy, values and leadership to help you grow in a profession that is both demanding and exciting

Industry-leading facilities

• 16 kitchens and workshops with the best available equipment
• 2 teaching restaurants

A teaching hotel and 2 teaching restaurants, 16 kitchens and workshops with the best available equipment, a specialized library, 6 computer and language labs, and a gastronomy research centre with a food chemistry lab, a skills development centre, and much more!

Learn all the basic culinary skills you need

• Know the basic products.
• Clean and organize a kitchen and store inventory.
• Develop knife skills and master basic cutting techniques.
• Safely use cooking tools and equipment; apply hygiene, cleanliness and health and safety standards.
• Create professional relationships.

Master the basics of the professional kitchen

• Acquire the skills and abilities to evaluate the sensory properties of foods.
• Choose the appropriate cooking techniques.
• Perform food preparation.
• Prepare the mise en place for soups, basic pasta dishes, hors-d’oeuvres, meat, fish and desserts.
• Create culinary platings.
• Know the quality, culinary potential and appropriate cooking methods for products.
• Work with new food technologies.
• Prepare the mise en place and learn service for production kitchen, breakfast, table d'hôte, à la carte, and buffet menus.

• Diploma of Vocational Studies (DVS) in Professional Cooking from the Ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement supérieur.
• ITHQ Certificate in Professional Cooking.
• Food Handler certification in hygiene and food safety from the Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec.