Plant-Based Food and Cooking

Do you already have a basic cooking training and want to specialize in vegan cooking? Whether for ethical reasons or to meet a growing demand, this program will allow you to develop your techniques, but also your own vision of plant-based food.

Overview

Knowledge and use of vegan products, nutrition, design and adaptation of recipes: this program will enable you to create tasty, balanced and environmentally friendly vegan menus.

Program key elements 

• ITHQ exclusive training course 
• Part-time program for kitchen professionals
• Use of ethical, local, seasonal, natural and unprocessed products
• Access to state-of-the-art equipment
• Experienced and passionate instructors

Break free from traditional frameworks and rethink your vision of cooking!

What you will learn
Authenticity, eco-responsibility, innovation

• Ingredients and components of a nutritious and balanced vegan menu
• Designing and adapting recipes using plant-based products
• Baking with plant-based materials
• Fermentation techniques
• History, culture and future prospects of plant-based cooking
• Sustainability and ethics toward products and producers

Program structure and courses

Duration and schedule

• Program starting every year in the fall 
• Spread over 2 part-time sessions 
• Includes a total of 255 hours of coursework 
• Courses offered on Mondays, all day (except for the final banquet which takes place in the evening)

Hands-on experience

Preparation of a final banquet

Diploma

Attestation of achievement from the ITHQ in Alimentation végétale

Admission

Admission application periods

Admission requirements

To be eligible for this program you must meet one of these criteria:

• Hold a diploma of vocational studies (DVS) in Cuisine or a training course deemed equivalent, OR
• Hold a college diploma in Gestion d’un établissement de la restauration (DCS 430.B0) or equivalent training course AND have accumulated at least 500 hours of recent cooking work experience, OR
• Have worked as a cook for a minimum of 1 500 hours, specifically in the food processing sector

Required documents

Admission application procedure

• Applicants must ensure that they meet the program’s admission requirements before submitting their application.      
• Incomplete or late applications will not be accepted.       
• For your admission file to be considered complete, it must contain a copy of all the official documents required by the ITHQ in accordance with your status, as listed above.
• These documents must be legible and saved in PDF format. Documents in a language other than French or English must also be accompanied by a certified translation into French or English.            
• Some documents required by the ITHQ may not be requested automatically on the admission platform. It is therefore your responsibility to ensure that all the documents on the list in accordance with your status have been uploaded to your file before submitting your application.         

Costs and financial aid

Program fees

Use the program fee calculator to find out about the costs of this program.

Financial aid and scholarships

Looking for financial support for your study project? Find out about the different options available to you.  

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Future prospects

Vegan cooking: a trend that is not about to fade away

Whether for economic, ethical, environmental or health reasons, an increasing number of people are turning to non-animal proteins when it comes to food. The popularity of plant-based food and veganism is likely to accelerate in the coming years and along with it, an increased demand for specialized kitchen staff.