Professional Pastry Making

Do you enjoy creating all kinds of desserts and dream of making a living out of this passion? Learn the fundamental techniques and take the first step in the wonderful world of professional pastry making!

Overview

This hands-on training course will allow you to perfect your skills and excel in the art of pastry making. From making choux pastry to croissants through chocolates, ice cream and macarons, you will not only learn how to make a wide variety of desserts, but also how to create your own.

A rich and tasty program

• Bakery, pastry, chocolate and plated dessert courses
• Two internship placements, one of which is 3 months full-time
• More than 1 000 hours of practical workshop experience 
• Access to high-quality products and state-of-the-art equipment
• Experienced and passionate instructors

Does the art of pastry-making provoke your fantasy world? Unleash your culinary creativity!

What you will learn
Become a gourmet dessert pro

• Classic and modern pastry tricks
• Preparation, design, cooking and decoration of desserts
• Physicochemical reactions in pastry making
• Techniques and dexterity

Program structure and courses

Duration and schedule

• Program starting in the fall and winter of each year
• Spread over 18 months on a full-time basis (3 course sessions, 1 summer internship and an end-of-program internship)
• Includes a total of 1 800 hours, including 1 305 hours of coursework and 495 hours of compulsory internships (ministerial program totalling 1 350 hours)
• Practical courses offered in the morning or in the afternoon, theoretical courses offered outside this time period

Hand-on experience

Compulsory internships:

• 3 months paid or rewarded summer internship (390 h) in a pastry shop, bakery, restaurant or retail business in Canada or abroad, subject to obtaining the required visa
• End-of-program internship of approximately 3 weeks (105 h)

Practical applications:    

• More than 1 000 hours of practical workshop experience
• Participation in various gastronomic activities

Diploma

• Diploma of Vocational Studies (DVS) in Pâtisserie from the Ministère de l’Éducation
• ITHQ Signature certificate in Pâtisserie professionelle 
• Food Handler certification in hygiene and food safety from the Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation du Québec

Admission

Admission application periods

Admission requirements

To be eligible for this program, you must:

• Have a Secondary School Diploma (SSD) or equivalent education, OR
• Be at least 16 years of age and have successfully completed your Secondary 4 French (or English, if you studied in English), Second Language (English or French, as the case may be) and Mathematics courses, or equivalent education.
• Demonstrate proficiency in oral and written French: refer to the Required language proficiency page for more details.

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

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Financial aid and scholarships

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Future prospects

The Pâtisserie professionnelle training course may lead you to work in a food store (pastry shop, bakery, chocolate shop, ice cream shop or confectionery), in a restaurant, hotel, catering service or, perhaps in your own business. If you appreciate teamwork and are not afraid of atypical schedules, you will certainly find your happiness in this creative field!