culinary careers
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culinary Cook (WATS*) Culinary Careers Are you passionate about food or preparing it for others to enjoy? Then you already have the first prerequisite for a career in the food service and hospitality industry. Lethbridge College s Culinary programs will have you quickly on your journey to a career as a chef, cook, restaurant manager or another rewarding and challenging position in the culinary world. Whether you choose to take our Culinary Careers diploma program or the Weekly Apprenticeship Training System (WATS) for cooks program, our hands-on approach will provide you with the experience and knowledge you ll need to work in the culinary career of your dreams. Both of our programs can lead to a Red Seal designation, allowing you to practise your trade anywhere in Canada without having to write additional examinations. With our instructors who are great chefs as well as great teachers and our perfect blend of hands-on experience in the kitchen and classroom theory, the culinary programs at Lethbridge College are recipes for success. * Weekly Apprenticeship Training System connect Program office: 403.320.3245 Job profiles and salaries: alis.alberta.ca/occinfo
cook Cook (WATS*) three-year apprenticeship August admission As a cook in the provincial Weekly Apprenticeship Training System program, you ll be working full-time in the industry while coming to college one day each week to acquire new skills and expand your areas of expertise. You ll learn about preparing, seasoning and cooking a variety of foods as well as baking pastries and showpieces. You ll also test your organizational skills when you study menus to estimate food requirements and oversee menu planning. In three short years, you ll be ready to write the Red Seal exam, a recognized standard that employers seek out. If you have a genuine interest in preparing food, possess a keen sense of taste and smell, and are creative, flexible and able to work as a member of a team, then look to Lethbridge College s apprentice Cook program. All of the ingredients are in place to create a masterpiece. *Weekly Apprenticeship Training System
Program at a glance: Admission requirements * Successful completion of English 10-2, Math 10-3, or a pass mark in all five Canadian General Educational Development (GED) tests, or entrance exam. English 30-2, Math 30-3, Physics 20 or Chemistry 20 or Science 20, and related career and technology studies courses are recommended. Estimated cost ** Career opportunities Courses include Tuition Fees Books and supplies Year I $784 $191.25 $305 Year II $784 $191.25 $103.95 Year III $784 $191.25 $112.75 restaurants clubs institutions hotels bases and camps Pâtisserie Butcher shop and cooking proteins Saucier Management controls and nutritional components Bakeshop Cold kitchen * Accurate at time of printing. Check lethbridgecollege.ca for most current details. ** Estimate only. Includes tuition, fees, books and supplies. connect The last three years of culinary school have been a great experience. The challenges presented to me by both the program, as well as my instructor, Chef Doug, have really helped shape me into the chef I aspire to be. Carolyn van Schothorst Cook (WATS) 2014 lethbridgecollege.ca/apprenticeship culinary@lethbridgecollege.ca Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training website: tradesecrets.gov.ab.ca
culinary Culinary Careers compressed 16-month diploma August or January admission 16-week, paid industry placement prepares grads to write first- and second-year apprenticeship exams in WATS. Students enter into the third year of the WATS program on their way to journeyman and Red Seal designation. awards 300 hours of experience credit The Culinary Careers program at Lethbridge College is as well-planned as the best gourmet meal. As an appetizer, we ll teach you about restaurant production methods, then move on to a second course showing you sweet and savoury techniques during the next 16-week semester. For the main course, we serve up a paid industry placement; you ll get an education and earn money at the same time. For dessert, you ll be immersed for 16 weeks in dining-room cuisine. While you re with us, you will have plenty of opportunities to prepare real meals for real customers, create menus, work in teams and explore your creativity. And you won t have to worry about finding employment when you ve completed our program; our grads have a perfect record of landing that important first job. Get started in your culinary career today at Lethbridge College.
Program at a glance: Admission requirements * Estimated cost * Career opportunities 50% in grade 10 English and 50% in grade 10 math Tuition Fees Books and supplies Year I $3,114 $1,470 $870 Year II $2,336 $1,269 $173 With experience, cooks can find themselves working as: executive chefs sous chefs teachers small business owners Courses include Production skills Meat cutting and meat cookery Stocks and sauces Buffets and bakery Gala banquets and hot salon * Accurate at time of printing. Check lethbridgecollege.ca for most current details. [Lethbridge College] brings students in from all over the world; it s a great program, has great instructors and is just a great place to be. Jeremy Langemann Culinary Careers 1995 Executive Chef, Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, Winnipeg connect lethbridgecollege.ca/culinary culinary@lethbridgecollege.ca Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training website: tradesecrets.gov.ab.ca
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