| Professional Baking and Pastry Arts | | |
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School | Vancouver Island University | | |
Location | Nanaimo, BC, Canada | | |
School Type | University | | |
School Size | Full-time Undergraduate: 12,000 Full-time Graduate: 440 | | |
Degree | Certificate | | |
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Length | 10 Month(s) | | |
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Prerequisites Notes |
- Graduation from BC secondary school, or equivalent from another school system,
- Minimum 17 years of age, unless stated otherwise.
- Resume and/or personal profile and/or references may be required.
- Interview may be required.
- Mathematics and/or reading and/or trades aptitude test may be required.
- Physically fit and able to adapt to working conditions.
- Good hand/eye coordination.
- Good health, free of vision, hearing or respiratory ailments.
- Valid driver's license will be required for vehicle and equipment operation.
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Description | Do you love baking pastries and bread and making divine desserts? Shape your passion with VIU's Professional Baking and Pastry Arts program for a rewarding, hands-on career that can take you around the world. Learn advanced baking and dessert making, as well as sugar and chocolate artistry techniques.
This internationally recognized program provides students with hands-on, real-world experiences providing baked goods and pastries to the university community, including making cakes to order. Students of VIU's baking school also learn on the department's wood-fired brick oven.
Graduates of our pastry art school have found work in bakeries, including opening their own, and a range of high-end restaurants, world-class hotels and resorts. Educational grants are available to students wanting to train in these in-demand industries. | | |
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