If you want to work as a baker or pastry chef, this is where you start. This one-year certificate program will help you launch a career in baking and pastry arts. You’ll learn all the basics of pastry, cakes and decorating through hands-on training and classroom learning. You’ll also gain specialized knowledge in areas such as artisanal breads, chocolate techniques, fermentation and contemporary dessert plating, as well as menu management, computer skills and nutrition.

This program gives you the fundamental skills needed for an exciting and rewarding career in areas such as large bakery production, hotel pastry departments, catering companies, or any of the countless small bakeries and pastry shops located all over the world. You can even combine the skills you’ve learned with your entrepreneurial spirit and start your own business.