Welcome

We can help you prepare for a successful career in the culinary arts field. Through our twelve month program, you can train as a professional cook with qualifications for employment in the food service industry including hotels, restaurants, cruise ships, catering companies, institutions, hospitals and care facilities. When you graduate from our program, you will be qualified to write the Professional Cook 1 Industry Training Authority exam.

Learn the fundamentals of professional cooking in our twelve month program. If you only need to upgrade certain skills, three-month and six-month modules are available. You will spend forty hours a week on site, which includes some evenings and weekends as is normal in the food service industry. As well, you will want to spend another two or more hours a day in study time at home to fully achieve your goals.

We operate a live kitchen, which helps equip our students for success as professional cooks. Most of the school day is spent creating meals for guests at functions booked through our convention centre, and for the residents of Cascade Court. The busy convention centre provides opportunity for students to prepare breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and to become comfortable with the challenges involved in serving large groups and multiple functions. Supplying food service for residents of Cascade Court is excellent experience for those who hope to work in care facilities and hospitals.

Our Chef Training Instructors are Certified Red Seal Chefs with extensive training. Each has over twenty-five years of wide-ranging experience. They are dedicated to helping you succeed in a career in the culinary arts. As well, qualified instructors coach team building and development of personal and professional goals to prepare you for long-term success in your chosen career field.

If you are already employed in the food service industry, Professional Cook 1 and Professional Cook 2 training is available to you without leaving your job. You can can develop your skill base and advance your career training while you continue to work.

If professional cooking is in your future,
call for information today: 604-556-7000.
Ask for Cascade Culinary Arts School.

Our purpose is to provide an industry-recognized chef training program
with the basic levels of intermediate and institutional cooking, and job readiness skills.

Over 90% of our graduating students successfully find employment in the food service industry.