Overview

Sharpen your skills in classic and contemporary à la carte cuisine, baking and pastry arts, flavour and cooking methods, understanding ingredients, food service principles, and safety and sanitation, while also developing essential communication and computer application skills.

During the Culinary Skills programme offered by the Durham College you will accomplish all of this through a combination of activity-based classroom instruction and practical application in our state-of-the-art culinary and pastry labs, and Bistro ‘67, our award-winning restaurant, where you will gain practical experience serving customers from the community.

Upon successful completion of this program, you may qualify for advanced standing in Year 2 of Durham College’s Culinary Management program. The Culinary Skills program is offered at the Whitby campus, home of the college’s new W. Galen Weston Centre for Food. This incredible new learning centre provides access to a full-service green certified teaching restaurant and lounge; a demonstration theatre; and state-of-the-art labs, classrooms and meeting spaces, all designed to offer you the best possible learning experience.

Careers

What you could be:

Assistant baker

Banquet or catering cook

Chef de partie

Entrepreneur

Pastry chef

Sous chef

Where you could work:

Banquet hall

Catering company

Country club

Golf course

Hotel

Resort

Restaurant

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Communications For Business

Computers For Hospitality

Culinary Theory

Culinary & Baking Techniques

Food Safety And Sanitation

Global Cuisine

Culinary Nutrition

Professional Development Strategies

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-01-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-10-01 00:00:00
Starting 2026-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-02-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 alternative credits

Delivered

Blended

Campus Location

Oshawa, Canada

Disciplines

Nutrition & Dietetics Food Science Culinary Arts View 50 other Bachelors in Culinary Arts in Canada

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Ontario Secondary School Diploma or Mature Student Status

Grade 12 English (C or U)

Student insurance

Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:

Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Tuition Fee

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International

15010 CAD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 15010 CAD per year during 12 months.
National

2848 CAD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 2848 CAD per year during 12 months.

Living costs for Oshawa

1100 - 1700 CAD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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