Baking and Pastry Arts Management (Optional Co-op) Conestoga College

Overview

Turn your passion into a profession with Conestoga's Baking and Pastry Arts Management diploma.

If you're a high school graduate who dreams of becoming a baker or pastry chef, Conestoga's two-year Baking and Pastry Arts Management diploma is the perfect recipe for success. This hands-on program blends classic patisserie techniques with essential business skills, preparing you to launch your own bakery or lead in a professional kitchen.

Key facts

• You'll train in state-of-the-art baking labs, mastering everything from artisan breads and breakfast pastries to chocolates, plated desserts and sugar confections. With guidance from expert instructors and a curriculum designed to spark creativity, you'll graduate with the confidence and skills to thrive in the culinary world.

What you'll learn

• Artisan breads, laminated doughs and viennoiseries
• Specialty cakes, decorative techniques and plated desserts
• Chocolates, confections, ice cream and sorbets
• Classic and modern tarts, entremets and petits fours
• Business management skills for bakery operations