Overview

Baking and Pastry Arts from Northern Alberta Institute of Technology is also a focus on culinary fundamentals, international and specialty baking, baking for alternative diets, business, customer service and showpiece making.

Using NAIT’s fully equipped bakery and pastry arts training lab, you will learn to safely operate and maintain the kinds of equipment used in a variety of bakery, pastry arts and confectionery operations.

Careers

Graduates may elect to indenture as apprentices in bakeries or other establishments where baking is a major production factor. Once indentured, and after successful completion of the journeyman exam, the graduate can challenge the Interprovincial Red Seal exam once they are in their third period of apprentice hours.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

The Baking Professional

Nutrition and Sanitation

Safety, Equipment and Maintenance

Baking and Ingredient Theory

Decorating

Cake and Cookie

Pastry

Artisan Breads and Lamination

Advanced Artisan Breads

Decorating and Confectionary Arts

Chocolate

Showpieces

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-03 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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PTE Academic

58

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TOEFL^® IBT

80

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Duolingo English Test

115

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Credits

60 alternative credits

Delivered

Blended

Disciplines

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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

IELTS

6.5

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PTE Academic

58

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TOEFL^® IBT

80

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Duolingo English Test

115

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Other requirements

General requirements

English 10-1 or English 10-2

One of: Math 10C, Math 10-3, Math 20-4, Applied Math 10, Math 13, or Math 24

Proof of English Language Proficiency

OR 5 credits of Advanced Food level courses taken within the Career and Technology Studies program

Student insurance

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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

22950 CAD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 765 CAD per credit during 24 months.
National

5190 CAD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 173 CAD per credit during 24 months.

Living costs for Edmonton

1201 - 1992 CAD /month

Living costs

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

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