Professional Cooking – Programme Signature

Program objectives

Le programme Professional Cooking prépare les étudiants à exercer le métier de cuisinier professionnel. Les cuisiniers professionnels acquerront les connaissances, les compétences et les attitudes nécessaires pour préparer la mise en place et le plan de travail pour le service, planifier les éléments nécessaires au bon déroulement du service, appliquer les normes d’hygiène, de salubrité alimentaire et de santé et sécurité au travail, cuire correctement divers aliments, présenter les plats selon les normes établies, préparer, assaisonner et conserver les hors-d’oeuvre, potages, viandes, poissons, légumes, sauces, desserts et autres produits selon des procédures précises, créer des menus pour différents repas ainsi que des menus table d’hôte, des plats à la carte et des buffets.

Admission conditions

To be eligible for admission to this program, candidates must meet one of the following requirements:

Persons holding a Secondary School Diploma or its recognized equivalent, for example, an Attestation of Equivalence of Secondary V studies, or a postsecondary diploma such as the Diploma of College Studies or a Bachelor's degree
OR
Persons who are at least 16 years of age on September 30 of the school year in which their training is to begin and have earned the Secondary IV credits in language of instruction, second language and mathematics in the programs of study established by the Minister, or have been granted recognition for equivalent learning
OR
Persons who are at least 18 years of age upon entry into the program and have the following functional prerequisites: the successful completion of the General Development Test (see the following table), or recognition of equivalent learning
OR
Persons who have obtained Secondary III credits in language of instruction, second language and mathematics in programs established by the Minister are required to pursue general education courses, concurrently with their vocational training, in order to obtain the Secondary IV credits they lack in language of instruction, second language and mathematics in programs established by the Minister.

Functional prerequisites

This section identifies the modules or course codes for the actual programs of study in adult general education that are specific prerequisites in language of instruction and mathematics. Functional prerequisites includes the successful completion of specific prerequisites as well as the general development test (TDG). When a DVS doesn't require specific prerequisites in language of instruction or in mathematics, a dash ( - ) is displayed in the appropriate cell. For programs that lead to an AVS, specific prerequisites and the TDG do not apply (N/A).

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