Educational & Cultural Culinary Exchange Program in the USA
Fast Track USA, powered by ITN & Odyssey
Los Angeles, CA, United StatesThe Culinary Arts Intern, participating in the J-1 Visa Program, will engage in comprehensive training across diverse facets of culinary arts within a professional kitchen environment. This internship provides a hands-on learning opportunity focused on cultivating culinary skills, fostering creativity, and gaining insights into kitchen operations across various culinary settings.
Programme in Professional Cookery and Culinary Arts
HTA School of Culinary Art
Randburg, South AfricaThe Hospitality Trainers and Associates (HTA) School of Culinary Art, an Internationally Accredited Chef School, run under the leadership of Stephen Billingham, former President of the South African Chefs Association, is one of South Africa’s leading Chef Training Providers specialising in modular, outcomes based training and development.
Registered through an internationally recognised awarding body, City and Guilds, as well as South Africa’s Quality Council For Trades & Occupations. HTA has been training Chefs in partnership with the South African food & beverage and hospitality industries since 1996, producing many of the country’s most talented Chefs.
HTA was established in 1995 to provide Culinary students, from school leavers to corporates, with a fundamental grounding in all disciplines relating to the production of top quality cuisine and the ability to manage a kitchen. This award winning school offers unparalleled opportunities to acquire both theoretical knowledge and carefully monitored practical training in their state-of-the-art facilities.
HTA School of Culinary Art is one of four Progressive Chef Training divisions of HTA group of Companies, the other three divisions of HTA predominantly focus on Chef Training Programmes for employed persons currently working in the Hospitality industry. These Programmes are offered to Up-Skill and Certify hundreds of Cooks, Chefs and Caterers each year across all levels and Sectors in the Industry. This valuable side of our business, working with and having industry Chefs is a reservoir of knowledge and experience, which is passed on to all full time students through our Programmes.
HTA School of Culinary Art is committed to providing training that remains at the forefront of global culinary trends. With established relationships with top hotels, restaurants and catering companies in Gauteng, students have the opportunity for practical application of their theoretical knowledge and ensuring that practical elements of the course are completed with reputable Chefs in a carefully structured, planned and moderated way.
Each student also receives membership to the South African Chefs Association, with the objective of further enhancing the students’ professional approach. This allows each student access to regional and national competitions, food festivals, chef conferences and networking opportunities with professionals in the industry.
Masters of Arts in Culinary Business Management
Culinary Arts Academy Switzerland
Lucerne, SwitzerlandGeared towards career changers, food and beverage entrepreneurs and culinary enthusiasts, acquire relevant managerial skills, develop your own food concepts, create recipe books, and develop a business plan.
Diploma or Postgraduate Diploma in Swiss European Culinary Arts
HTMi, Hotel and Tourism Management Institute
Lucerne, SwitzerlandThis unit has theoretical and practical components and focuses on the development of food preparation and cooking skills under Swiss health and hygiene regulations. Learners have the opportunity to explore different types of European food, as well as to develop a wide range of knowledge and practical skills. Dishes must be prepared and cooked to a standard and quality suitable for paying customers, although learners will get extensive support during the initial stages of delivery. To achieve the learning outcomes learners are given the opportunities to visit regional food suppliers. Guest lecturers are invited to give the learners a better understanding from what is needed and expected in the industry and also on the international market. Learners will run an à la carte kitchen and take part in events to apply their skills from purchasing till selling food items. Learners also will take part in Culinary Hospitality Enterprise Project, where they are given the opportunity to plan and design a hotel with all facilities needed to operate it as for real customers. Menus will be created according to the customers, theme and location of the hotel.