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Graduate Certificate in Baking and Pastry Arts

1 Year On Campus Certificate Program

Georgian College

Program Overview

Begin your career as a baker or pastry chef, Through hands-on training, students will study traditional and contemporary baking methods, the basics of pastry, cake decorating and contemporary dessert plating. Through classroom lectures, students learn baking theory, nutrition, trade calculations, sanitation, food safety and business concepts to support skills used in the daily operation of a bakery. Using global industry trends, graduates are prepared to critically think, innovate, and to professionally apply business management skills for lifelong career success as a baking professional in all sectors of the food service industry or as entrepreneurs.

Program Key Stats

$17554 (Annual cost)



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Eligibility Criteria


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Additional Information & Requirements

OSSD or equivalent with Grade 12 English (C or U), College or university transcripts with proof of graduation, subjects taken, and grades received, Resum outlining work/volunteer/internship experiences, Letter of intent stating reason for applying, Test scores: TOEFL iBT of 89, IELTS of 6.5, CAEL of 60.

Career Options

  • Graduates may find work locally
  • provincially
  • nationally and internationally as a pastry chef
  • bakery manager
  • or retail baker in a variety of settings
  • including fine dining restaurants
  • hotel pastry departments
  • baking suppliers
  • catering companies
  • and boutique pastry shop outlets
  • Graduates also find employment as business owners by combining the skills they have learned with their entrepreneurial spirit to start and operate a successful business

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