About Culinary Skills - Chef Training (co-op) in Conestoga College

About the Program

In this one-year co-op program, students will gain the fundamental knowledge and techniques of quality food preparation, an understanding of the complexity of kitchen management and an appreciation of fine food.

The co-op education work term in the final semester enables students to develop their skills and enhance the knowledge learned in the college setting.

• Applicants are advised that in order to comply with the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario regulations, students under 18 will be unable to serve alcohol in the Restaurant Operations class.
• To be eligible for a co-op work term, the student must have a minimum of 2.5 SWA (65% session weighted average), have successfully completed the Co-op and Career Preparation course as well as the Sanitation and Safety course, and have a maximum of two failed or dropped courses during the term that occurs two terms prior to the work term.
• Academic eligibility for a co-op work term is based on the term that occurs two terms prior to any work term. If this term is also a co-op work term, then work term eligibility will be based on the student's achievement during the preceding academic term.
• Should a student's academic performance decline considerably (including cumulative missed courses) during the term just prior to any work term, the college reserves the right to withdraw the student from the upcoming work term.
• Students may only fail/defer one work term regardless of the reason(s).
• Students who do not successfully complete their deferred work term will be removed from the co-op stream.
• Since only one work term may be failed/deferred regardless of the reason(s), should a subsequent work term be missed/failed/unsecured (not successfully completed for any reason) the student will be immediately removed from the co-op stream.
• Students who are discontinued are not eligible for co-op work terms.
• Students must maintain academic eligibility standards in order to participate in a co-op work term. As well, students must successfully complete the required co-op program prerequisites to be eligible for co-op. The prerequisites for individual programs may be found on the Hospitality Group eConestoga website.

Academic qualification equivalents

Requirements for Certificate/Diploma and Degree Programs

• Higher Secondary Certificate / Intermediate Certificate / Pre-University Certificate Statement of Marks / Transcript of Study

Requirements for Graduate Certificate Program

• Diploma / Degree certificate Mark sheets / Transcript of Study

English language requirements (one of the below):

Degree Programs and Graduate Certificate Programs

• IELTS: Minimum 6.5 with no skill below 6.0
• PTE: Minimum score 60

Certificate Programs, Diploma and Advanced Diploma Programs

• IELTS: Minimum 6.0 with no skill below  5.5
• PTE: Minimum score 55

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Tuition Fee for different Conestoga College Programs

Tuition Fee for different Conestoga College Programs