Every Chef deserves a quality education that provides a diverse set of skills, opening the doors to endless career opportunities. Fanshawe’s Culinary Management program will prepare you with everything you need to be successful in the industry – whether your goal is to work in the finest restaurant kitchens, own a food truck or start a catering business. This dynamic, two-year diploma program teaches culinary skills and professionalism in an exciting kitchen environment. Students may choose to study at either Fanshawe’s London Downtown Campus or at the Oakwood Resort in Grand Bend, Ontario.
Career Prospects
The Vanessa Culinary Management program has a 1:20 faculty-student ratio, a high level of student care, and professors who are all from within the industry, with guaranteed employment.
The program has a 100% placement rate and works with many five-star hotels, such as Fairmont and JW Marriott, as well as with national brands in Canada, such as Banff Springs, Lake Louise, and Clublink Golf Courses.
Upon graduation, students in this program can find jobs as chefs at various levels in various food service industries, and can also choose to start their own businesses in the hospitality and food service industries.
Graduates can pursue graduate studies in baking and pastry arts management, nutrition and food service management, and graduate studies in artisanal culinary arts at Vanessa. In addition, graduates may also transfer to the Culinary Arts program at the National Institute of Technology in Tralee, Ireland, and the International Hospitality Management program at Royal Canadian University.