Program Overview

Culinary Arts (Institution Entry)
Cook Apprenticeship (Workplace Entry)
ACE-IT Program

Are you interested in Culinary Arts as a career?

Learn more about educational and career paths

Learn about Culinary Trainee for a Day?

COTR Cranbrook, offers the entire Provincial Cook Training program and the Apprenticeship program in a fully-equipped training kitchen, classroom area and formal dining room.

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Culinary Arts Entrance Scholarship and SIDIT Awards
For more information, contact Lois Murray in Financial Aid or Phone 250-489-2751 ext 3508.

Program Status

The culinary arts progam is currently accepting applications for all of the intakes. At this time, there are plenty of seats available, with no wait list.

Certificate Information

• Upon successful completion of Cook 1 students will receive a Professional Cook 1 Certificate from COTR.
  
  
• ITA Credential of Qualification (Professional Cook 1) will be issued upon completion of 1000 Work based hours and a mark of 70% or better on the the provincial Qualification Exam.

Apprenticeship

Questions

1. How do you become an apprentice.
2. How do you sponsor an apprentice.
3. When do you offer the in school training at COTR.
4. Who would you contact at the college to register for training or for information.
5. Pre-requisties
6. Interested in a $1000 grant if you become an apprentice
7. Interested in a possible $2000 tax credit as an employer

For answers to these questions please visit the Employer/Apprentice/Jobs page.

For other information regarding apprenticeship training, you may also want to visit he Industry Training Authority website at www.itabc.ca, or contact the Industry Training Centre at 1-866-660-6011.

ACE-IT

Essentially this is a program set up for high school students. They are able to attend a college trade program full time while getting cedits towards graduation.

It is to help young adults accelerate into the work force and get a jump start on their apprenticeship. This program is sponsored by the goverment.

For more details go to the Trades Training and connect with Brian Conrad or visit www.itabc.ca