OVERVIEW

Program Overview

Located in the heart of downtown Toronto, George Brown puts you at the centre of Canada's Baking and Pastry industry. This one-year Baking – Pre-Employment certificate program will help you learn the basics of pastry, cakes and decorating through hands-on training and classroom learning.

FULL DESCRIPTION

If you want to work as a baker or pastry chef, this is where you start. This one-year certificate program will help you launch a career in baking and pastry arts. You’ll learn all the basics of pastry, cakes and decorating through hands-on training and classroom learning. You’ll also gain specialized knowledge in areas such as artisanal bread, chocolate techniques and fermentation, as well as menu management and nutrition.

Program Schedule

The schedule for the Baking – Pre-Employment program currently operates from Monday to Friday. Note: some classes may begin at 7 a.m. and others may run until 10 p.m.

Your Field Education Options

As part of the program, you will practise your skills by completing work-integrated learning opportunities through the program. Students will complete 24 hours, which may include weekends, modelling business and industry operations. This valuable experience can be added to your resumé.  

Program Learning Outcomes

The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:

1. Identify the workings and the effects of ingredients on one another and predict how the end product will be affected.
2. Perform problem-solving and troubleshoot recipes.
3. Perform basic techniques involved in the daily production of a bakery or pastry shop.
4. Recognize and produce both classical and modern baked goods.
5. Apply food safety principles and practices as identified by the local health unit.
6. Apply basic mathematical principles and recipe conversions, bakery formulations and percentages.
7. Practise skills used in the daily operation of a bakery, including cost controls, food cost, percentages, labour cost and inventory controls.