Certificate in Professional Cook Level 1 & 2
Kamloops, Canada
Certificate
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: Earn a TRU Culinary Arts Certificate in two semesters; Cook 2 adds a semester so you can finish in three. Program combines hands-on training: 30-week Professional Cook 1 (Sept and Jan intakes; January intake has a summer break), required 120-hour work placement, and 14-week Professional Cook 2. You'll train in working kitchens, Culinary Arts Training Centre restaurants.
Career Outcomes: You’ll gain skills for the food preparation industry. Entry roles include line-cook, prep-cook, short-order-cook, catering assistant and kitchen support. With experience you can move into supervisory chef roles, specialty stations or institutional and hospitality foodservice. Training aligns with SkilledTradesBC standards.
Earn a TRU Culinary Arts Certificate 1 in two semesters of study! The Cook 2 certificate is an additional semester of training. In three semesters you can learn all the skills covering Professional Cook certifications from SkilledTradesBC.
Hands-on training includes Professional Cook 1 (30 week duration, intakes every September and January, with a summer break for January intake only), a required 120-hour work experience and Professional Cook 2 (14 weeks, intakes starting every September and January). Our next program start dates for the fall semester are: Cook 1 September 3rd, 2024 and Cook 2 September 16th, 2024.
You will get the skills and expertise you need to find a job in the food preparation industry. This program has been an integral part of the campus and community for more than five decades. Foundation skills, creativity, teamwork and professionalism are nurtured and encouraged by the instructors. Be a cook in "real life" working kitchens and learn all aspects of the food preparation industry, from production to service. The restaurants in the Culinary Arts Training Centre showcase your efforts.
