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Baking Skills

How To Apply

  • DOMESTIC STUDENTS
  • INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Program Details

  • Program Code1810
  • SchoolSchool of Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts
  • CredentialOntario College Certificate
  • Program TypePost-secondary program
  • Program Length1 year/ 2 semesters
  • LocationProgress Campus
  • Emailhospitality@centennialcollege.ca
  • Telephone416-289-5000, ext. 52569

Program Availability

Date
Domestic Availability
International Availability
Post-Graduation Work Permit Aligned
September 2025
Available
Available
No
January 2026
Available
Available
No
  • Program Overview
  • Courses
  • Career Options and Education Pathways
  • Admission Requirements
  • How to Apply
  • Tuition and Fees
  • Program Vocational Learning Outcomes
  • Feast On®
  • The Ocean Wise Program
  • SMART accreditations
  • Advising

The Baking Skills program has been specifically designed to meet industry demands for professional bakers. Whether you aspire to work within a large company or want to pursue your own baking business, the fundamental baking skills you'll learn in this culinary arts program will get you there.

You'll hone the skills employers are looking for in Centennial College's baking and pastry labs, which include a one-of-a-kind commercial bake lab as well as a cafe, restaurant and event centre. From covering fine decorating and finishing skills to large quantity production techniques, this program will make you work-ready upon graduation. To further increase your employability, you'll leave the Baking Skills program with important industry certifications such as Smart Serve, Safe Food Handlers and CPR.

The commercial baking sector is one of the most expansive and dynamic industries in the world, with limitless career opportunities.

The Ocean Wise Program

The School of Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts and The Local Cafe and Restaurant use delicious and ocean-friendly Ocean Wise products. Ocean Wise is a conservation and education program that works with chefs, restaurants and seafood suppliers to help them with sustainable seafood sourcing.

Feast On® Certification

Centennial College's School of Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts has become the first academic institution to receive Feast On® certification for its sourcing of local food and beverage products used in the academic programs as well as for the school's experiential-learning foodservice operations. The Culinary Tourism Alliance established the Feast On certification program to recognize businesses committed to sourcing Ontario-grown and -produced food and drink.

Program Overview

The Baking Skills program has been specifically designed to meet industry demands for professional bakers. Whether you aspire to work within a large company or want to pursue your own baking business, the fundamental baking skills you'll learn in this culinary arts program will get you there.

You'll hone the skills employers are looking for in Centennial College's baking and pastry labs, which include a one-of-a-kind commercial bake lab as well as a cafe, restaurant and event centre. From covering fine decorating and finishing skills to large quantity production techniques, this program will make you work-ready upon graduation. To further increase your employability, you'll leave the Baking Skills program with important industry certifications such as Smart Serve, Safe Food Handlers and CPR.

The commercial baking sector is one of the most expansive and dynamic industries in the world, with limitless career opportunities.

The Ocean Wise Program

The School of Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts and The Local Cafe and Restaurant use delicious and ocean-friendly Ocean Wise products. Ocean Wise is a conservation and education program that works with chefs, restaurants and seafood suppliers to help them with sustainable seafood sourcing.

Feast On® Certification

Centennial College's School of Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts has become the first academic institution to receive Feast On® certification for its sourcing of local food and beverage products used in the academic programs as well as for the school's experiential-learning foodservice operations. The Culinary Tourism Alliance established the Feast On certification program to recognize businesses committed to sourcing Ontario-grown and -produced food and drink.

Courses

Semester 1
Course Code
Course Title
BAKE-105
Baking and Pastry Arts Theory I
BAKE-111
Baking and Pastry Arts Skills I
BAKE-122
Commercial Bakery Operations I
COMM-160/COMM-161
College Communications 1
COOK-101
Principles of Nutrition
FOOD-115
Math for Bake and Culinary
GNED
General Education Elective
HOSP-101
Technology Skills
HOSP-102
Health & Safety Certifications for Hospitality
Semester 2
Course Code
Course Title
BAKE-205
Baking and Pastry Arts Theory II
BAKE-211
Baking and Pastry Arts Skills II
BAKE-212
Canadian Food Sensory Exploration
BAKE-222
Commercial Bakery Operations II
COMM-170/171
College Communication 2
COOK-210
Kitchen Management I
HOSP-320
Principles of Food, Beverage and Labour Cost Control
ELECT-B Options
FOOD-201
Canadian Food Studies
FOOD-205
Chef Profile

Career Options and Education Pathways

Program Highlights

  • The Baking Skills program features the type of experiential learning opportunities that prepare you for a range of scenarios you may encounter in your career.
  • Progress campus houses state-of-the-art live labs that include a lab specially designed for commercial baking, culinary labs, a restaurant, a cafe and an event centre.
  • The realistic, practical experiences within the offering truly set you apart from the competition.
  • Graduates from the Baking Skills program can transition directly into the second year of the Baking and Pastry Arts Management Program.

Career Outlook

  • Commercial Baker
  • Production Baker
  • Cake Decorator
  • Food Manufacturer

Education Pathways

Graduates of the Baking Skills certificate program have the opportunity to apply their learning achieved at Centennial for credits toward further study. Listed below are programs from partnering institutions that are available for this program.

Please note that each partner has minimum admission requirements to be met in order to qualify for transfer credits, which are assessed by the receiving partner institution.

Partner Institution Degree Program
Nipissing University Bachelor or Honours Bachelor of Arts (college to university program)

Please visit our website at //centennial.adv-pub.moveonca.com/outgoing-home/ for more information on articulation agreements.

For pathways to other Ontario post-secondary institutions, please visit ONTransfer.

Admission Requirements

Academic Requirements

  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or mature student status (19 years or older)
  • Grade 12 English (C or U), or equivalent (minimum grade required), or take the Centennial English Admission Test

Additional Requirements

  • English Language Proficiency

How to Apply

1. Apply Online

Domestic Students

If you are applying through the Better Jobs Ontario Program, please apply at the Employment Training Centre (Progress Campus). The Better Jobs Ontario Program is a funding initiative for those who have been laid-off and are in need of training. For more information go to Better Jobs Ontario Program.

If you have previously attended a full-time program at Centennial College, you may be eligible for a Program Transfer. Visit Enrolment Services at any Campus for information.

All other applicants must apply online at Ontariocolleges.ca. A non-refundable application fee of $125 must accompany applications. The fee is payable online, by telephone, online banking, by mail, or in-person to Ontariocolleges.ca. For more information go to Ontariocolleges.ca Application Fees.

International Students

 Apply directly to Centennial College here.

2. Submit Documents

Domestic Applicants

Current Ontario high school students and graduates from Ontario high schools: Notify your guidance counsellor that you have applied to college and your school will forward transcripts to Centennial College via Ontariocolleges.ca.

Graduates of college/university, or high school outside Ontario but within Canada: You are responsible for requesting that your educational institute sends any required documents and transcripts to Ontariocolleges.ca.

Domestic applicants who attended school outside of Canada: If you are submitting transcripts to meet admission requirements, you must have the transcripts assessed by an independent credential assessment agency such as World Education Services (WES) or International Credential Assessment Service (ICAS). For more information go to Submitting your Transcripts.

International Applicants

Please refer to the International Education Application Guide.

3. Confirm Your Offer of Admission

Offers of Admission are sent by mail to eligible applicants. When you receive your offer, you must login to your account at Ontariocolleges.ca and confirm before the Deadline to Confirm noted in your offer letter.

You may confirm only one college and one program offer at a time.

You must confirm your offer by the Deadline to Confirm noted in your Offer of Admission letter or your seat may be given to another applicant.

When you confirm your Offer of Admission at Centennial College you are given access to your personal myCentennial account where you can check your email, grades, register for courses, pay tuition fees, and see your class timetable.

4. Pay Fees

Centennial fees statements are sent by email to your personal email account and to your myCentennial email account. Fees statements are not mailed.

You must make a minimum payment by the Fees Deadline noted in your Fees Statement or your seat may be given to another applicant.

5. Build Your Timetable (Register for Courses)

Build your timetable (web-register for courses) at my.centennialcollege.ca.

Fall registration begins mid-July
January registration begins mid-December
May registration begins mid-April

Your web-registration will not open if:

You have not submitted your minimum fee payment by the deadline
You received a Conditional Offer of Admission and you have not met the conditions of your offer.

Once you have paid your fees or have made appropriate arrangements, register for your courses online through myCentennial.

Tuition and Fees

Fees noted below are estimates only. Tuition is based on two semesters, beginning Fall 2024.

Student Tuition (2 Semesters) Ancillary Fees Total
Canadian $2,721.00 $2,388.53 $5,109.53
International $16,649.00 $2,876.71 $19,525.71

Program Vocational Learning Outcomes

Program Vocational Learning Outcomes

Program Vocational Learning Outcomes describe what graduates of the program have demonstrated they can do with the knowledge and skills they have achieved during their studies. The outcomes are closely tied to the needs of the workplace. Through assessment (e.g., assignments and tests), students verify their ability to reliably perform these outcomes before graduating.

  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 and 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. Practice skills used in the daily operation of a bakery, including cost controls, food cost, percentages, labour cost, and inventory controls.

 

Feast On®

https://www.centennialcollege.ca/news/2017/september/18/centennial-college-s-school-of-hospitality-tourism-and-culinary-arts-first-to-receive-feast-on-certification-from-the-culinary-tourism-alliance/

The Ocean Wise Program

https://www.centennialcollege.ca/about-centennial/schools/school-of-hospitality-tourism-and-culinary-arts/the-ocean-wise-program/

SMART accreditations

https://www.centennialcollege.ca/news/2017/may/12/centennial-s-hospitality-programs-earn-two-national-smart-accreditations/

Advising

https://www.centennialcollege.ca/student-life/student-services/centennial-advising-and-pathways-services/
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The baking program has allowed me to work with many industry professionals and mentors to help me succeed in my future endeavours.

Patrice Chadee, Baking Skills, Graduate, 2017

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