Baking Skills (Online)
How To Apply
Program Details
- Program Code1860
- Credential TypeOntario College Certificate
- SchoolSchool of Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts
- Program TypePost-secondary program
- Program Length1 year/ 2 semesters
- LocationOnline
- Emailhospitality@centennialcollege.ca
- Telephone416-289-5000
- Technology RequirementsCareerExplorerPlugin
Program Availability
- 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. Baking Skills is also offered in person.
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.
Our Online Baking Skills program offers the same comprehensive learning experience and outcomes as our on-campus program, all from your own kitchen. Designed for flexibility, this program supports students with varied schedules, making it possible to pursue a passion for baking alongside other commitments.
Through interactive online activities and live virtual classes led by our skilled faculty—the same experts who teach our in-person courses—you’ll gain the hands-on skills essential to the baking industry. Can’t attend a live session? Recordings will be available, ensuring you can stay engaged at your own pace.
Before each semester, you’ll receive a list of key tools and small wares to help you succeed in practical exercises and assignments. You’ll just need a basic kitchen setup with a stove, oven, and tabletop mixer (including whip, paddle, and dough hook attachments), as well as a reliable internet connection and a smartphone or digital camera to document your work. For a complete list of supplies, please refer to the Program Requirements under Admission Requirements.
With this program, you can develop your skills in a way that fits seamlessly into your lifestyle, learning wherever you are.
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. Baking Skills is also offered in person.
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.
Our Online Baking Skills program offers the same comprehensive learning experience and outcomes as our on-campus program, all from your own kitchen. Designed for flexibility, this program supports students with varied schedules, making it possible to pursue a passion for baking alongside other commitments.
Through interactive online activities and live virtual classes led by our skilled faculty—the same experts who teach our in-person courses—you’ll gain the hands-on skills essential to the baking industry. Can’t attend a live session? Recordings will be available, ensuring you can stay engaged at your own pace.
Before each semester, you’ll receive a list of key tools and small wares to help you succeed in practical exercises and assignments. You’ll just need a basic kitchen setup with a stove, oven, and tabletop mixer (including whip, paddle, and dough hook attachments), as well as a reliable internet connection and a smartphone or digital camera to document your work. For a complete list of supplies, please refer to the Program Requirements under Admission Requirements.
With this program, you can develop your skills in a way that fits seamlessly into your lifestyle, learning wherever you are.
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
Career Options and Education Pathways
Program Highlights
- 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 (online) certificate program have the opportunity to apply learning achieved at Centennial for credits toward further study. Listed below are institutions offering pathways for this program.
Please note that each receiving institution has minimum admission requirements in order to qualify for transfer credits, which are assessed by the receiving institution.
| Region | Institution |
|---|---|
| Ontario | Nipissing University |
For more detailed pathways information, visit our website at //centennial.adv-pub.moveonca.com/outgoing-home/.
Use the following Education Pathways Checklist as a guide as you explore your options.
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
Semester 1 and 2 Tools
Semester 1 and 2 ToolsHow to Apply
1. Apply Online
Domestic Students
If you are applying through the Better Jobs Ontario Program, please work with an Employment Ontario service provider. 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 $150 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 2025.
| Student | Tuition (2 Semesters) | Ancillary Fees | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | $2,721.00 | $724.92 | $3,445.92 |
| International | $17,148.00 | $1,410.55 | $18,558.55 |
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.
- Identify the workings and the effects of ingredients on one another and predict how the end product will be affected.
- Perform problem solving and troubleshoot recipes.
- Perform basic techniques involved in the daily production of a bakery and pastry shop.
- Recognize and produce both classical and modern baked goods.
- Apply food safety principles and practices as identified by the local health unit.
- Apply basic mathematical principles and recipe conversions, bakery formulations, and percentages.
- Practice skills used in the daily operation of a bakery, including cost controls, food cost, percentages, labour cost, and inventory controls.
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