Culinary Skills (Online)
How To Apply
Program Details
- Program Code1862
- 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, ext. 52569
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
Our Online Culinary Skills is a one-year certificate designed to give you a solid culinary foundation from wherever you are. This program, created specifically for online learning by our top culinary professionals, brings the kitchen to you, focusing on essential skills, local Ontario ingredients, and the art of seasonal cooking.
In this flexible program, you’ll join weekly live classes and engaging online activities led by the same chefs who teach our on-campus courses. If you’re unable to attend a live session, no problem—each session is recorded so you can catch up at your convenience. Through expertly filmed video demonstrations, you’ll follow along with recipes and techniques straight from our in-person labs, making it feel like you’re right there in the kitchen learning from our talented team of chefs.
With the guidance of our dedicated instructors, you’ll dive into culinary fundamentals, learning how to prepare inspired dishes that reflect global food trends and flavours. You’ll gain hands-on skills in ingredient selection, food prep, and everything else you need to start your culinary career with confidence.
By the end of the program, you’ll also earn key industry certifications, including Smart Serve, Safe Food Handlers, and CPR, which will make you job-ready and well-equipped for the culinary world. Join us, and turn your passion for cooking into a rewarding career.
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 and the School's experiential-learning foodservice operations. The Culinary Tourism Alliance established Feast On as a certification program that recognizes businesses committed to sourcing Ontario-grown and -produced food and drink.
Program Overview
Our Online Culinary Skills is a one-year certificate designed to give you a solid culinary foundation from wherever you are. This program, created specifically for online learning by our top culinary professionals, brings the kitchen to you, focusing on essential skills, local Ontario ingredients, and the art of seasonal cooking.
In this flexible program, you’ll join weekly live classes and engaging online activities led by the same chefs who teach our on-campus courses. If you’re unable to attend a live session, no problem—each session is recorded so you can catch up at your convenience. Through expertly filmed video demonstrations, you’ll follow along with recipes and techniques straight from our in-person labs, making it feel like you’re right there in the kitchen learning from our talented team of chefs.
With the guidance of our dedicated instructors, you’ll dive into culinary fundamentals, learning how to prepare inspired dishes that reflect global food trends and flavours. You’ll gain hands-on skills in ingredient selection, food prep, and everything else you need to start your culinary career with confidence.
By the end of the program, you’ll also earn key industry certifications, including Smart Serve, Safe Food Handlers, and CPR, which will make you job-ready and well-equipped for the culinary world. Join us, and turn your passion for cooking into a rewarding career.
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 and the School's experiential-learning foodservice operations. The Culinary Tourism Alliance established Feast On as a certification program that recognizes businesses committed to sourcing Ontario-grown and -produced food and drink.
Courses
Career Options and Education Pathways
Program Highlights
- You learn from instructors who have years of industry experience.
- Graduates of the Culinary Skills program can transition directly into the Culinary Management diploma program.
Career Outlook
- Baker
- Cook
- Caterer
- Kitchen Manager
Education Pathways
Graduates of the Culinary Skills (online) certificate program have the opportunity to apply their learning 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
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 $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.
- Provide fundamental culinary preparation and presentation for a variety of food service environments using a range of classical and contemporary techniques.
- Apply basic food and bake science to food preparation to create the desired end product.
- Contribute to and monitor adherence of others to the provision of a well-maintained kitchen environment and to the service of food and beverage products that are free from harmful bacteria or other contaminants, adhering to health, safety, sanitation and food handling regulations.
- Ensure the safe operation of the kitchen and all aspects of food preparation to promote healthy work spaces and the responsible, efficient use of resources.
- Support the development of menu options that reflect knowledge of nutrition and food ingredients, promote general health and well-being, respond to a range of nutritional needs and preferences and address modifications for special diets, food allergies and intolerances, as required.
- Apply fundamental business principles and recognized industry costing and control practices to food service operations to promote a fiscally responsible operation.
- Apply basic knowledge of sustainability*, ethical and local food sourcing, and food security to food preparation and kitchen management, recognizing the potential impacts on food production, consumer choice and operations within the food service industry.
- Use technology, including contemporary kitchen equipment, for food production and promotion.
- Perform effectively as a member of a food and beverage preparation and service team and contribute to the success of a food-service operation by applying self-management and interpersonal skills.
- Develop strategies for continuous personal and professional learning to ensure currency with and responsiveness to emerging culinary techniques, regulations, and practices in the food service industry.
The Ocean Wise Program
SMART accreditations
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Deidre-Ann Williams, Graduate, 2016The Culinary program equipped me with the skills to easily jump into any of the top restaurants in Canada with the knowledge of many different techniques from global cuisines. It also opened doors to many other opportunities along the way, leaving me connected with many influential ...