Loyalist is a leader in chef training and culinary management. Students complete the in-class requirements for apprenticeship training in the two-year program. Following on-the-job completion of their apprenticeship outcomes, graduates are qualified to write the exam for Interprovincial Red Seal Certification – an internationally-recognized standard of quality. Students in the programs run the on-campus gourmet restaurant Club 213, known for its great food and great prices. Students work in the kitchen and the dining room, gaining first-hand experience with both the food preparation and service sides of the business. Students also operate the Loyalist Market, a retail outlet that offers an amazing variety of fresh and frozen product. The Market teaches the business of effective food service operation. Optional field trips provide invaluable experience in food and culture. New York City, Paris and Switzerland are recent destinations. Culinary Skills – Chef Training graduates with a minimum average of 60% in all courses may choose to continue to a diploma in Culinary Management. Second year students return to the kitchen of Club 213 – as supervisors directing their first-year peers. Students develop essential teamwork and leadership skills. Graduates leave the program with first-hand experience in every aspect of restaurant management, and the ability to develop a business plan and marketing strategy.

Culinary Management graduates are prepared to effectively work in the culinary industry as cooks/chefs and to supervise a kitchen, manage a restaurant, or pursue related opportunities as a convention planner or bartender. The food service industry employs over a million Canadians. While job opportunities are abundant, opening a restaurant is a high-risk venture. It takes more than a love of food. A diploma from Loyalist will prepare you to take on the challenge and pursue your dream with solid skills in marketing, entrepreneurship and all aspects of managing a restaurant. There’s no life like the life of a chef. You will work evenings, weekends and most holidays in a high-pressure environment, sweating over a hot stove – and love every minute of it. Loyalist’s Culinary programs are recognized by the Canadian Forces. Chef Training students have the opportunity to participate in the Subsidized Education Program and Culinary Management students have the opportunity to receive advanced standing as a Cook (Apprentice). Contact your closest Canadian Forces recruitment office or visit FORCES.CA for details.