烹饪艺术证书包括28周的专业厨师1（PC1）和14周的专业厨师2（PC2）.VIU温哥华岛烹饪学院（CIVI）为学生提供专业厨师1的选择（PC1）证书（通过Nanaimo，Cowichan和Powell River校园提供），一年的烹饪艺术证书（在Nanaimo校园提供PC1和PC2）和两年的烹饪管理文凭（在Nanaimo校园提供） 。证书和文凭课程为学生提供烹饪培训和管理技能，使他们在烹饪专业方面取​​得进步。进入证书课程后，烹饪专业的学生将注册为“专业厨师1”徒弟，并在积累学徒时获得技术培训。作为烹饪
At VIU you learn in a modern, professional kitchen, training with top chefs who are dedicated to your success. You’ll also receive sought-after training in Japanese cooking. And you have the option to take part in field school in France, Italy or Belize. We offer more hands-on experience than many other culinary schools. You gain experience in our professional kitchens, learning the high-volume cooking skills employers look for. And you practice new skills frequently to ensure you retain what you’ve learned.The program also includes a 10-week paid work-experience placement. You earn hours toward Red Seal endorsement and put your new skills to the test. A culinary career can take you all around the world. Well-trained chefs and cooks are in high demand everywhere. There are career options that take you out of the kitchen too. You can be a food critic, food stylist or a sales rep in the restaurant industry. The Culinary Institute of Vancouver Island (CIVI), at VIU provides students with Certificate and Diploma program options that provide students with culinary training and management skills, giving them the leading edge to advancement in the culinary profession.The Culinary Arts Certificate is designed to train students for a career in professional cooking, including the fundamentals of food preparation in a modern industrial kitchen setting. The full program consists of 28-week Professional Cook 1 (PC1), 14-week Professional Cook 2 (PC2), and a 10-week (300 hours) paid work experience.As a part of the program, students study Japanese cuisine and obtain a Bronze Certification in Japanese Cooking Skills through the CIVI’s affiliation with the Government of Japan. The Bronze Certificate is recognized world-wide and is a valuable addition to our graduates’ resumes.Students begin the Culinary Arts Certificate program by spending three weeks in our state of the art food lab, focusing on learning basic cooking skills and good culinary habits. Students then move to the main kitchen, rotating through five separate sections. Students will prepare breakfast, vegetables, starches, and proteins, as well as study cold kitchen, pastry, and meat cutting. Food produced by the students will be served in the VIU cafeterias, VIU Discovery Room, and other affiliated restaurants.