Program Details

  • Program Code: H119
  • Credential:
    Ontario College Diploma
  • Duration:
    2 years (4 semesters)
  • Method of Study:
    Full-time
  • Starting Months: September
  • Domestic Tuition:
    $6,582.00 * †

Program Availability

SemesterDomesticInternational
Fall 2019
Closed
Closed
Winter 2020
Not Available
Not Available
Spring 2020
Not Available
Not Available
  • Work-Integrated Learning:

    We believe in learning by doing and that is why we have incorporated work integrated learning opportunities into all CHCA programs.

  • PGWP Eligible: No
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Program Description

Program Overview

Located in the heart of downtown Toronto, George Brown puts you at the centre of the culinary industry in Canada. In this two-year diploma program, you'll learn how to work in a variety of environments including the food service industry to meet the demands of increasingly health-conscious consumers. Our program combines instruction in culinary techniques, food service management, ingredient knowledge, healthy menu design and recipe/product development with the latest advances in the field of nutrition.

Full Description

You have a passion for food, cooking, and health and realize that people are becoming more concerned about nutrition and lifestyle. You can incorporate culinary skills and nutrition as you train for a rewarding career in the Culinary Management – Nutrition program.

In this two-year diploma program, you will learn how to work in a variety of environments including the food service industry to meet the demands of increasingly health-conscious consumers. This program combines instruction in culinary techniques, food service management, ingredient knowledge, healthy recipe, menu, and food product development with the latest advances in the field of nutrition. You'll learn in a dynamic setting that includes demonstrations, lectures, and hands-on culinary practice.

You will also complete a seven-week industry externship placement in your final semester, which will give you a great head start as you begin your career.

Program Schedule

The schedule for the Culinary Management – Nutrition program currently operates from Monday to Friday. Note: some classes may begin at 7 a.m. and others may run until 10 p.m.

Your Field Education Options

You will complete a seven-week industry externship placement in your final semester. George Brown works with employers and industry partners to identify potential work experience opportunities. Students are also strongly encouraged to pursue self-directed industry work experience opportunities they believe would provide the learning experiences they value and meet the learning outcomes of the program.

This valuable work experience can in turn be added to your resume. In addition to more formal on-the-job work experience, George Brown College endeavours to provide learning opportunities with real-world challenges and clients. 

CHCA students can also participate in several short study abroad opportunities. Our options change often, but in recent years have included Peru, Europe, Spain, Costa Rica, India, Thailand and trips across Canada. Some trips are purely experiential learning, while others provide you with the opportunity to receive credit for a course in your program.

Career & Postgraduate Study Opportunities

Your Career

You will be on your way to a fulfilling career in a variety of organizations focused on food and nutrition. This includes:

  • Restaurants
  • Hotels
  • Spas
  • Resorts
  • Schools
  • Manufacturers
  • Health and fitness facilities
  • Seniors' residences and long-term care facilities.
  • Private Chef

Your training will also provide you with the skills necessary to start your own business as an entrepreneur, perhaps as a personal chef. You will have the freedom to go in multiple directions with positions related to food preparation, menu design, quality assurance, and recipe/food concept development.

Some of our graduates enjoy rewarding positions as a chef, cook, food service manager, recipe/product developer, entrepreneur or culinary trainer.

Future Study Options

Postgraduate Study Opportunities

Food and Nutrition Management Program (Postgraduate) (H402)

If you’re a Culinary Management – Nutrition graduate with a passion for health care and nutrition and a desire to help others while taking your career to the next level, our one-year Food and Nutrition Management graduate certificate program is what you’re looking for.

The H402 Food and Nutrition Management program is accredited by the Canadian Society of Nutrition Management, which is necessary for employment as a Food and Nutrition Manager in Ontario.

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"The H119 program provided me with an opportunity to acquire the essential culinary skills and nutritional education I needed to enter a professional field. The state-of-the-art facilities and knowledgeable and experienced chefs and teachers further enhanced my learning experience."

Khadija Atcha
Ontario College Diploma

“The Culinary Management – Nutrition program equipped me with the culinary and scientific knowledge and insight to successfully enter a professional food testing facility. The skills I learned in the program directly applied to testing and developing food products.”

Betty Lau
Ontario College Diploma

“Food and nutrition have always been passions of mine. The Culinary Management – Nutrition program at George Brown Polytechnic provided a learning experience that helped fuse these two passions into a set of skills that would be useful in the emerging industry of food and health.”

Geremy Capone
Ontario College Diploma

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