Professional Cook
Professional Cook (PC1, PC2 and PC3)
The new Cook industry training program will now consist of three distinct progressive credentials --
Professional Cook (PC) 1, 2 and 3. In addition to completing the in-school technical and work-based training components, apprentices will now:
- Have a final practical assessment as well as a final written theory exam for each credential
- Need to achieve 70% in both the practical and theory to pass.
- ITA will continue to require a final sponsor sign-off attesting to the apprentice's competency at the end of completing each of PC1, PC2 and PC3.
Each program (PC 1, 2 and 3), technical training, work-based hours, practical evaluation, ITA theory exam and employer/sponsor sign-off must now be completed in sequence before an apprentice can move to the next credential. For the 1-year Certificate Program, the employer/sponsor may be VIU.
There are 2 streams for apprenticeship:
- 1-year Certificate Program - Culinary Arts (Professional Cook) - Institutional Entry, consisting of PC1 (28 weeks) and PC2 (14 weeks); or
- Professional Cook (Workplace Entry - 6 weeks), from industry . VIU offers PC2 and PC3 .
We also offer a 2-year Culinary Diploma Program. Please check the VIU calendar for details at
http://www.viu.ca/calendar/TradesAppliedTech/culinaryarts.asp
ONLINE GUIDES FOR APPRENTICES and SPONSORS
Recipe for Success, the Professional Cook Apprentice in BC: Your guide to figuring out how to get from here...to there
http://www.go2hr.ca/Portals/0/industrytraining/go2-Professional-Cook-Apprentice-Guide.pdf
The Cook's Creation, A Sponsor's Guide to Training UP BC's Next Generation of Professional Cooks
http://www.go2hr.ca/Portals/0/industrytraining/go2-Professional-Cook-Sponsor-Guide.pdf