CULINARY ARTS FOUNDATION

The Culinary Arts Foundation Certificate of Specialization provides job skills in a career technical educational program. It is designed to integrate academic and lab training with real life experience in the field of Culinary Arts. Selected courses within the curriculum meet requirements for entry level employment, food safety certification, transferability to CSU, and also provide students with lifelong learning knowledge as well as consumer and industry-applicable skills.

Learning Outcome(s):

1. Perform hands-on food preparation, as it pertains to the changing industry, of many products and ingredients of all food groups that are commonly used throughout culinary careers.
2. Apply the knowledge, skills, and ethics as they pertain to the requirements of the professional kitchen, utilizing the hands-on skills and techniques of the tools that are necessary to achieve required satisfaction of the employer and customer.