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Professional Services and Certification
The Culinary Institute of America offers something for every food service professional. Our extraordinary faculty, outstanding facilities and 60+ years of educational excellence make us the choice for career advancement and industry success.
More than 6,000 food service professionals study in continuing education courses at The Culinary Institute of America each year. Both campuses in Hyde Park, New York and St. Helena, California offer a variety of innovative programs, from conferences, custom courses and distance learning programs to classes in cooking, baking, pastry, management, and wine.
Whether you're in search of continuing education or a tailored business solution for your organization, you'll find what you're looking for at ciaprochef.com.
The ProChef Certification Program, designed in cooperation with the American Culinary Federation, gives professional chefs essential culinary, management, and financial skills at three levels of certification.
Professional Wine Studies offer a comprehensive selection of wine courses, as well as two levels of professional wine certification for industry professionals.
Specialized programs are available through CIA Consulting, The Culinary Institute of America's latest innovation in custom services. Areas of expertise include Health & Wellness, Supplier & Operator Relations, Flavor Exploration, Research & Development, and Training & Certification.
For those interested in global flavors, trends, and cooking techniques, the Worlds of Flavor Conferences and Retreats provides the most current information available. Or join us on one of our Worlds of Flavor Travel Programs as we journey to Mexico, the Mediterranean, India, Southeast Asia, California, and the American South – and discover the best of world cultures and cuisines.
The CIA is also the source for in-depth culinary, baking and pastry, and front-of-the-house training materials, including Textbooks & Workbooks and ProChef Multimedia Training Materials. Our training materials are perfect for introducing a new product, reinforcing a technique, or as reference materials in your kitchens or training libraries.
You can also increase your cooking knowledge and managerial skills with our Accelerated Culinary Arts Certificate Program – in just 30-weeks you'll gain the knowledge that will substantially enhance your career.
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