Culinary
APPRENTICESHIP

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Culinary Apprenticeship Details

Explore your passion for food as a Culinary Apprentice. With our California state-certified Culinary Apprenticeship, prepare for a variety of industry roles through expert Chef Instructors. Learn skills such as meat, poultry, vegetable, and starch cookery to kitchen safety, knife skills, and station management. Transform your life with a Culinary Apprenticeship as you prepare for a career in the culinary arts. 

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Are you
READY?

What You Will
LEARN

Technical Competencies

  • Kitchen Equipment Identification and Use
  • Culinary Math
  • Food Safety and Sanitation
  • Knife Skills
  • Knife Skills
  • Kitchen Safety
  • Recipe Reading and Conversions
  • Inventory Management and Costing
  • Station Management and Mise En Place
  • Dressings and Emulsions
  • Seasonings, Flavorings, and Garnishes Seafood Fabrication and Cookery
  • Breakfast Cookery
  • Hot Cooking Methods
  • Inventory control and costing
  • Meat, Poultry, Vegetable, and Starch Cookery
  • Identification and Use of Fruit and Vegetables
  • Basic Principles of Baking
  • Identification and Use of Spices and Seasonings
  • Stocks, Sauces, Soups
  • Pickling
  • Buffet Set Up
  • Dairy and Cheese Identification
  • Back-of-House Stations
  • Line Cooking and Reading Tickets
  • Menu Planning
  • Plating and Portion Control
  • Brigade System
  • Nutrition and Overview of Types of Diets and Allergies

Career Readiness Competencies

  • Teamwork
  • Communication Techniques
  • Resume Writing
  • Job Searching 101
  • Interviewing Techniques
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Stress Management
  • Financial Literacy

Possible Job Opportunities

  • Dishwasher
  • Steward
  • Prep Cook
  • Garde Manger/Pantry Cook
  • Line Cook
  • Station Cook (Fry, Grill, etc.)
  • Sous Chef (with gained experience)

2024
CLASSES

January

April

July

October

Campus
LOCATION

Address:
Door of Hope
2799 Health Center Drive
San Diego, CA 92123

Ready to begin your
APPRENTICESHIP JOURNEY?

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