Basic Pâtisserie Certificate

LONDON

Pastry Course for Beginners

Our Basic Pâtisserie Certificate is designed to give you a strong foundation on which to build your pastry skills and knowledge. As you progress, you will learn how to prepare a wide selection of desserts and pastries through a combination of practical sessions and demonstrations.

This exciting, full-time course introduces the various concepts, properties and applications of pâtisserie which are essential for working in the industry.

Throughout the duration of the certificate, you will learn basic pastry skills (such as knife skills, basic pastry doughs, sugar techniques, petits fours and basic entremets) and be trained under the guidance of some of the most respected pastry chefs in the UK.

Basic Pâtisserie is the first step in completing your Diplôme de Pâtisserie.

4 intakes each year: Winter, Spring, Summer or Autumn

Key information

Duration:

3 months | 1 term (standard)
7 weeks (intensive - summer & winter only)

Price:

£8,830 (standard)
£9,030 (intensive - summer & winter only)

Certificate fees include: ingredients, uniforms, knife kit, learning materials
Hours per week: approximately 15 to 18 hours (standard) or 25 to 35 hours (intensive - summer & winter only)
Entry requirements: evidence of English language. No prior culinary experience is required. All students must be aged 18 years or over.

Please note that in order to successfully complete our Basic Pâtisserie Certificate, students will be required to handle alcoholic beverages and beef or pork derivatives within a culinary context.

Please note: applications requiring a visa can close up to 12 weeks before the course start date.