How to Choose a Culinary School
in Malaysia
LE CORDON BLEU MALAYSIA
Like any creative pursuit, you self-express yourself with baking to channel your artistic flair on bread and pastries. And when it becomes the primary factor for you to pursue a career in culinary arts, you’ll have to decide whether or not to get a diploma in baking. Some might refuse to waste any time and start looking for jobs in cupcake shops.
But don’t send your resume out yet. Many old-school chefs would say that working in a restaurant is more useful than learning in a classroom. However, you can gain a comprehensive understanding of cuisines, theories, ingredients, and techniques from a leading culinary school in Malaysia which is not possible to obtain from restaurant experience alone.
Getting a formal culinary education can further broaden your knowledge and we’re here to help you decide how to choose which institution to go to.
#1 Cost
When choosing a culinary school, don’t solely focus on the cost of tuition fees, look for the value it can offer you instead. The amount of fee is usually dependent on the quality of the lesson you will receive, adequately equipped kitchen facilities, ingredients used in the kitchen, chef instructors’ experience, the number of practical hours allocated for training, the chance to prepare the recipe from scratch all by yourself, and the kitchen space. You will fathom the idea of the tuition fee when all of these important elements to mastering culinary skills exist in an institution.
#2 Facilities
Each university has fairly the same amenities such as a library, sports complex, health center, and others. But if you’re pursuing culinary arts, an institution that primarily focuses on the course is highly recommended. You will never miss any single aspect of cooking when an institution is equipped with adequate kitchen facilities. Besides, your chance to use state-of-the-art facilities is much higher too and you will feel more fulfilled to learn. But bear in mind that available facilities are usually related to the tuition fees you’re paying.
#3 Instruction style
An excellent culinary course needs to have an eatery operated by students that allow them a taste of real-world restaurant service. While the majority of the institution does have it, how realistic is the experience it provides? The service to customers, the pressure behind the kitchen, correctly sorting ingredients — every aspect of the exposure should be experienced before venturing into the real culinary industry. This will allow mental readiness after students graduate.
While getting theoretical and practical knowledge on campus is necessary, an institution that allows students to experience the journey on the side of the table is an excellent exposure as well. Visiting different restaurants for food tasting and seeing the ingredients sourced from farms and factories will enlighten students about what is happening before and after they whip up the food behind the kitchen.
#4 Class size
Some students may feel overwhelmed by the large class size but some feel it is an opportunity to meet a new variety of friends and gain vast eye-opening perspectives. In large institutions, huge class lectures for theoretical courses are bound to happen. But as for the culinary arts course — since students will be spending most of the time in the kitchen — an average-sized class is more fitting. Students could get more attention from the lecturers and augment their culinary training with insightful lessons. And the ratio of chef instructors and their assistance to a student is also important for clear guidance.
In A Nutshell
Gaining a professional diploma or certificate from a leading culinary school in Malaysia can definitely make you job-ready and advance your career. Building a strong starting point for your baking abilities and techniques is an investment for your culinary future that you can utilize moving forward. This is a pattern of success that becomes apparent because so many of today’s most successful chefs possess culinary education.
One thing is mostly guaranteed, they’re the ones doing the hiring! So there is a great possibility they will glance at your resume’s “education” section to determine whether you have a culinary arts diploma at your disposal.
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Programmes offered:
Grand Diplôme
