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Certificate Objectives:

In addition to the face-to-face and practical courses, 8 videos per Certificate are made available to the student throughout the term, i.e. 20 hours of digital teaching, integrated and available on the teaching resources software. The student will also benefit from theoretical course materials and additional technical expertise videos.



Who is this certificate for?


Le Cordon Bleu Paris welcomes students from a variety of educational and professional backgrounds who are at least 18 years old and hold a baccalaureate or equivalent. No previous culinary experience is required.

4 entries per year: January, April, July, October.

Languages: the training is given in French and translated consecutively into English during the demonstrations and theoretical courses.

Prerequisites

Intermediate Pastry Certificate presentation

  • Intermediate Pastry Certificate programme details

    Artistic decorative skills

    • Ice cream & sorbet
    • Variations on restaurant desserts
    • Savory petits fours
    • Introduction to bread-baking
    • Mastering bavarian creams & mousses
    • Caramel & nougatine
    • Introduction to chocolate : tempering & dipping
    • Techniques and creation: small cakes without gelatine and creative workshops around a modern tart with personalized dossier
    • Chocolate decoration: in depth chocolate work (tempering and different decorations)  
    • Festive Pièce Montée: nougatine, assembling around a cone, pulled and poured sugar, decoration with a paper cone (royal icing)

    Demonstration classes are translated into English.
    Intensive programmes have the same curriculum as the full length programmes. Since these programmes are accelerated, students can only take one discipline at a time: cuisine or pâtisserie. Scheduling is up to 6 days a week and 6-9 hours of courses daily.

    In addition to onsite and practical courses, 8 videos per certificate are made available throughout the term for the student, i.e. 20 hours of digital pedagogy, integrated and available on the educational interface. The student will also benefit from theoretical course materials and videos of additional technical expertises.

    Note: In the case of a full session, a waiting list is automatically opened. Please contact the admissions department: parisadmissions(@)cordonbleu.edu

  • Apply for the Pastry Diploma

Term Dates & Prices

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2025
Jan 6, 2025 - Mar 21, 2025 ( Standard )
10,700.00€
Feb 17, 2025 - Mar 21, 2025 ( Intensive )
10,700.00€
Mar 31, 2025 - Jun 20, 2025 ( Standard )
10,700.00€
May 12, 2025 - Jun 20, 2025 ( Intensive )
10,700.00€
Jun 30, 2025 - Sep 19, 2025 ( Standard )
10,700.00€
Aug 11, 2025 - Sep 19, 2025 ( Intensive )
10,700.00€
Sep 29, 2025 - Dec 19, 2025 ( Standard )
10,700.00€
Nov 10, 2025 - Dec 19, 2025 ( Intensive )
10,700.00€
2026
Jan 5, 2026 - Mar 27, 2026 ( Standard )
10,700.00€
Feb 16, 2026 - Mar 27, 2026 ( Intensive )
10,700.00€
Apr 6, 2026 - Jun 26, 2026 ( Standard )
10,700.00€
May 18, 2026 - Jun 26, 2026 ( Intensive )
10,700.00€
Jul 6, 2026 - Sep 25, 2026 ( Standard )
10,700.00€
Aug 17, 2026 - Sep 25, 2026 ( Intensive )
10,700.00€
Oct 5, 2026 - Dec 18, 2026 ( Standard )
10,700.00€
Nov 16, 2026 - Dec 18, 2026 ( Intensive )
10,700.00€
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