Career changers
Discover our extensive range of programs giving career-changers the knowledge and skills to become established within the food and beverage industry. Choose from programs spanning two to nine months.
Essential
Programs
2 months
Learn the fundamentals of French savoir-faire in a short timeframe
Diploma
Programs
2 to 9 months
Launch your career through advanced hands-on training courses
CAP
Programs
8 to 9 months
Obtain nationally-recognized French certifications in pastry arts
Signature
Programs
8 months
Experience outstanding training and explore the best of Alain Ducasse’s world
Essentials Programs
Intensive, two-month programs for culinary and pastry enthusiasts, career-changers and entrepreneurs. Ducasse savoir-faire distilled into hands-on, highly personalized training.
CULINARY ARTS ESSENTIALS
Duration:
2 months
specialization:
Culinary arts and entrepreneurship
ARTS OF SERVICE & SOMMELIER ESSENTIALS
Duration:
2 months
specialization:
Service, oenology and mixology
FRENCH CHOCOLATE & CONFECTIONARY ARTS ESSENTIALS
Duration:
2 months
specialization:
Chocolate and confectionary arts
FOODIES & ENTREPRENEURS
Duration:
2 months
specialization:
Food & Beverage and entrepreneurship
Diploma Programs
Programs of two to nine months for people aspiring to orientate their career path towards culinary or pastry arts and experienced professionals seeking to take their careers to the next level.
CAP Programs
Our French language CAP programs, open to French and international students, offer a nationally-recognized professional qualification in a compact timeframe.
CAP Chocolatier-Confiseur
Duration:
8 months (1 034 hours)
specialization:
Chocolate and confectionary arts
Signature Programs
Taught across eight months at our new Paris Campus, Signature programs are ideal for food enthusiasts, career-changers, entrepreneurs and anyone interested in working within the universe of gastronomy.
Contemporary Gastronomy Signature Program
Duration:
8 months
specialization:
Culinary arts and Food & Beverage
Haute Cuisine & French Pastry Arts Signature Program
Duration:
8 months
specialization:
Culinary and pastry arts