The intensive course curriculum teaches practical skills in French chocolate and confectionary arts, together with essential theoretical knowledge. It is ideal for career changers, entrepreneurs, and students wishing to relaunch, or complete, their professional training.
Through this eight-month (1064 hours) program, you will receive six months of practical training and academic education, supplemented by two professional internships of four weeks each. The curriculum is made up of 70% practical; 30% theoretical learning.
The training covers all of the following aspects:
Laboratory practice: Total of 588 hours distributed as follows:
- Practical work/experimental workshops/assessments included: 552 hours
- R&D: 36 hours
Academic: Total of 196 hours distributed as follows:
- Professional technology: 36 hours
- Applied sciences: 27 hours
- Arts applied to the profession: 25 hours
- Applied management: 20 hours
- Research and development: 24 hours
- Communication: 12 hours
- Marketing: 14 hours
- PSE: 38 hours, including First Aid at Work: 14 hours
Duration of the course: 784 hours
The practical work and associated knowledge place the student in conditions close to the company and confront him with the professional reality. The courses take place in the form of demonstrations, practical work, experimental workshops, and theoretical courses.
Success stories
You learn a great deal at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Pâtisserie, from the technical skills required for the pastry chef trade, which form the basis of our expertise, to soft skills such as being disciplined and conscientious. If you are willing to work hard, at this school you can make really fast progress and forge a successful career.
Marion Baralon
CAP Pâtissier’s Alumni and chef instructor at ENSP