Taught in English at our world-famous École Nationale Supérieure de Pâtisserie (ENSP), this highly practical and hands-on diploma program takes you step-by-step through the process of working with chocolate and creating exquisite confectionary, including artistic pieces.
You’ll graduate with an outstanding package of knowledge and skills, ready to forge a career in the pastry industry or to follow your own entrepreneurial pathway.
| Duration | 8 weeks |
| Instruction Language | English |
| Campus | École Nationale Supérieure de Pâtisserie |
| Next Intake Date | 11 Jun 2026 |
This 8-week intensive diploma lifts the lid on the skills and techniques that have made French chocolatiers the envy of the world. It is ideally suited to ambitious pastry chefs, entrepreneurs and career changers.
In 2025, the École Nationale Supérieure de Pâtisserie welcomed 5 students into this program. The student satisfaction rate was 70%, the recommendation rate 75%, and the success rate 100%.
Learn with the best
We have been voted World’s Best Culinary Training Institution for the past three years.
XX practical training hours on average per week
Plenty of time to focus on developing your skills.
100% of practical training in labs, not auditoriums
Sharpen your technique by doing, not watching.
We ensure you’re well equipped
Professional uniforms and pastry kits are provided.
Study in France, the home of gastronomy
Experience pastry education in France — internationally recognized as the birthplace of haute cuisine and gastronomic excellence.
Future-proof your knowledge
Through this program, you will gain insight into new trends in chocolate & confectionary.
With this program you sharpen your expertise through doing, working with your own ingredients and your own utensils.
Professional grade kitchens
Our kitchen labs are equipped with the best available technologies.
Small group training
With strictly capped class sizes our chef trainers can support and guide you every step of the way.
Develop crucial career skills
Develop skills in Chocolate, Confectionary and Pastry to a professional standard.
Your Diploma program incorporates these features designed to boost your knowledge and network.
Pastry Challenge
Test your skills in a Pastry Challenge which takes place in our pastry workshop.
Food photography course
Learn the secrets of photographing food in this intensive course featuring 8 hours of hands-on instruction.
Masterclass
Enhance your mastery through an interactive masterclass led by a recognized chef.
Field trip
Experience the industry close-up and validate your learning with a curated field trip.
With us, you’ll develop your skills in kitchen labs that are perfectly set up for hands-on, small group practical training. You’ll have the environment and tools to practice at a professional level from day one.
Use your Diploma program to open these career pathways and more. Where will your qualification take you?
Entrepreneur
Start a patisserie or restaurant with full control of brand, menu, and operations, or build businesses like catering or online pastry sales.
Chocolatier and confectioner
Creates, crafts, and decorates chocolates and confections, balancing flavor, texture, and visual appeal.
Chocolate and confectionary design
Responsible for creating innovative chocolate products and decorative confections, focusing on aesthetics and creativity, while also responding to market trends.
Chocolate production
An important role overseeing large-scale chocolate manufacturing, ensuring quality control, consistency, efficiency, and adherence to safety standards.