Professional Cook Certificate at College of New Caledonia in Prince George, Canada is a foundation in Culinary Arts programme. The programme runs for 42 weeks, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 3,600 per total for local students.
The Professional Cook program at College of New Caledonia's Prince George campus, with an Indigenous-focused variant offered at Burns Lake, is a foundation apprenticeship pathway delivered across three in-class levels of increasing depth, with a full year of work-based training hours recommended between levels. The Burns Lake offering integrates traditional harvesting methods and local Indigenous ingredients into the culinary curriculum. Instruction, delivered by Red Seal-certified instructors, builds a foundation in culinary arts and practical kitchen skills for work in hotels, resorts, cruise ships, restaurants, fine dining establishments, and pubs and bars, as well as self-employment. Completion of the third level leads to eligibility for the Red Seal Certification Exam, governed by SkilledTradesBC, and graduates with five years of experience as a Red Seal cook may go on to pursue Certified Chef de Cuisine standing through the Canadian Culinary Federation. Admission requires English Language Arts 10 or its college-level equivalent and Workplace Mathematics 10 or its equivalent at minimum passing grades, along with a Food Safe Level 1 certificate obtained before the program is completed; high school students may access the program through the Career Technical Centre option. It suits individuals seeking a practical, credential-building entry into a professional cooking career.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission requires English Language Arts 10 or ENGL 030 at a minimum grade of C, and Workplace Math 10 or MATH 041 at a minimum grade of C-, or recognised equivalents; current high-school students may enter through the Career Technical Centre option, and seats are limited, filled first qualified, first accepted, with a waitlist once capacity is reached. Students must also obtain a Food Safe Level 1 certificate before the course ends, and CNC assists with access to that certification. The page states no test-based English-language requirement of its own; applicants otherwise meet CNC's general levels of IELTS Academic overall 6.0 with no band below 6.0, PTE Academic overall 59 with no section below 55, CAEL overall 60 with no subtest below 60, CELPIP General with no section below 7, or Duolingo English Test overall 115 valid two years; Academic Upgrading is available to applicants who need to meet the course prerequisites first.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall
Application Deadline:College of New Caledonia runs first-qualified, first-accepted admissions with no single deadline for most programmes. Domestic and international applicants use the same process, though international students also go through CNC's international application page: applications for Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 entry are open now, and applications for Fall 2027 and Spring 2028 entry open on 1 October 2026. Seats are assessed on a rolling basis and close once a programme fills or the term begins; CNC advises applying as soon as applications open, and international applicants typically get an offer letter within four to six weeks. The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Northern Collaborative Baccalaureate Nursing Program) and the Diagnostic Medical Sonography Diploma are exceptions, each carrying a fixed 1 March application-and-documentation deadline. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
