Trades - Apprenticeship in Professional Cook 1: Apprenticeship - Institutional Entry at North Island College in Courtenay, Canada is a trades - apprenticeship in Culinary Arts programme. The programme runs for 28 weeks, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 2,600 per total for local students.
Professional Cook 1, Institutional Entry builds core workplace skills, safety knowledge, and readiness for employment in the food services industry. Students learn to prepare soups, sauces, baked goods, and other dishes in teaching kitchens while gaining work experience in local restaurants, preparing graduates for roles such as food service worker, porter, or prep cook within a commercial kitchen, restaurant, or resort.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Entry follows either of two routes. Option 1 needs C in English 10 and C in Math 10 (or NIC's FSK 030 upgrading course in place of both), with high-school graduation preferred, plus successful completion of FoodSafe Level 1. Option 2 instead asks for a successful result on NIC's own Culinary Arts programme assessment, plus FoodSafe Level 1. Once accepted, and before the first day of class, applicants must complete and bring NIC's Culinary Arts Industry Questionnaire (dual-credit high-school applicants are exempt). No language-test score or minimum GPA is set, and there is no interview or portfolio beyond the questionnaire. The programme runs a Winter intake, is domestic applicants only, and the College notes dates and classes may change or be cancelled depending on demand.
Application Details
Start Date:Winter
Application Deadline:This is a limited-entry program at NIC: for the 2026/27 cycle the application deadline is the last Monday of August for a September start, the third Friday of December for a January start, or five days before the start date for a mid-term intake; seats go by date of a complete, qualifying application.
