At Saskatchewan Polytechnic in Saskatoon, Canada, Cert in Health Care Cook is offered as a certificate programme. The programme runs for 34 weeks, delivered on campus. Tuition is CAD 9,230 per year for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Duration: 34 weeks
Delivery: On Campus
Local tuition: CAD 9,230 / year
We have no an application deadline on record for this programme yet — see the official programme page.
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Health Care Cook is a 34-week, on-campus certificate from Saskatchewan Polytechnic, offered at the Moose Jaw and Prince Albert campuses with a September intake. The program prepares students to work as cooks in healthcare settings, covering food safety, therapeutic diet modification, menu development, cultural competency, and collaboration with healthcare teams, combining hands-on cooking instruction with a supervised work experience placement. Admission requires Grade 12, Saskatchewan Polytechnic's English language proficiency requirement, and a Criminal Record Check before the work experience component; international students must hold a co-op work permit. Applicants without Grade 12 may qualify through the ACCUPLACER placement test or 15 approved post-secondary credits. Admission runs First Qualified/First Admitted, with applications opening September 1 each year. Graduates work as hospital, dietary, institutional, or head cooks in hospitals, long-term care facilities, personal care homes, and similar institutional settings.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission requires Grade 12. Applicants without this credential can qualify through the ACCUPLACER placement test, with minimum scores of 250 in Arithmetic and 237 in Reading, or through 15 approved post-secondary credits. Saskatchewan Polytechnic's institution-wide English Language Requirement applies: IELTS Academic overall 6.5 with 5.0 per component, TOEFL iBT 81 overall with 19 per skill, PTE Academic 63 overall with 50 per component, Duolingo English Test 110, or CAEL 60 overall with 50 per component. A Criminal Record Check is required before the work experience component, and international students must hold a co-op work permit. Admission runs First Qualified/First Admitted, with applications opening September 1 each year for the September intake at the Moose Jaw and Prince Albert campuses.
