Trades - Apprenticeship in Professional Cook 3: Apprenticeship is a trades - apprenticeship in Culinary Arts programme taught at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, Canada. The programme runs for 6 weeks, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English.
At a glance
Degree:Trades - Apprenticeship
Field:Culinary Arts
Duration: 6 weeks
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
We have no tuition fees on record for this programme yet — see the official programme page.
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This apprenticeship level at Thompson Rivers University trains registered Professional Cook apprentices through Level 3 of the Professional Cook credential, following successful completion of the Professional Cook Level 1 & 2 certificates. It runs for six weeks of on-campus, in-kitchen instruction in Kamloops, with intakes offered on an ongoing basis rather than a fixed annual schedule. Training builds on the foundational cooking, sanitation, and kitchen management skills from Levels 1 and 2, advancing students toward professional-level culinary competency. Entry requires holding the Professional Cook Level 1 & 2 certificates. On completing Level 3, along with any outstanding work-based hours required for the trade, graduates are positioned to pursue roles such as journeyperson cook, chef, or professional cook. The program suits Professional Cook Level 1 & 2 graduates who are continuing toward full trade qualification, rather than students beginning culinary studies for the first time. Enrolment and scheduling enquiries for this level are handled through TRU's trades admissions office.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission to this apprenticeship credential requires that applicants already hold Professional Cook Level 1 and Professional Cook Level 2 certificates; the program's own page names this as its sole stated qualification for entry, ahead of the six-week, Kamloops-based Level 3 block. The page publishes no minimum academic average, no English or French language-proficiency test score (IELTS, TOEFL, PTE, Duolingo, or CAEL), and no further condition such as a portfolio, interview, age requirement, or criminal-record check. Intake is described as ongoing rather than tied to fixed term dates, and the page directs applicants needing more detail to the trades admissions team directly.
Application Details
Start Date:Ongoing
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants (Canadian citizens and permanent residents) apply directly to TRU: for the September (Fall) intake the deadline is 1 May, for January (Winter) it is 1 September, and for the May (Summer) intake it is 1 January; applications for most programs open 1 October, and a deadline falling on a weekend or statutory holiday moves to the next working day. International applicants follow the same intake structure with deadlines of 1 May (September), 1 October (January) and 1 February (May); TRU still reviews later applications where space remains, though high-volume programs can close early, so admission runs on a rolling basis around these published cut-offs for the 2027 entry cycle. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
