Certificate · Initial professional preparation
12 Week Certificate Course
Ballymaloe Cookery School · Shanagarry, Shanagarry · Ireland
- Official award
- Certificate
- Duration
- 12 weeks
- Delivery
- On campus · Full-time
- Tuition
- EUR 17,695see costs below
Award and recognition
A full-time, five-day-week residential-style cookery course covering technique, butchery, curing and smoking, fermentation, wine appreciation, food hygiene (HACCP) and several regional cuisines.
- Qualification category
- Certificate
- Award status
- Provider-issued awardIssued by the training provider itself. Check separately whether any authority or employer recognises it.
- Awarding body
- Ballymaloe Cookery School
- Issued by the school
- Yes: the provider issues this award itself
- On completion
- A school-issued certificate for students who produce satisfactory work and pass the examinations; grades are Distinction, Highly Commended and Pass.
- Purpose
- Initial professional preparation
- Subject
- Culinary arts
- Entry level
- Beginners welcome
No recognition record is attached to this program. See the school’s recognition section.
Structure and practical training
- Duration
- 12 weeks
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the campus.
- Teaching language
- English
- Assessment
- Practical technique exam in week 6; final practical and written exams plus a wine examination in week 12.
Admissions
- Experience
- No formal requirements listed; aimed at anyone with a passionate interest in food.
- Intakes
- January 4, 2027
- April 19, 2027
- September 20, 2027
- Official application
- Application and instructions
Source quote partly matched; being reviewed.
Costs
Original currency is authoritative. Tuition, mandatory extras and accommodation are shown separately and never converted or added together for you.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course fee, January 2027 intakeTuition · mandatory | EUR 17,695for the whole program, January 2027 | All students | 16 October 2026SourceSource quote partly matched; being reviewed. |
| Course fee, April 2027 intakeTuition · mandatory | EUR 17,850for the whole program, April 2027 | All students | 16 October 2026SourceSource quote partly matched; being reviewed. |
| Course fee, September 2027 intakeTuition · mandatory | EUR 18,295for the whole program, September 2027 | All students | 16 October 2026SourceSource quote partly matched; being reviewed. |
No mandatory extras (uniform, knife kit, ingredients, equipment, examination fees) are published for this program. Ask the school what is not included in the tuition.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: internship arrangement, teaching and practical hours, funding.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 16 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. How verification works.
Sources (checked 16 October 2026)