Diploma · Initial professional preparation
CAP Pâtissier
CAP Pastry Chef
École Ducasse · École Nationale Supérieure de Pâtisserie, Yssingeaux · France
- Official award
- CAP Pâtissier
- Duration
- Huit ou neuf mois
- Delivery
- On campus · Full-time
- Tuition
- EUR 15,900see costs below
Award and recognition
Fast-track French pastry technique leading to the CAP.
- Qualification category
- Diploma
- Award status
- Vocational qualificationA vocational qualification listed in a national system or issued by a national awarding body.
- Awarding body
- Not statedPage names the diploma CAP Pâtissier; no RNCP code or level stated on it.
- Issued by the school
- No: awarded by another body
- On completion
- CAP Pâtissier.
- Purpose
- Initial professional preparation
- Subject
- Baking & pastry, Pâtisserie · French cuisine
- Entry level
- Beginners welcome
No recognition record is attached to this program. See the school’s recognition section.
Structure and practical training
- Duration
- Huit ou neuf mois
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the campus.
- Teaching language
- French
- Note on hours
- Pathways of 1,073 or 1,233 hours depending on prior qualifications.
Internship and placement
Required internship
An internship or externship is part of the program requirements.
- Published duration
- 2 x 1 mois
No placement is guaranteed unless the school states so. Restaurant names or logos on a school’s site do not prove a current training partnership.
How the online or hybrid delivery works
Online coursework does not mean no physical practice. These are the published practical requirements.
Admissions
- Prior education
- 1,073-hour pathway: level 3 diploma, DAEU, level 4 professional title or European level 4 diploma; otherwise 1,233-hour pathway.
- Minimum age
- 18
- Language requirements
- Foreign-language test expected; the July session includes 30 extra hours of language classes.
- Intakes
- 8 February 2027
- 21 June 2027
- 19 July 2027
- 13 September 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 months, non-EU studentsTuition · mandatory | EUR 15,900for the whole program | International studentsnon-EU students | 16 October 2026SourceSource quote partly matched; being reviewed. |
| 8 months, EU studentsTuition · mandatory | EUR 14,400for the whole program | EU/EEA 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: 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)