Diploma · Initial professional preparation
Diplôme de Cuisine
Cuisine Diploma (Chef de partie title)
École Ducasse · École Ducasse Paris Campus, Paris · France
- Official award
- Chef de partie spécialisé en restauration gastronomique
- Duration
- 9 months
- Delivery
- On campus · Full-time
- Tuition
- EUR 32,900see costs below
Award and recognition
Nine-month multidisciplinary program for career changers covering culinary technique, management and sustainability, with about 80% of teaching in labs.
- Qualification category
- Diploma
- Award status
- Vocational qualificationA vocational qualification listed in a national system or issued by a national awarding body.
- Awarding body
- Centre de formation d'Alain Ducasse (CFAD)
- Issued by the school
- Yes: the provider issues this award itself
- Framework level
- other level 4As stated in the source: French RNCP level 4 (Niveau 4).. A framework level does not make different national awards equivalent.
- On completion
- The registered title Chef de partie spécialisé en restauration gastronomique (RNCP38624).
- Purpose
- Initial professional preparation
- Subject
- Culinary arts, Professional cookery · French cuisine
- Entry level
- Beginners welcome
Verified in official recordFrance Compétences (RNCP) - certifier: Centre de formation d'Alain Ducasse (CFAD)Qualification listing
Reference: RNCP38624
Scope: Title 'Chef de partie spécialisé en restauration gastronomique', level 4, certified by the school's own training centre.
Structure and practical training
- Duration
- 9 months
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the campus.
- Teaching language
- French
Internship and placement
Required internship
An internship or externship is part of the program requirements.
- Published duration
- 3 months in a professional kitchen
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
- No prior diploma required
- Minimum age
- 18
- Language requirements
- French level B2 (CEFR) or equivalent for the French-taught program
- Intakes
- 5 February 2027
- 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total cost, non-EU studentsTuition · mandatory | EUR 32,900for the whole program | International studentsnon-EU students | 16 October 2026SourceSource quote partly matched; being reviewed. |
| Total cost, EU studentsTuition · mandatory | EUR 24,900for 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)