Diploma · Initial professional preparation
Diplôme de Cuisine
Le Cordon Bleu London · Le Cordon Bleu London, London · United Kingdom
- Official award
- Diplôme de Cuisine
- Duration
- 9 months (3 terms) standard; 6 months (2 terms) intensive, summer and winter only
- Delivery
- On campus · Full-time
- Tuition
- GBP 27,304see costs below
Award and recognition
Classical French-based cuisine training delivered in three certificate stages (Basic, Intermediate, Superior).
- Qualification category
- Diploma
- Award status
- Provider-issued awardIssued by the training provider itself. Check separately whether any authority or employer recognises it.
- Awarding body
- Le Cordon Bleu London
- Issued by the school
- Yes: the provider issues this award itself
- Framework level
- SCQF level 8As stated in the source: Stated by the school as listed on the SCQF; credit-rated by Qualifications Scotland per the page. A framework level does not make different national awards equivalent.
- On completion
- A Le Cordon Bleu diploma; the page also states the qualification is listed on the SCQF.
- Purpose
- Initial professional preparation
- Subject
- Culinary arts · 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
- 9 months (3 terms) standard; 6 months (2 terms) intensive, summer and winter only
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the campus.
- Teaching language
- English
Internship and placement
Optional internship
An internship is available but not required.
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.
Admissions
- Minimum age
- 18
- Experience
- No prior culinary experience is required.
- Language requirements
- evidence of English language
- Intakes
- Winter, Spring, Summer or Autumn intakes; 2027 starts listed on the page
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (9 months) diploma feeTuition · mandatory | GBP 27,304for the whole program, 2027 intakes | All studentsIngredients, uniforms, knife kit and learning materials are stated as included. | 16 October 2026SourceSource quote partly matched; being reviewed. |
| Intensive (6 months) diploma feeTuition · mandatory | GBP 27,550for the whole program, 2027 intakes | All studentsIngredients, uniforms, knife kit and learning materials are stated as included. | 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.
Funding
Julia Child Scholarship Scholarship
Competitive
Applications currently accepted from UK residents only
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: teaching and practical hours.
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)