Certificate · Initial professional preparation
Culinary Arts Certificate
Vancouver Island University - Culinary Arts · Nanaimo, Nanaimo · Canada
- Official award
- Culinary Arts Certificate
- Duration
- 1 Year
- Delivery
- On campus · Full-time
- Tuition
- CAD 519.36see costs below
Award and recognition
One-year certificate covering Professional Cook 1 and 2 training in a modern industrial kitchen, ending with a paid work experience.
- Qualification category
- Certificate
- Award status
- Vocational qualificationA vocational qualification listed in a national system or issued by a national awarding body.
- Awarding body
- Vancouver Island University
- Issued by the school
- No: awarded by another body
- On completion
- A VIU Culinary Arts Certificate.
- Purpose
- Initial professional preparation
- Subject
- Culinary arts, Professional cookery
- Entry level
- Beginners welcome
No recognition record is attached to this program. See the school’s recognition section.
Structure and practical training
- Duration
- 1 Year
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the campus.
- Teaching language
- English
Admissions
- Prior education
- Successful completion of English 10 or higher; and Workplace Math 10 or higher or mature student status
- Minimum age
- 17
- Intakes
- Feb 22, 2027 and Aug 30, 2027 (Nanaimo)
- Aug 30, 2027 (Cowichan)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TuitionTuition · mandatory | CAD 519.36per month | Domestic students | 16 October 2026SourceSource quote partly matched; being reviewed. |
| TuitionTuition · mandatory | CAD 2,496.25per month | International 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)