Diploma · Initial professional preparation
Higher Diploma in Culinary Arts (International Cuisine / Classic European Cuisine Stream)
International Culinary Institute (Vocational Training Council) · International Culinary Institute / Chinese Culinary Institute, Hong Kong · Hong Kong
- Official award
- Higher Diploma in Culinary Arts
- Duration
- Duration of Study 2 Years
- Delivery
- On campus · Full-time
- Tuition
- Not published
Award and recognition
Two-year full-time culinary arts programme in the international/classic European cuisine stream with a compulsory industrial attachment.
- Qualification category
- Diploma
- Award status
- Vocational qualificationA vocational qualification listed in a national system or issued by a national awarding body.
- Awarding body
- Vocational Training Council
- Issued by the school
- No: awarded by another body
- On completion
- A Higher Diploma in Culinary Arts; graduates with at least one year of work experience and aged 22 or over may sit the Certified Cook trade test.
- Purpose
- Initial professional preparation
- Subject
- Culinary arts · European cuisine
- Entry level
- Beginners welcome
No recognition record is attached to this program. See the school’s recognition section.
Structure and practical training
- Duration
- Duration of Study 2 Years
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the campus.
- Teaching language
- English
Internship and placement
Required internship
An internship or externship is part of the program requirements.
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
- Prior education
- HKDSE Chinese and English at Level 2 or above plus three other subjects at Level 2 or above, or listed alternatives (VTC Diploma of Foundation Studies, Diploma Yi Jin etc.)
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Costs
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Sources and verification
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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.
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