Le Grand Diplôme Professionnel, exclusively offered at Le Cordon Bleu Ottawa, is a 10 month integrated program designed for today’s aspiring chef looking for comprehensive training to fast track their career in the culinary arts.

Le Grande Diplôme Professionnel is designed for students to obtain all the renowned Cordon Bleu culinary arts skills and techniques earned through Le Grand Diplôme while incorporating additional theory, training, important certifications, knowledge of best practices and real work experience.

Le Grand Diplôme Professionnel program offers students the opportunity to:

• Develop proficiency in classic French culinary and patisserie techniques.
• Explore food preparation, menu development, restaurant operations, nutrition, food safety, and food cost control.
• Achieve industry recognized certifications such as HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points), Responsible Alcohol Beverage Service Training, First Aid & CPR.
• Gain practical experience in a 3 month internship in a professional kitchen and restaurant.

“We have put all of our experience in the culinary arts behind the creation of this program, building on the global success of Le Grand Diplôme, and we believe the end result is truly best-in-class, “ said Patrick Martin, Vice President, Le Cordon Bleu International Culinary Education & Development. “We are confident that Le Grand Diplôme Professionnel will give students the perfect balance between essential culinary arts theory and hands-on practical experience and that it will be a global passport opening the doors of the finest kitchens and restaurants to Le Cordon Bleu graduates all over the world”.

To find out more, please visit www.lcbottawa.com or email: ottawa@cordonbleu.edu.
Registration for the session starting March 2010 is still available. Apply online today!

About Le Cordon Bleu

Le Cordon Bleu is dedicated to teaching classical French culinary arts programs and restaurant and hospitality management programs. Today Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts programs are internationally recognized and taught in over 35 schools in 15 countries around the world, training more than 20,000 students of over 70 nationalities every year. Le Cordon Bleu Ottawa Culinary Arts Institute is the only campus in the world that will offer Le Grand Diplôme Professionnel.