Culinary Arts

Chefs and cooks live to make delicious food. They’re creative, positive, adventurous, and energetic but also highly disciplined and detail-oriented. A good chef rises to the top in the kitchen thanks to good leadership skills, organizational ability, and a strong foundation in customer service.

• Browns Socialhouse
• Cactus Club Café
• Coast Hotels
• Culinary Team Canada
• Earls Kitchen + Bar
• Fairmont Hotels
• Hawksworth Restaurant
• JOEY Restaurants
• Nextjen Gluten-Free
• Pan Pacific Hotel
• The Vancouver Club

No. Apprenticeships can be started during high school, after graduation, or at any point in your career. VCC offers pre-apprenticeship training (foundation) programs in many in-demand trades. Apprentices must find an employer to sponsor and train them as they complete the higher apprenticeship levels.

The Red Seal program provides an interprovincial endorsement of excellence in the skilled trades. A Red Seal Endorsement (RSE) is a stamp of approval on the competence of a tradesperson and is recognized by employers across Canada, without further examination. Skilled tradespersons obtain an RSE on their provincial trades certificates by successfully completing an interprovincial Red Seal examination.

An apprenticeship is a combination of on-the-job training and classroom learning that leads to a Certificate of Qualification (CoQ), or “ticket” for your trade that is recognized by employers across B.C. Apprentices spend about 80 per cent of their time on the job. That means you earn money while you learn. Most apprenticeships take four years to complete.