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I learn about chocolate making online?
Many years of experience in online education has taught us that you can
learn a lot! Adult learners taking online programs find that
the ability to schedule their studies into a busy lifestyle -
instead of trying to fit their life around a classroom session
- provides them with more opportunity to actually "study"
and learn. Our online chocolate making curriculum is available
24 hours a day/ 7 days a week and at no specific time do you have to be sitting in front of your computer.
A one or two
hour session is perfect to enhance retention of the material and
techniques. We understand that if you enroll in a program that
you have committed your hard-earned time and money for this chocolate
making program so we want to give you the opportunity to get the
most out of the curriculum and succeed in your career goals.
Our Learning Centre is robust and delivers not only the lectures, technique instructions and case studies in an easy to use format but it also activities such as: forums, chats, glossaries, polls, questionnaires to enhance your learning experience and encourage communication between everyone involved.
What are the opportunities for someone trained as a chocolatier or chocolate maker?
You have many choices once you complete the chocolate making
program.
- If you come into our chocolate school interested in starting
or expanding a chocolate business, you will be well
on your way to making that goal a reality. You will understand
what is needed to make the business a success whether you choose
to create a luxury retail and/or wholesale gourmet chocolate
business, a family oriented retail and/or wholesale chocolate
candy making business, or a food service or catering business
specializing in chocolate.
- If you come in to our chocolate school without a culinary
background or certification, you will leave prepared
to seek employment within the confectionary, baking, catering
or food service industries. You will probably have
to augment what you learn in Ecole Chocolat programs with additional
training specific to the type of skills needed in that particular
industry.
- If you come into our chocolate school as a chef, baker,
food service or caterer looking for a career change or advancement,
you will have developed an additional skill set that will make
you more valuable to prospective employers.
I've been making chocolates at home for friends and family and want to become more expert in my techniques. Is there a program for me at Ecole Chocolat?
If you want to become an expert in chocolate work but are not interested in starting a business, we offer the Chocolate Technique and Flavor Stream as part of the Professional Chocolatier Program. You'll get the same intensive learning experience but will not be required to complete the business focused assignments. Students completing this stream will receive a Certificate of Achievement in Chocolate Technique. Simply register for the Professional Chocolatier Program and then opt for this stream by completing only certain assignments during the program.
How do the Ecole Chocolat Programs compare to others
in curriculum and cost?
In the right hand column, we have listed the web sites of other
educational programs that focus on professional chocolate making
to give you an opportunity to compare. If there are other professional
chocolate making programs that we should know about, please email us at:
Do I need to be a chef or have great cooking skills to
enroll and excel?
No, our intensive curriculum in the chocolate making process
takes you from basic skills to more advanced work at your own
pace. Chocolate work involves very specific skills and techniques not used in other types of cuisine so everyone starts at the same level no matter how adept they are in the kitchen. Also, because you are working in your own kitchen you have the
opportunity to practice again and again without time constraints until you master the technique.
Will this "intensive part-time" program allow
me to continue to work full time?
Yes, our online Professional Chocolatier
Program, Chocolate Making from the Bean Program and Quality Assurance Program were created with you in mind whether you are a busy professional who puts in many hours on the job OR
parent or spouse juggling multiple roles between family and
work/volunteer responsibilities. You can fit your study times to your real life schedule.
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