Chocolatier Program in Belgium

Next program: Fall 2025

Student Registration includes:

Exclusive hands-on program taught by Andrey Dubovik at The Chocolate Academy with recipes
Chocolate mold and factory visit at Chocolate World
Guided walking tour of Brussel's important chocolatier's boutiques
6 nights accommodation in Aalst and Brussels
Welcome dinner
Five lunches
Breakfast daily
Ground transportation between Brussels, Aalst

Would you like to be notified when registration opens for this program?

One week (six nights) Program

We work with the Academy to make sure we have a great program using the latest equipment, recipes and techniques.

Chocolate mold and factory visit at Chocolate World in Antwerp - the largest manufacturer of polycarbonate professional chocolate molds

Tour of Brussels leading chocolatiers including a laboratory visit and tasting with Torrefacteur Chocolatier Frederic Blondeel who also makes his own chocolate.

What more do I need to know?

This program is delivered in English.

Program participants and travel companions must be 17 years of age or older. Also note that the program involves a lot of standing for long periods and walking (with bags at times) so good mobility and strength are important. Because we go into small towns, access for the handicapped is minimal.

Dietary Restrictions - dietary restrictions such as allergies, religious tenets or personal health preferences (vegetarian/vegan, non-gluten, non-dairy, raw, organic) can be a challenge when we are out of the major cities into the smaller towns where our program training takes place. If you have dietary restrictions, please be aware that for group meals we may not be able to accommodate you nor will you find specialty restaurants catering to dietary restrictions. Also the chocolate recipes used in the training are developed by the Chefs to be the best examples of their country's chocolate culture. We cannot change the ingredients used in the recipes developed for the program to accommodate dietary restrictions.

Note re shared rooms Ecole Chocolat will pair students wishing to share a room in the order of receipt of their deposit. Please be prepared to pay the single room registration fee if we are unable to pair you with an appropriate roommate.

Our minimum requirement for this program to run is 9 students and the maximum is 12 students (traveling companions are not included in minimum or maximum number). Please wait to book your flight to Brussels, Belgium until we confirm that the minimum number of students have registered.

Students will need to bring a chef's jacket and comfortable closed-toe shoes for The Academy portion of the program. Aprons will be provided.

Want to bring a traveling companion?

Travel companions are welcome and not included in the student space limitations. Anyone planning to travel and stay with you during the program must be 17 years of age or older and must be registered with us as a traveling companion to accompany you for liability issues.

Their registration includes:
Guided walking tour of chocolatier's boutiques
Visit to Chocolate World
Six nights accommodation in Aalst and Brussels
Welcome Dinner
Two Lunches
Breakfast daily
Ground transportation between Brussels, Antwerp, Aalst

Prerequisite: Ecole Chocolat Professional Chocolatier Certificate of Achievement or enrollment in current session of the Professional Chocolatier Program.

Program Certificate:

Students completing the program will receive an Ecole Chocolat Certificate of Achievement.

CANCELLATION POLICY:

Our Ecole Chocolat Graduate Chocolatier Programs only accommodate a limited number of students and are usually full, with a waiting list. As these programs involve a travel component, we need to contact those on the waiting list in enough time to for them to make travel arrangements. If you have to cancel, we will do everything in our power to find a replacement but cannot guarantee that we will be successful – please remember that your deposit is "non-refundable". No refunds will be given after 45 days prior to the program start date. Please make sure that you are committed to the program before paying your non-refundable deposit. We also suggest that you take out travel insurance when booking your travel to and from the program in case of an emergency.