Dear Rachita,

Hope you are doing well.

Culinary arts is a vocational degree designed to give you the technical and managerial skills you will need to succeed in the food industry. Many such programs abroad are offered as foundation level courses, taught over two years. Master's level programs can take between one and two years to complete.

Some of the topics you can expect to study include:

Gastronomy

Fundamentals of classical cooking

Practical culinary technical skills

Pastry and baking

Food safety and sanitation

Hospitality management

Food and beverage operations

Diet and nutrition

Food product design

Some of the top colleges abroad for this course are:

1. Niagara College, Hamilton, Canada

Total course fee- INR 1661984

2. Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning,  Toronto, Canada

Total course fee- INR 868685

3. George Brown College, Toronto, Canada

Total course fee- INR 1189459

4. Algonquin College, Ottawa, Canada

Total course fee- INR 1833394

5. Conestoga College, Waterloo, Canada

Total course fee- INR 1450163

Hope this helps.

Best wishes.

There are a wide variety of culinary schools abroad, from Italian cooking schools to studying the works of a patisserie in Paris. Students who are serious about becoming a top chef in their cuisine of choice might consider spending their entire culinary school experience through cooking courses abroad. There are programs that may last an entire academic year and may teach students everything they need to know. Some programs may require a certain amount of experience before enrolling. For students who wish to only spend a limited amount of time, there are shorter courses that may last only a few weeks to the entire summer.

The type of program that you apply for may depend on your level of experience and your ultimate goals. If cookery and technique mean little to you and you aspire to be no more than a fry cook at a local chain fast-food restaurant, then studying an extensive immersion course in France might not necessarily be a requirement. If, however, your goal is to be the next owner of a Michelin-rated restaurant somewhere in the world, then it might be wise to gain as much experience and education as possible and aim for the elite cooking programs that provide advanced training, education, and theory in culinary-rich cities such as Paris.

If the thought of studying in a country where they speak a language other than your own is intimidating, then rest assured that not every program has a foreign language requirement. However, it may be beneficial to study the language of the country in which you will be studying if you plan on staying there for an extended period of time. Research your program of choice thoroughly to find out if there is a language proficiency requirement before applying.