International

 Our online learning platform gives you the flexibility to fit your study around your other commitments. Our Chef Instructors are available to help you to complete the course by the allocated time. 

You may complete short courses and junior chef courses ahead of the allowed time.

We charge a monthly fee of $200 per month, paid in advance, until successful course completion. Our Student Support is available to help you to complete the course in the allowed time. Should you fall behind, please do contact us for assistance on the best way to fast track your studies.

No, our programs have been skillfully designed by some of the most experienced Chefs. To ensure that our students get complete benefit from each module and build their techniques correctly, it is essential to complete the lessons set out in the course in order.

No. We are only able to enrol students in our New Zealand Certificate and Diploma Courses if they are New Zealand Citizens or residents.

All of our Global Certification Programmes at International Culinary Studio are internationally recognised by Worldchefs (World Association of Chefs Societies) and City & Guilds as the benchmark for Culinary professionals globally.

Any student studying any of the ICS certificate or diploma courses will be awarded, on successful completion, an International Culinary Studio digital badge and certificate. 

On completion of these courses students can apply for Worldchefs global hospitality certification. Worldchefs, in conjunction with City & Guilds and International Culinary Studio, matches experience gained on the job against a global benchmark for hospitality professionals, takes real life workplace skills and makes them visible, measurable and global.

The Short Courses, Junior Chef and Home School Courses successfully completed programmes will receive a Digital Badge and a Certificate of Achievement from International Culinary Studio.

Yes! For the short courses and junior chef programmes. 

For the Professional Programmes  you must have access to a computer. The app will enable you to access the checkpoints, quizzes, your module outline and some of the videos. Please note that not all course material on the professional programmes can be accessed via the app on a handheld device, and you will need a computer to upload your videos onto the Learner Management System.

Yes, you will be introduced to your online Chef Instructor once you have been enrolled on the course and during your induction

You will be able to get in touch with your Chef Instructor using your Student Login whenever you need assistance or information. Your Instructor will also check in on you on a regular basis.

Please take your time zone into consideration when communicating with your Chef Instructor.

In your course material you will be guided through the practical aspects of the course and be expected to practice these in a reasonably well resourced kitchen.

You will be able to access live streaming, webinars and video clips of various cooking activities.

You will be guided through practical tasks by your study guides and online recipe videos, and will need to submit various forms of evidence to your International Culinary Studio Chef Instructor, who will assess your work and assist you wherever necessary.

Professional Programmes require you to work in the industry in a commercial kitchen with a Mentor Chef and your Industry Practical assignments will be logged in a logbook or work diary.

All students have a unique profile on our Student Portal where they have access to their study material, assignments, the Chef Instructor and the Student Administrator.  It is via this system that assignments / tasks will be either done online, or downloaded, completed or uploaded for marking.

If you have any questions about how your assignments are submitted, Contact Us and we assist you with the information you need.

Your study material will be immediately available to you online once you have completed your induction with your chef instructor, registration process and your fees have been paid.

As you progress through a study unit, and reach the specified outcomes for that unit, the following unit will be made available for you.

If you have a question about fees, the registration period or anything about the study material, Contact Us and we will assist you with what you need to know.

Professional Programmes:

Yes, you will be expected to submit theory elements of your studies. These are in the form of checkpoints and quizzes, also assignments and essay type questions which involve research and feedback.

You will also submit practical assignments / tasks, these will be completed in front of a mentor chef/assessor or be videoed and sent to your chef assessor for feedback.

There will be a final theory exam which can be accessed from your own computer at a designated time and date.

Short Courses and Junior Chef Programmes:

You will be expected to complete checkpoints and quizzes throughout your programme which are self-marking and you have 3 opportunities to better your score on most of them.

Yes, you will be part of an online forum via the student portal.  In addition, we try to make your learning experience as much fun as possible and have therefore introduced interactions on various Social Media platforms.

No, however if there is any aspects of the course you are struggling with, you can use Google translate to translate your course material into 104 different languages, however your assignments and final exam will need to be submitted in English, and you will need to communicate with your chef instructor in English.

Yes, we pride ourselves in having exceptional pastoral care for all of our students. Please contact us or refer to your student handbook for more information.