About 3 years

Voluntary

Yes

Cooks might work in a team and specialize in preparing only one type of food, or they might be responsible for an entire menu. Some cooks work under a chef or dietitian’s instruction. They have the skills to prepare any type of food, from vegetable soup to chocolate cake. They are also trained in safety, sanitation, food storage, basic menu planning, and budgeting.

• The Cook apprenticeship consists of 5,280 hours of on-the-job training.
• Apprentices must also complete two 12-week in-class technical training sessions.
• Once you have successfully completed the apprenticeship requirements, you receive a Certificate of Apprenticeship and are considered a journeyperson candidate. If you choose to challenge the Certificate of Qualification exam and pass, you become certified as a journeyperson in the trade.
• A person with at least 6,000 hours of related work experience is eligible to apply for a Trade Equivalency Assessment (TEA) and challenge the Certificate of Qualification exam to become certified as a journeyperson in this trade.
• If you pass the Interprovincial Standards Examination, you qualify for Interprovincial Red Seal Certification.

Grade 12 or equivalent.

Please contact your local apprenticeship office for information on the availability of technical training for this program.