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05. CAREER CHANGERS ENTREPRENEURS GASTRONOMY LOVERS

Intensive programs for career changers, gastronomy and pastry lovers & serious entrepreneurs.

1. CULINARY ARTS DIPLOMA

OVERVIEW:

This 5.5-month, intensive Diploma program combines practical culinary arts instruction with teaching modules that enhance your managerial and entrepreneurial skills. At the end of the taught period, students can opt to take a 3-month professional internship.

In 2025, 25 students achieved a 100% success rate and a 90% satisfaction rate.

DURATION:

22 weeks - optional 13-week internship

WHERE TAUGHT:

⚫ École Ducasse - Paris Campus

COURSE STRUCTURE :

Culinary Arts Fundamentals Techniques
Pastry Arts Fundamentals
Bistronomy & Traditional Cuisine
Mediterranean Cuisine
Naturalité: The Essentials
Contemporary Cuisine
Plated Desserts

2. FRENCH PASTRY ARTS DIPLOMA

OVERVIEW:

With no prior experience required, this Diploma is ideal for career changers, pastry enthusiasts and entrepreneurs passionate about French Pastry Arts to learn the fundamentals and acquire the latest pastry-making techniques to start working in a professional environment.

During this intensive and highly immersive program, you will acquire all the techniques – traditional and modern – that set French Pastry expertise apart from the rest. You will craft pastry buffets, bread and vienoiseries, gastronomic desserts,classic and modern entremets, ice cream, petits fours and chocolate pieces, among other mouthwatering creations.

Masterclasses led by Meilleurs Ouvriers de France, World Champions and renowned chefs make this program a true top-end course in pastry arts.

In 2025, 57 students achieved a 100% success rate and a 88% satisfaction rate.

DURATION:

22 week program (+12 week optional internship)

WHERE TAUGHT:

⚪ École Ducasse - École Nationale Supérieure de Pâtisserie

COURSE STRUCTURE :

French Pastry Arts Fundamentals
Chocolate & Confectionery
Ice cream & Sorbet
Bread & Viennoiserie
Plated Desserts
Entremets, Individual Cakes, Healthy Desserts
Tea time & Travel Cake
Croquembouches and Buffets
Applied Technology

3. FRENCH AND ITALIAN PASTRY ARTS DIPLOMA

OVERVIEW:

Take the chance to fully immerse yourself in the culture and techniques that make French and Italian pastry renowned throughout the world: a full range of the best French and Italian pastry techniques and dessert arts creation — from traditional biscuits, tarts and cakes to chocolates, gelato and beyond.

Thanks to this joined diploma, you will learn from world-leading pastry chefs and masters of their craft in highly practical, hands-on lessons designed to take you far beyond the fundamentals of pastry arts.

In 2025, 7 students achieved a 100% success rate.

DURATION:

8 weeks

WHERE TAUGHT:

⚪ École Ducasse - École Nationale Supérieure de Pâtisserie in partnership with ALMA

COURSE STRUCTURE :

Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Pâtisserie (4 weeks)

French Pastry Classics: tradition and Innovation
Bread & Viennoiserie
Plated desserts & Tea Time
Croquembouches

For more detailed info, please contact international.admissions@ecoleducasse.com

4. FRENCH BAKERY ARTS DIPLOMA

OVERVIEW:

This program, conducted in English, offers comprehensive training in baking and viennoiserie, ensuring a solid foundation for your future career. The curriculum offers the opportunity to learn from École Ducasse chefs specializing in French bakery arts. Working alongside these professionals will deepen your knowledge and strengthen your practical skills.

In 2025, 12 students achieved a 100% success rate and a 98% satisfaction rate.

DURATION:

8 weeks

WHERE TAUGHT:

⚪ École Ducasse - École Nationale Supérieure de Pâtisserie

JOB AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES:

Entrepreneur
Baker
Bakery design
Bakery production
Caterer

COURSE STRUCTURE :

French Bakery & Artistic bakery
French viennoiserie
Bakery Snacking
Pastry Techniques in Bakery

5. FRENCH CHOCOLATE AND CONFECTIONERY ARTS DIPLOMA

OVERVIEW:

This intensive English language program provides an in-depth introduction to the skills and techniques that have made French chocolatiers internationally renowned. Highly practical and hands-on, by the end of the program you will have the confidence and capability to craft chocolate-based desserts, chocolates, and confectionery products.

In 2025, 5 students achieved a 100% success rate and a 70% satisfaction rate.

DURATION:

8 weeks

WHERE TAUGHT:

⚪ École Ducasse - École Nationale Supérieure de Pâtisserie

JOB AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES:

Entrepreneur
Chocolatier and confectioner
Chocolate and confectionery design
Chocolate production

COURSE STRUCTURE :

Fundamental Chocolate Techniques
Confectionery
Chocolate-based Pastry
Artistic Masterpieces

6. CULINARY ARTS ESSENTIALS

OVERVIEW:

Taught across eight weeks, this immersive and practical program lets you discover the fundamentals of French cuisine. It combines practical culinary arts instruction with an introduction to managerial and entrepreneurial skills.

In 2025, 39 students achieved a 100% success rate and a 90% satisfaction rate.

DURATION:

8 weeks (or 9 weeks for the French program)

WHERE TAUGHT:

⚫ École Ducasse - Paris Campus

JOB AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES :

Entrepreneur
Chef
Private chef
Caterer

COURSE STRUCTURE :

Culinary Arts fundamentals techniques
Bistronomy & Traditional Cuisine
Naturalité: The Essentials
Mediterranean Cuisine
Contemporary Cuisine
Management of a restaurant

7. FRENCH PASTRY ARTS ESSENTIALS

OVERVIEW:

If you want to learn the fundamentals of French Pastry Arts, this is the perfect Essentials program for you. With applied theory spread throughout, you will acquire the skills to showcase your pastry creativity.

In 2025, 58 students achieved this training at École Ducasse Paris Campus with 100% success rate and 94% satisfaction rate.

In 2025, 14 students achieved this training at École Nationale Supérieure de Pâtisserie with 100% success rate and 84% satisfaction rate.

DURATION:

8 weeks

WHERE TAUGHT:

⚫ École Ducasse - Paris Campus

⚪ École Ducasse - École Nationale Supérieure de Pâtisserie

JOB AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES:

Entrepreneur
Pastry design
Lab production
Caterer

COURSE STRUCTURE :

French Pastry Arts Fundamental Techniques
Bread & viennoiseries
Chocolate & Confectionery
Entremets & Vegan Pastry
Plated desserts

8. VEGAN PASTRY ESSENTIALS

OVERVIEW:

This 4-week intensive vegan pastry program enables students to master all vegan substitution techniques applied to the main pastry families: tarts, entremets, viennoiserie, chocolate and restaurant desserts.

Upon completion, students are able to produce professional-quality preparations without animal-derived ingredients, understand the technological mechanisms of vegan ingredients, and design a coherent and creative pastry offering. The program also covers the fundamentals of professional technology and regulatory requirements for food hygiene, traceability and allergen management.

DURATION:

4 weeks

WHERE TAUGHT:

⚪ École Ducasse - École Nationale Supérieure de Pâtisserie

COURSE STRUCTURE :

Fundamentals of Vegan Pastry
Entremets & Small Cakes
Viennoiserie & Travel Cakes
Chocolate, Confectionery & Restaurant Dessert

9. PLANT-BASED CULINARY ESSENTIALS: the Naturalité Approach

OVERVIEW:

This program aims to provide participants with a solid understanding of the fundamentals of Naturalité cuisine, through a product-focused approach that respects nature and follows seasonal produce.

It also aims to develop technical skills applied to plant-based ingredients, including vegetables, legumes, cereals, and seeds, in order to create structured, coherent, and professionally relevant preparations.

DURATION:

8 weeks

WHERE TAUGHT:

⚫ École Ducasse - Paris Campus

COURSE STRUCTURE :

Plant-based ingredients: Fundamental Techniques & Fermentation
Cereals & Seeds: Techniques & Culinary applications
Legumes & Plant-based: Proteins uses & Culinary applications
Plant-based gastronomy & Naturalité
R&D and Final Menu

*In the interest of continuous improvement, the content of our programs may change.