Your Culinary School Journey Starts Here
Every legendary meal begins with the right ingredients, and a successful career in food is no different. Chef’s Training & Innovation Academy (CTIA) is not your average culinary school; it’s an accommodating creative playground where raw passion turns into polished expertise, all fuelled by 400+ industry partners and a quirky campus culture that believes any kitchen can be the launchpad for greatness. Dreaming of the chef life but can’t manage to clock in full-time? CTIA’s cooking school offers a buffet of options: full-time, part-time, online, and even short courses for those who want to sample before they commit.
Why Join a Culinary School like CTIA?
South Africa’s culinary scene keeps getting tastier, and at CTIA, there’s no secret sauce – just respect for skills and opportunity. With campuses in Centurion, Durban, Stellenbosch, and Mbombela (and a digital classroom that reaches all of South Africa and beyond), there’s a path for every future chef, baker, or pastry provocateur.
CTIA’s cooking school in South Africa takes professional kitchen dreams seriously. Our programmes carry top-quality national QCTO accreditation, while our international programmes are accredited by City & Guilds and/or Highfield. This globally recognised training ensures that graduates are ready to work anywhere dishes are served on the world stage. Want to travel? How about further study in Switzerland at the prestigious BHMS in Lucerne, or paid internships in France, thanks to InternAfrika? At CTIA, ‘impossible’ simply isn’t on the menu.
Flexible Ways to Slice, Dice, and Rise
Only have a handful of hours available per week? Choose part-time Blended courses where you receive hands-on training one night per week. More of a digital nomad? CTIA’s online culinary school lets you learn from industry legends and submit assignments from any kitchen, anywhere. Do you have commitment phobia? Our culinary school’s signature short courses might be your new go-to to master the basics now, and chase Michelin stars later. However you prefer to fit us into your life, CTIA’s recipe always calls for equal parts fun and fierce technique.
Enrolment Is Easy as Pie
Getting started at CTIA? It’s a piece of cake. Apply online with a quick form and a R1,000 application fee to lock in your spot, and you’re practically halfway to earning your chef whites. If you need to transfer credits from another culinary school, know that we welcome flavour from every direction (with a little paperwork and an interview). Foreign students, South African locals, career-changers, or passion-fuelled beginners are all welcome at the kitchen table.
Your culinary school journey starts right here. Ready to apply? Book a campus tour or dive in online. Your apron is waiting.