Welcome to the School of Tourism,
Hospitality and Culinary Arts at
Fanshawe College. My name is chef Patrick Hersey and I'm the coordinator of the
culinary skills and culinary management
program. Today I'll be taking you through
a virtual tour of our culinary programs
to provide you with the information you
need as you consider your post-secondary
program options. Fanshawe College is
among the one of the largest community
colleges in Ontario
with multiple campuses in the beautiful
city of London and the surrounding area.
We offer over 200 programs with
approximately 43,000 students. To get
things started I'd like to share a video
with you to give you a better idea about
what you'll see and what to expect at
Fanshawe's School of Tourism,
Hospitality and Culinary Arts.
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Our culinary programs have a proven
track record and a legacy of success in
the London and surrounding southwestern
Ontario areas. With multiple culinary
based programs offered over the last 25
years graduates of our culinary
management program have moved on to
success in every facet of the local
culinary industry we are very proud of
our facilities in our campus which is
less than two years old we offer the
opportunity to train the
state-of-the-art facilities including
five cooking labs two baking and pastry
labs a professional culinary
demonstration theater and our in-house
restaurant the chef's table information
outlines a variety of courses that are
offered in our one-year culinary skills
and two-year culinary management
programs we offer extensive practical
training with a hands-on approach
45% practical training in the year 1 and
50% practical training in year 2 we
average 8 courses per semester in the
first year and an average of 7 courses
per semester in second year first years
focused on basic skills and then the
focus shifts slightly in the second
years the students will focus on
business entrepreneurial studies in
order to learn more about restaurant
ownership and management along with our
practical courses students will also
take a variety of hospitality focused
and culinary related Theory courses in
order to enrich the educational
experience and to prepare our students
for the realities of today's culinary
industry
the following slide outlines the
academic progression for both of our
culinary programs our students have the
option of completing a one-year culinary
skill certificate or a two-year culinary
management diploma
please note students enrolled in our
culinary management program will also
participate in our level 3 externship
course where they will be required to
complete 175 hours of Industry training
there are three principal internal
pathway opportunities for Fanshawe
students who complete our culinary
management program the program shares
the common first-year with the nutrition
and food service management program and
a common first semester with the baking
and pastry arts management program this
provides interest to graduates a pathway
into one of these programs should they
choose to pursue multiple credentials
such as a certificate and double diploma
in three years for our culinary skills
culinary management and nutrition food
service management programs or
articulate into the second year of the
baking and pastry arts management
program an additional fanshop pathway
opportunity for our culinary management
graduates is the one-year artisanal
culinary arts postgraduate program a
program designed for students who wish
to receive advanced specialized
practical training with a focus on the
agri-food industry and entrepreneurship
Henshaw students are in demand Fanshawe
College has an 87 percent graduation
employment rate and one of the ways we
help prepare our students for employment
is by providing a valuable workplace
integrated learning course called
externship similar to a co-op students
are required to complete 175 hours of
industry training in an eligible kitchen
environment where they will continue to
hone their skills with one of our
partner institutions this training can
be paid or unpaid depending on the
employer we partner with many accredited
companies such as Fairmont Hotels &
Resorts Club link properties and many
more local restaurants hotels resorts
and golf courses our our on staff
placement coordinator is there to assist
students with their job search
students in our program will learn a
variety of additional certifications
that are designed to give you skills
necessary to become a more qualified
hospitality industry professional in our
certifications course first your
students will learn certificates in safe
food handling first aid CPR and a
responsible alcohol serving program
called smart serve our second-year
students will complete entry-level
certifications in the predominate and W
set wine and spirits programs lastly our
program provides the educational
foundation and a portion of the
practical training for students who
choose to become registered apprentices
and one day move on to write the Red
Seal cook certification exam
Fanshawe offers articulation agreements
with various partner institutions which
will provide students the opportunity to
expand on their training and receive
further certifications and credentials
if you're interested in learning more
about pathway opportunities please visit
the program pathways link at WWDC a
forward slash program pathways or WW
transfer agreements Fanshawe CCA
interested students can participate in
an international field trip where they
will gain an invaluable cultural and
culinary education
experience when they traveled to train
at reputable foreign training facilities
in the last two years some of our
students have traveled to Italy and
Switzerland to participate study and
enhance their culinary skills students
are required to purchase culinary
uniforms for use in our practical
courses the uniform package consists of
two Fanshawe red chef jackets black
kitchen pants black apron black chef's
hat and kitchen approved shoes at an
additional cost of approximately $225
these uniforms are available to purchase
through our campus college store for
more information please visit the
culinary management web page on Fanshawe
CCA or by visiting the college store
online at WWF a retail CA students are
also required to purchase a culinary
knife kit for use in our practical
courses the knife kit package consists
of all the tools and small wares
required to participate in our practical
courses including a wide variety of
knives utensils and baking pastry tools
which are packaged in an industry
approved knife case these kits are
available to purchase through our
on-campus college store out of cost of
800 to 900 dollars depending on the kit
you choose
our principle textbook used in multiple
theory and practical courses available a
softcover textbook or eBook version
available for purchase through our
college store
Fanshawe looks after our students by
providing many additional services such
as those listed this is the picture of
the hot line in our student-run in-house
restaurant the chef's table students in
the first year program will learn
valuable practical cooking skills by
preparing foods in small and large
quantity format for our in-house
restaurant and cafe the chef's table
students in the second year program will
continue the training in the restaurant
while focusing on wine production
interacting directly with
front-of-the-house staff and management
and by providing mentorship to our
first-year students our students are
encouraged to participate in many
extracurricular activities and community
events which allow them to learn
valuable skills provide networking
opportunities and to bolster the resume
activities include local charitable
events various program and community
galas culinary competitions and the
London Wine and Food Show
[footage of students cooking]
please click on the following video
which showcases the Fanshawe culinary
lab experience I hope that the
information provided in this
presentation is helpful to you as you
consider your post-secondary education
options we are passionate about our
programs and are confident that our
students will receive the best training
possible to ensure success by choosing
Fanshawe College we will have the
opportunity to work together and to help
unlock your potential. If you have any
further questions please do not hesitate
to contact me at phersey@fanshawec.ca.
