Train to Become a Chef
The Culinary Institute of Vancouver Island (CIVI) at VIU provides students with:
- Career path through the co-op paid work practicums. Students work at location of choice including 5-Star hotels and resorts, care facilities, camps, across Canada and beyond
- Option of a 1-year Culinary Arts Certificate and a 2-year Culinary Management Diploma
- Apprenticeship during the Certificate with Professional Cook (PC)1 and PC2 completion
- Locally grown ingredients from suppliers, campus farmers market and campus garden
- High standards of instruction in three commercial kitchens and our fine-dining restaurant, the Discovery Room.
- Opportunity to be involved in competitions, locally and nationally