Overview and Award Outcomes
Overview
The Pastry Entrepreneur certificate builds upon baking and pastry foundational skills, preparing students for career opportunities to run independently-owned bakeries and restaurants, as well as leadership opportunities in other food service businesses. Baking and pastry students learn more specialty baking skills, cost control, menu planning, nutritional components of foods and desserts, and basic supervisory skills. Additionally, entrepreneur training provide students with the innovation, management, marketing, communication, and financial skills required to successfully start and run a culinary business. The program gives students a basic background in the theory, process, and practice of culinary entrepreneurship. Courses for the program are delivered in a mix of classroom and online formats.
Award Outcomes
- Prepare high quality baked goods, pastries, and sauces in a cost effective and efficient manner as utilized in professional foodservice operations
- Develop knowledge in baking and pastry production operations
- Create a variety of menus, based on selected recipes for baked goods consumption
- Follow accepted safety and sanitation standards when storing and preparing baked goods
- Practice inclusive human relationship skills as part of the diverse hospitality industry
- Create a professional career plan utilizing portfolio format
- Demonstrate innovative thinking in the development of culinary business models, products and services
- Apply operations concepts to solving business problems