CHOOSE A PROFESSION THAT OPENS ENDLESS DOORS
The Culinary & Pastry profile gives you a solid practical and theoretical foundation in the art of cooking: from basic techniques to international cuisine and artisan desserts. Learning takes place in the school’s professional kitchens and in partner restaurants and hotels.
What you'll learn
01
Cooking techniques
From basic cuts to complex dishes: soups, sauces and the main dishes of Albanian and international cuisine.
02
Pastry
Doughs, desserts, cakes and professional decoration — the art that gives shape to your creativity.
03
Food safety
Professional hygiene standards and safe handling of food products.
04
Kitchen management
Cost calculation, ordering, stock management and the organisation of a professional kitchen.
05
Weekly practice
One day a week of real practice in the kitchens of Tirana’s best hotels and restaurants.
06
Level examinations
Certification under the Albanian Qualifications Framework (AQF), recognised throughout Albania.
Why Culinary & Pastry?
- Gain a strong practical and theoretical foundation in the culinary arts.
- Employment opportunities in high-class restaurants, hotels and resorts.
- Knowledge of cooking techniques and food safety.
- Dual system option in grade 12: learn while being paid in a real business.
Professional practice
- Fully equipped professional kitchens inside the school — culinary, bakery and pastry workshops.
- Weekly practice in partner hotels: Marriott, Hilton Garden Inn, Mondial, Xheko Imperial and many more.
- National and international cooking competitions — our students won medals at the “Biser Mora” 2025 festival.
With the Culinary & Pastry profile you can be employed as a cook, pastry chef or commis while still at school — and grow towards senior professional kitchen positions.
Where you can work
- High-class restaurants and hotels
- Seaside tourist resorts
- Artisan pastry shops and bakeries
- Catering and events
- Your own business — your restaurant or pastry shop
- 96.7% of our graduating students in this track are employed
Become the next chef
Enrol in the Culinary & Pastry profile and turn your passion for cooking into a profession.