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Professional
Chocolatier Program |
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Chocolate Making from the Bean Program |
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Quality
Assurance & Keeping Limits Program |
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Business Plan for Chocolatiers Program |
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Master
Chocolatier Programs |
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"Pam, thanks for pulling together a very thorough program.
The curriculum had everything that I wanted to know. It answered my questions and gave me more such as setting up business."
- Catherine, April 10 Graduate |
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"all my expectations were met for the course.
It was very informative and illustrative. Excellent resources, (books, links, videos, operational plans, etc) super interesting modules, perfect timing. A+ "
- Arnold, Sept 09 Graduate |
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"The curriculum actually exceeded my expectations.
I did not know what I was really getting into, but it was wonderful. I had been hit by Hurricane Ike and some personal issues through this time and I appreciated the challenges that this curriculum offered me.."
- KJ, Sept 08 Graduate |
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"The whole program is excellent,
plenty of information, plenty of websites and even videos, plus the great facility of being able to e-mail the instructor and communicate with other colleagues through the web-board. Excellent, really excellent!!"
- Antonio, Sept 08 Graduate
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The 2-month 100% online Chocolate Making from the Bean program is about how to make your own chocolate from scratch from dried cocoa beans. The curriculum covers the whole chocolate making and manufacturing process from sourcing beans, cleaning, winnowing, roasting, refining, conching and tempering to produce bulk chocolate from which you create your final products. |
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Sept 10 - Nov 5, 2010
Final Exam: Nov 5, 2010
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Registration
fee:
$395.00 US (US or International Residents) or
$457.53 CAD (Canadian Residents - includes exchange and HST)
Note: The registration fee does not include chocolate which will be needed to complete the Understanding Chocolate Flavor and Sourcing Cocoa Beans Modules. This chocolate could cost approximately $200.00 US.
Students must be available on November 5 , 2010 to take the 1 hr
final exam online between 9:00 - 21:00 PDT.
Ecole Chocolat STUDENTS OR GRADUATES:
Ecole Chocolat current students
and graduates should access this Program registration form
by logging on to Learning Centre. Do not register here.
NON Ecole Chocolat STUDENTS OR GRADUATES :
If you are NOT currently an Ecole Chocolat student
or graduate, please
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The Chocolate Making from the Bean Program curriculum tackles 5 different Topics:
Understanding the Chocolate Industry
- Topics include: glossary of industry terms, history of chocolate making, resource lists for chocolate making equipment and suppliers.
Understanding Chocolate Flavor
- Topics include:chocolate chemistry and flavor, ingredients that contribute to taste, physiology of taste, developing your tasting palate.
Sourcing Cocoa Beans - Your Most Important Ingredient
- Cocoa beans have to be sourced from specialized distributors and agents. Topics include: cocoa bean origin, sourcing consistent suppliers, understanding de-facto organic and fair trade issues, ensuring quality and traceability.
The Chocolate Manufacturing Process
- Topics include: understanding the processes and machinery needed to turn dried cocoa beans into tempered chocolate, chocolate crystallization, good manufacturing practices, sanitation and food safety.
Formulating your Operations Plan
- Topics include: finding your location, equipping your facility, planning for production, what it takes to run a chocolate manufacturing business.
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If you have been thinking about becoming a chocolate manufacturer or expanding your production to include making fine chocolate from the bean - think of this how to make chocolate from scratch program as "homework" that will ensure you understand the chocolate making process and what you are getting into. |
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| Cancellation Policy
You can cancel from the Chocolate Making from the Bean Program up to 3 days before the start of the program. A refund of your registration fee minus a 10% administration fee may take approximately 10 working days to process. Because our programs are usually full and in order to make sure all students are committed, on the start date of your program your registration fee becomes non-refundable and non-transferable to another session (except in extraordinary circumstances). |
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2023 West 4th Ave, Vancouver, BC 1-604-484-1872 Canada
or 1-213-291-8309 US
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