20%
Theory
Techniques, food science, hygiene and safety, organisation, food cost and the knowledge required to understand the profession.
WHY CONGUSTO
The professional culinary school for those who want to make it a career.
Professional culinary training in Milan built around hands-on practice, structured teaching and real contact with the food and hospitality industry.
DISCOVER THE CONGUSTO METHOD →A SCHOOL FOR THE PROFESSION
You do not learn this job by watching. You learn by doing.
At Congusto Institute, knowledge becomes professional skill through continuous practical training, method and direct experience in professional kitchens. Whether you are starting your first career or changing direction, the goal is the same: learning how to work in the food industry.
THE CONGUSTO METHOD
Knowledge. Practice. Professional experience.
Our professional programmes combine the theory needed to understand the profession with intensive hands-on training and experience in the industry. The teaching model is designed to progressively develop technical skills, autonomy and professional awareness.
70%
Practical training
Laboratory work, exercises, production, preparation, service simulations and continuous application of the techniques learned.
10%
Industry experience
Internships, educational visits, project work and direct contact with restaurants, hotels and food businesses.
THE FACULTY
Not a sequence of guest chefs. A faculty that follows your progress.
Professional training needs continuity. At Congusto Institute, each training area has an academic structure that follows students throughout their programme. Area Directors define the teaching approach and standards, while Resident Chef Instructors work with students consistently in the classroom and professional kitchens.
Academic Area Directors
Each area has a professional lead responsible for the teaching approach, programme content and quality standards.
Resident Chef Instructors
Professionals who work with students throughout the programme, following their technical development and progress day by day.
Guest chefs enrich the programme.
Professional training, however, requires continuity.
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HOW YOU LEARN
A training model designed around real work.
Learn by doing
Hands-on training starts from the beginning of the programme and accompanies the entire learning process.
Small classes
Limited class sizes give students the time, space and feedback needed to work directly.
Professional kitchens
Training takes place in laboratories equipped for professional culinary, pastry and bakery practice.
Structured method
Skills develop progressively through exercises, repetition, evaluation and increasing levels of autonomy.
Internship and industry
Professional programmes connect classroom learning with restaurants, hotels and companies through internships and industry activities.
Career Service
Support continues beyond the classroom, helping students approach internships and their entry into the professional world.
FROM TRAINING TO WORK
The professional world becomes part of the training.
Learning a profession also means understanding its rhythms, standards and expectations. Professional kitchens, instructors active in the industry, internships and Career Service help connect training with the real hospitality market.
PROFESSIONAL LABS
INDUSTRY INTERNSHIPS
CAREER SERVICE
INDUSTRY NETWORK
CONGUSTO INSTITUTE
Professional culinary training in Milan since 2003.
Congusto Institute is a professional culinary school in Milan accredited by Regione Lombardia and certified UNI EN ISO 9001. For more than twenty years it has connected professional education, culinary culture, companies and professionals from the food and hospitality industry.
23+
Years in Milan
4
Professional labs
24K+
People involved in Congusto activities since 2003
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